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 Michel Nkurunziza
Michel Nkurunziza
A technician works inside a cookstove testing labaratory  at Rwanda Standards Board. File
Environment
REMA explains charges for new carbon market projects
An artist's impression of Muvumba multipurpose dam in Nyagatare.
Infrastructure
Major multipurpose dams set to ease water shortages by 2030
Delegates pose for a group photo during the launch of the project that aimed at strengthening cross-border community preparedness for Mpox and other high-risk epidemic-prone diseases.
Featured
Featured: HDI, IOM, RBC partner to enhance cross-border community preparedness for epidemic-prone diseases
Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Director General of the Rwanda Biomedical Centre and  Prof. Toby Peters, Executive Director the ACES during the signing ceremony. Courtesy
Featured
ACES, RBC partner to strengthen sustainable vaccine security, critical cold-chain systems
Officials celebrate the adoption of COP-21-Paris-Agreement on December 12, 2015. From January 2026, the United States officially is out of the Paris Agreement in January 2026. Internet
Environment
What US withdrawal from Green climate fund means
A view of the restored forest in Gicumbi District. Forests are among the common carbon market projects that will pay the fees to be implemented in the country
Environment
This is how much it will cost to start carbon credit projects
Inside one of the rooms at Margo Villa Hotel in Rugando, Kimihurura, in Gasabo District. A survey shows that Gasabo District led the country in 2024 with 277 accommodation establishments, more than double the 133 record.  File
Wellness
Gasabo, Musanze lead Rwanda’s hotel and room capacity rankings
Tourists during a guided tour of Nyungwe Forest National Park. File
Tourism
Nyungwe Park’s Rwf1.2bn revenue fund to finance six community projects
A view of Kimihurura residential area in Gasabo District. The newly adjusted rates of land tax payable per square metre were approved by the City Council in February 2025. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Economy
A closer look at how land taxes are set
Some of the electric buses operating in public transport at the Downtown Taxi Park in Kigali. File
Environment
More electric buses to be deployed on Kigali roads under new govt tender
Jean Bosco Ntibitura, Governor of the Western Province and Bishop Eduard Sinayobye  laying foundation of stone for the centre building 2
Religion
Catholic Church to build reconciliation centre in honour of Father Ubald
According to the Rwanda Statistical Yearbook 2025, Akagera was ranked the most visited park in Rwanda. Courtesy
Tourism
Akagera leads as visits to national parks surge 
A farmer works in her potato plantation in Muko Sector, Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture
More districts turn to potatoes as yields rise
A resident examines his land title following a boundary dispute with neighbours. Authorities say at least 55,000 land surveying applications need to be processed within two months. Courtesy
Rwanda
Land surveying faces backlog of over 50,000 pending applications
Cows being fed at a farm in Nyagatare District. File
Agriculture
How improved fodder is boosting milk production
Farmers work to salvage their rice fields after floods damaged plantations in Nyagatare in 2022. File
Agriculture
Climate shocks trigger fresh calls to scale up farmers’ insurance
The City of Kigali has explained that newly adjusted rates of land tax payable per square metre were approved by the city council in February 2025. Courtesy
Rwanda
City of Kigali explains newly adjusted land tax
Rwanda joined other countries to mark World Braille Day on Sunday,  January 4. Courtesy
Rwanda
World Braille Day: Renewed call for tactile reading materials in schools, workplaces

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