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Residents of Rubavu during a tree planting activity around Sebeya River, which remains the leading river still bringing more waste in Lake Kivu and cause water pollution. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Over 90,000 trees to be planted on Lake Kivu shores

Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Floods have paralyzed traffics in Muhanga Ngororero road near Cyome bridge. Courtesy
Environment

Nyabarongo floods continue to put road transport at risk

Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Some Impala at Akagera National Park. According to the new report, the world has recorded an average 69 per cent decline in global wildlife populations between 1970 and 2018. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Tourism

Wildlife: How Rwanda is faring amid global decline in wild populations

Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Illegal miners who were arrested by Rwanda National Police over illegal mining activities in Gishwati-Mukura National Park on August 10. / Photo: Courtesy
Crime

Gishwati forest: Why illegal activities persist despite conservation efforts

Monday, September 26, 2022
Jean Malic Kalima, Chairman of Rwanda Mining Association. Photo: Courtesy.
Featured

Miners’ body recommit to safeguard environment

Tuesday, September 20, 2022
A view of a polluted Mpazi drainage before the activities to upgrade the channel in 2019. RIB has launched operation to arrest environmental polluters suspects. / Craish Bahizi
Environment

RIB launches operation to arrest environmental polluters

Monday, August 29, 2022
Workers removing sands in Mpazi drainage at Nyabugogo before upgrading the channel to avoid floods and water pollution in Nyabugogo river in Kigali. / Photo by Craish Bahizi
Environment

Rwanda's top polluters named

Thursday, August 18, 2022
Some of the illegal miners in Gishwati who were arrested by Rwanda National Police last week. Districts that border the park have said that fresh measures are being tightened to crack down on illegal mining activities that threaten the protected forest. The park was designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve after being restored at a cost of $9.5 million since 2014. Photo: Courtesy. Courtesy

Illegal mining threatens Gishwati forest

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
An irrigation system in Kirehe District. You must apply for water use permits to irrigate an area of more than one hectare. Photo: File.

1,500 businesses risking prison, penalties over water permits

Monday, July 11, 2022
FDLR militia in Eastern DR Congo. The FDLR was founded in September 2000. It is blacklisted as a terrorist group because of the horrendous crimes it committed on Congolese territory.

Why Congolese army-FDLR alliance is an evil enterprise

Monday, July 11, 2022
The New Times

What chance for East African force to end wars in DR Congo?

Tuesday, June 21, 2022
The New Times

DRC must learn to bear its own burden

Wednesday, June 08, 2022