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 Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Construction works on a section of the Kigali-Gatuna highway, in Gicumbi District, which was destroyed by landslides in May this year.  It is such disasters that  cost the economy a staggering Rwf204 billion in the first six month of this year. File
Rwanda
Economy loses over Rwf200 billion through disasters
Officials and residents on the banks of one of the ponds where fish stocks died mysteriously in Musanze District last month. File.
Musanze fish farmers compensated
Rugarama Sector offices that were flooded in May this year. Heavy rains mixed with violent winds are expected in some parts of the country from October 9 and 13. Regis Umurengezi.
Forecaster predicts stormy rains this week
Andrea Illy, Chairman of illycaffu00e8, presents the 2018 Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award to Rwanda's Ngororero Coffee Washing Station, represented by Philotu00e9e Muzika, designating their coffee beans as Best of the Best. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwandan coffee gets global honours
Tomatoes are some of the perishable commodities that farmers are selling at a giveaway price fearing they can rot. Courtesy.
Rwanda
Losses in horticulture produce stir up interest in value addition
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Rwanda
PHOTOS: BK seeks to attract long-term savings to ease interest rates
Sithembiso Nyoni (right) receives a gift from Donatille Mukabalisa at Parliament Building in Kigali, Thursday. Photo/ Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
Zimbabwe’s minister ‘moved’ by Rwanda’s unity, reconciliation gains
Irish potatoes in Musanze market. File.
Rwanda
High potato prices push consumers elsewhere
The livestock sector is projected to make significant contribution  to the Gross Domestic Product over the next five years . File photo.
Agriculture
Government seeks to revamp livestock industry with Rwf250 billion strategy
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente speaks to residents of Nyagatare District about the essence of upholding unity and reconciliation after Umuganda community work yesterday. Courtesy.
Rwanda
Prime Minister roots for unity within families
Survivor Stu00e9phanie Ukubereyimfura holds Elysu00e9e Uzabakirihou2019s hand, a genocide convict, as she grants him pardon for killing her brother during the Genocide against the Tutsi. It was during a reconciliatory event in Bugesera District on Friday. Photos by Emmanuel Ntirenganya.
Rwanda
Genocide convict: Telling the truth has set me free
Officials and residents on the banks of one of the affected rivers in Musanze District. Courtesy.
Rwanda
Government ban fishing activities in Musanze waters
Officials and residents turned up to see how fish were affected in Musanze District. Courtesy.
Business
Govt to replenish fish ponds, impose fines on water polluters
Investigation into the sudden death of fish in different water bodies in Northern Province have started. (File)
Team formed to probe death of fish in Northern Province waters
US Ambassador to Rwanda, Peter Vrooman, gives his remarks during the launch of Nguriza Nshore Programme in Kigali last week. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
Rwf12.9 billion project to ease access to finance, create 30,000 agribusiness jobs
A taster at Rwanda Trading Company tastes coffee in a past cupping event at the Kigali Special Economic Zone in Gasabo District. Rwandan coffee has continued to attract global attention if the outcome yesterdayu2019s online auction is anything to go by. During the auction, 25 tonnes of coffee, that won the 2018 Cup of Excellence Award, fetched over $359,000. Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda
Online coffee auction fetches over Rwf300m
Non- traditional exports are increasingly  raking in more revenue from exports. Courtesy
Agriculture
Rwanda’s agricultural exports grow by 44% to over Rwf447b
State Minister for Agriculture Fulgence Nsengiyumva   officially launches the Rwf14 billion irrigation project for in Rulindo yesterday. Emmanuel Ntirenganya.
Rwanda
Rwf14 billion scheme helps build Rulindo farmers’ resilience to drought

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