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 Emmanuel Nkangura
Emmanuel Nkangura
The New Times
Kwibuka
Ibuka to build national monument honouring families wiped out in 1994 Genocide
A chili farm in Muvumba valley in Nyagatare District. Currently, chili farming in the Kagitumba swamp covers just seven hectares. However, with government and private sector support, the cooperative plans to expand production to 100 hectares in the coming years. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Agriculture
Nyagatare: Chili farmers seek subsidies to scale up production
A community outreach activity was held  in the affected village, where residents joined local leaders in repairing damaged roofs. Eight homes were repaired  and materials for 15 additional houses were distributed
Environment
Ngoma: Authorities emphasize need for disaster preparedness
Muneza urged the government to expand the distribution of discreet pill boxes that help adolescents take their medication privately, and to urgently revive student-led anti-AIDS clubs
Health
Stigma in the schoolyard: How Rwanda is protecting HIV-positive students
A farmer tends to her cow in Kayonza. While Agriculture anchors the district's economy, 38 percent of household farmers still lack livestock in Kayonza, according to EICV7
Rwanda
Kayonza cuts poverty rate by 15% in seven years
Minister of Public Service and Labour,  Ambassador Christine Nkulikiyinka(C) and other officials during a tour in a mining site on April 28. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Economy
Labour minister urges compliance with occupational safety standards
A decent burial of victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Mwulire Memorial site. Courtesy
Kwibuka
Kwibuka31: Rwamagana remembers heroic resistance, tragic massacre on Mwulire Hill
Eight bodies of victims were laid at Kibungo Genocide Memorial site after being discovered in Remera and Kibungo sectors. Officials urged residents to provide information  of unburied victims for a dignfied burial.
Kwibuka
April 14–15, 1994, Kibungo’s 'darkest days' during Genocide against the Tutsi
A total of 21 bodies were given a dignified burial at Kiziguro memorial on Saturday, April 12. All photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Kwibuka
Kwibuka 31: ‘When you survive something like this, everyone buried becomes your family’ – genocide survivor
Kirehe District Mayor Bruno Rangira, lays a wreath in Akagera River during the commemoration of the Genocide victims. Emmanuel Nkangura
Kwibuka
Kwibuka 31: ‘I pretended to be dead until RPA arrived and rescued me’ – genocide survivor
Security personnel lay wreath to pay tribute to victims during the official launch of the 31st Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, on April 7. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Kwibuka
Kwibuka 31: Genocide in Kayonza ‘unfolded with unprecedented speed’ – survivor
He urged students at GS Kibondo to love sciences and shape a future Rwanda that is based on scientific approaches
Featured
Tom Close inspires Kibondo students: Believe you can surpass your role models
Minister of Health Sabin Nsanzimana has announced that through the Citizen Outreach Program, more than 3,000 cataract surgeries were successfully completed in 2024.
Health
3,000 cataract surgeries conducted in 2024 security organs’ citizen outreach program
The Minister of Interior, Dr Vincent Biruta officiates at the pass-out of new correctional officers on Monday, February 24. Courtesy
Rwanda
Biruta urges new correctional officers to uphold professionalism
Workers in the terraces earn Rwf 2,000 daily making it possible for them to save their earnings and improve their livelihoods
Featured
FEATURED - Transforming agriculture in Rwanda: Govt initiative's impact on livelihoods, productivity
Eastern Province Governor Pudence Rubingisa at the Kayonza Prayer Breakfast 2025 on Sunday, January 5.
Religion
Eastern Province Governor urges religious leaders to drive community transformation
A view of the newly constructed water treatment plant on the shores of lake Mugesera in Ngoma District. photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Featured
FEATURED: WASAC Group launches 140km water pipeline to serve 340,000 residents in Ngoma
A farm facilitator helps Jeannette Gahongayire tend to her jackfruit trees in Murama, Kayonza District.
Agriculture
Kayonza: How irrigated fruit farming transformed livelihoods in a drought prone region

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