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Michel Nkurunziza

Michel Nkurunziza

Raspberry Pi tech remote irrigation is an automated method that uses sensors and computers to schedule crop irrigation without the need for manual intervention. Courtesy

ICT ministry backs Raspberry Pi tech for remote irrigation

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

People with disabilities during the elections of their representative in the parliament on July 16. Photo by Craish Bahizi

People with disabilities outline top issues that need advocacy

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Pope Francis on August 12 appointed Reverend Jean Bosco Ntagungira as the new bishop of Butare Catholic Diocese.

Pope Francis appoints Rev. Ntagungira as new bishop of Butare Catholic Diocese

Monday, August 12, 2024

A view of Nyabugogo bus terminal in Nyarugenge District. The works to revamp it is set to commence in 2025. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Nyabugogo bus terminal to get $100 million facelift

Thursday, August 08, 2024

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze visits rice farmers in Rurambi marshland in Bugesera District in 2023. The newly initiated Rwanda Food Commodity Board aims at purchasing produce directly from farmers and its mission is to ensure national food security by making staple foods available and affordable. Courtesy

Key insights on the proposed 'Rwanda Food Commodity Board'

Thursday, August 08, 2024

NEC has approved a list of 45 candidates to contest in the City of Kigali councilors and Executive Committee members elections.

Candidates for City of Kigali councillors’ elections approved

Tuesday, August 06, 2024

Farmers sort their rice produce at Bugarama rice farm. Rwanda Food Commodity Board” will be purchasing produce from farmers and also help them afford agro-inputs. File

Rwanda mulls agency to purchase produce from farmers

Sunday, August 04, 2024

Sensitive groups which include the elderly and people with pre-existing conditions are at risk as ongoing dry spells are exacerbating poor air quality. Craish Bahizi

Sensitive groups 'at risk' as dry spells exacerbate poor air quality

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Rubavu residents wade through a flooded residential area in Nyundo sector on May 3, 2023. Rwanda has identified a $7.1 billion funding gap to meet its climate action targets under the Paris Agreement by 2030. File

COP29: Rwanda advocates for doubling of climate change adaptation finance

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, on July 25, announced that key veterinary services will now be provided by private operators under the ‘Veterinary Sanitary Mandate’ Scheme. Craish Bahizi

How ready are private veterinarians after taking over key govt services?

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

A veterinarian conducts the artificial insemination at former ISAR Rubona farm. MINAGRI has announced that key veterinary services will now be provided by private operators. Courtesy

Govt hands over key veterinary services to private operators

Monday, July 29, 2024

A landscape view of the reforested area. Green Gicumbi project has rehabilitated 1,107 hectares of degraded forests in the past three years. Courtesy

What are Rwanda’s top 10 forestry conservation-related projects?

Monday, July 29, 2024

Road construction works at Nyabisindu in Gasabo. Nyabisindu is among settlements where Kigali City plans to commence drainage construction. Crai Bahizi

CoK to compensate landowners affected by drainage construction in unplanned settlements

Sunday, July 28, 2024

James Kagaba, the Managing Director of Inyange Milk Powder Plant, gives Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente insights into operations at the plant as Ildephonse Musafiri, the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources (left) and Jean-Claude Karayenzi, the Executive Chairman of Crystal Ventures Ltd (Right), look on during a guided tour of Rwanda’s first milk powder factory in Nyagatare District, on Wednesday, July 24. Courtesy

Eleven things about Rwanda’s first powder milk plant

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Ambassador of Rwanda to the UAE, John Mirenge, showcased Rwanda's impressive socio-economic progress

PHOTOS: Rwanda’s envoy to UAE highlights country’s journey of resilience, hope, transformation

Friday, July 26, 2024

Hydroponic fodder is produced by growing seeds without soil and with minimal water, using about ten times less water than traditional methods. Courtesy

How farmers are saving cows with hydroponic fodder during dry spells

Thursday, July 25, 2024

A landscape view of farms in Nyagatare District. Land intended for agriculture, livestock, and forestry, which is larger than five hectares and remains unexploited, may be subject to temporary acquisition by the state. Photo: Courtesy

Why some land owners may have their tenures revoked

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente during a guided tour of the newly inaugurated Rwanda’s first milk powder factory in Nyagatare District, on Wednesday, July 24. Courtesy

PHOTOS: Rwanda’s milk powder plant to process 650,000 litres daily

Wednesday, July 24, 2024