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Minister of Environment, Jeanne D’arc Mujawamariya. and the delegation at the Opening Ceremony of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt on Sunday, November 6. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda showcases green investment opportunities at COP27

Sunday, November 06, 2022
Rwanda National Police's fire and rescue brigade officers rescue some people who were stranded at a flooded road in Kigali in February 2020.
Environment

COP27: Rwanda to engage partners in mobilising $6bn for climate finance

Friday, November 04, 2022
Citizens and applicants to land services use IREMBO during the application process. File Photo.

Electronic land title, a game changer and fit-for-purpose land administration

Monday, October 31, 2022
An aeriel view of recent floods in Nigeria. Net photo.
Business

COP 27 is Africa’s COP, and a chance for some much-needed climate action

Monday, October 31, 2022
Food stalls at Kimisagara market in Kigali. Rwanda has seen a significant improvement in its food security status, with statistics from a 2018 report showing that 81.3 per cent of its population was food secure. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda

World Food Day: How Rwanda keeps focus on food security

Thursday, October 27, 2022
Members of the East African Legislative Assembly during a plenary session in Kigali on Tuesday, October 25
Africa

Regional MPs push for ‘adequate’ funding for EAC

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
The New Times

COP-27: Innovation for climate resilience

Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Ernest Nsabimana, the Minister for infrastructure during a guided tour of the exhibition atthe Global Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo 2022 in Kigali from October 18. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Rwanda

Limited funds derail efforts to scale up off-grid solar energy-Experts

Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Delegates during the opening of a three-day Pan-African Forum on Migration (PAFOM) in Kigali on Tuesday, October 18. Clementine Mukeka, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said that climate change will continue to induce migration and human mobility in Africa thanks to a myriad of challenges. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza.
Environment

Experts seek to turn climate change tide on migration

Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Some of the people with disabilities who benefit from a donation of 200 wheelchairs from the United Arabs Emirates embassy in Rwanda, during the handover on October 13. Courtesy
Health

Health Ministry gets 200 wheelchairs for people with disabilities

Thursday, October 13, 2022
The New Times
Editorial

Efforts to mitigate disasters should be more proactive than responsive

Thursday, October 06, 2022
One of houses that were damaged by a strong wind in Gasabo District on Wednesday, October 5. The report on disasters shows that at least 150 people have lost their lives due to disasters while 301 were injured. / Courtesy
Environment

Report: Weather-related disasters have claimed 150 lives in 2022

Thursday, October 06, 2022