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Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya, the Minister for Environment speaks at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal which was concluded on Monday, December 19, 2022. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda welcomes global deal to save species from extinction

Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Taxi-moto operators wade through a flooded street in Kigali. File
Environment

City of Kigali to restore drainages to cope with floods

Monday, November 28, 2022
Vincent Biruta, and Guy Nestor Itoua, ambassador of the Republic of Congo to Rwanda, are joined with other heads of diplomatic missions to the country to plant trees during a special umuganda in Kicukiro District. Courtesy photo
Environment

Focus on climate change fight as Congo celebrates proclamation

Saturday, November 26, 2022
A flooded wetland at Masaka in Kicukiro District in April. According to the State of Soil Erosion Control in Rwanda May 2022, more than 745,000 hectares of agricultural land in Rwanda are potentially eroded every year

Identifying climate-smart pathways for Rwanda to achieve shared social and economic prosperity

Monday, November 14, 2022
A scene of disaster where heavy rains destroyed five classrooms in Busasamana Sector in Rubavu District on January 4. Photo: Courtesy.
Environment

Experts call for robust early warning systems for disaster management

Monday, November 14, 2022
Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland delivers remarks at the COP27. Courtesy
Environment

COP27: Businesses urged to step up efforts in stemming climate change tide

Sunday, November 13, 2022
A technician installs one of many lightning conductors that are being installed in Rutsiro District on November 4. Photo: Courtesy.
Infrastructure

Rwf700m earmarked for Rutsiro lightning project

Wednesday, November 09, 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
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