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Farmers cultivate cassava in Rulindo District. Farmers without irrigation capabilities are adopting short-cycle and climate resilient crops. Courtesy
Environment

Farmers shift to short-cycle crops amidst minimal rains

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
This drought has not only affected crop yields but has made hydroelectric power generation on the Zambezi River—the two countries’ main source of electricity—nearly impossible. 

With the Zambezi river drying up, Rwanda needs to embrace nuclear

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
A nursery tree in Bugesera District. Ten districts are set to receive a substantial share of the 65 million trees to be planted across Rwanda this October. File
Environment

Top 10 districts set to benefit from 65m reforestation drive

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
A farmer inspects her sweet potatoes. Farmers without irrigation capabilities are adopting short-cycle and climate resilient crops such as sweet potatoes, beans, and cassava.
Environment

Farmers look to resilient crops as poor rains threaten harvests

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Commonwealth leaders are being urged to work harder to get rid of the barriers and biases that continue to hold back women and girls in the 56 member countries.
Africa

CHOGM 2024: Leaders urged to work harder to leave no woman behind

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Professor Kingsley Moghalu, Inaugural President of the African School of Governance (ASG).
Featured

PRESS RELEASE: African Leaders Launch the African School of Governance (ASG) Initiative

Monday, October 21, 2024
Health worker inspects a cross border truck at Rusumo One Stop Border Post, during the Covid 19 period. Craish Bahizi

Africa faces a fragile recovery amid persistent challenges

Monday, October 21, 2024
Technicians retrofitting of fossil fuel motorcycles to electric motorcycles at Rwanda Electric Mobility Ltd in Kicukiro district on June 10, 2021.
Environment

Priorities of Rwanda’s new strategy to raise $6.5bn for climate, nature

Saturday, October 19, 2024
Farmers try to salvage their rice produce from a flooded plantation in the aftermath of heavy rains in Rwangingo Marshland in Nyagatare District on May 6, 2020. Courtesy
Environment

Ten things to know about Rwanda’s climate and nature finance strategy

Saturday, October 19, 2024
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning Mutesi Rusagara delivers her remarks during the launch of the first-ever Climate and Nature Finance Strategy in Kigali on October 17
Environment

Rwanda launches Climate and Nature Finance Strategy to spur private sector financing

Friday, October 18, 2024
Agric experts work in a farm of new variety of potatoes that are grown in a green house in Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

What $10m agri-biotech programme means for Rwanda

Thursday, October 17, 2024
Panelists discuss during the Global Engineering Conference (GECO2024) taking place in Kigali from October 15 to 18
Featured

Kigali: Key players call for stronger collaboration at Global Engineering Conference

Wednesday, October 16, 2024