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Michel Nkurunziza

Michel Nkurunziza

Residents during a tree planting exercise at Mount Rebero in Kicukiro District. The City of Kigali set to plant more trees to mitigate floods and improve air quality in Kigali City.

Govt set to expand forest cover on three Kigali hills

Thursday, February 06, 2025

The demand for glass bottles is expected to rise to 24,179 tonnes in 2027, up from 21,816 tonnes in 2023. File

How Rwanda plans to tap into sand reserves for glass bottles production

Thursday, February 06, 2025

Technicians fix water pump at a water supply project in Rwanda. The project will address the challenge of operation and maintenance of the pumped water systems in Rwanda

Rwanda among six countries to receive funding to improve water service

Monday, February 03, 2025

The entrance of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-Tourism Park . The park boasts of walkways and cycling lanes stretching for over eight kilometres. Courtesy

What you should know as Rwanda celebrates World Wetland Day

Sunday, February 02, 2025

Some housing blocks in Busanza Estate, where former Kangondo residents were provided shelter in Kicukiro District. (Courtesy)

Mandatory vertical housing: How can property owners adapt?

Friday, January 31, 2025

Participants pose for a group photo at the meeting in Kigali on Wednesday, January 30. Courtesy

Five districts to undergo key service decentralisation assessment

Friday, January 31, 2025

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Gov’t to develop 4,000 ha of ‘arable’ marshlands

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Delegates at the Annual Rice Sector Review Meeting on January 23, 2025 Photos by Craish Bahizi

How Rwanda has increased rice production and its commercialisation

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

The Muslim community in Rwanda has unveiled significant reforms for the 2025 Holy Pilgrimage (Hajj). Craish Bahizi

Muslim community announces reforms for 2025 holy pilgrimage

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Workers inside a green house in which they grow new varieties of sweet potatoes in Musanze District. Sam Ngendahimana

Govt steps up fight against certified seed shortages

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Members of Parliament from the Chamber of Deputies are set to embark on a nationwide field. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Legislators in countrywide tour to assess development projects

Sunday, January 26, 2025

The City of Kigali announced the approval of nine new settlement sites with 40,000 plots in Gasabo District on January 21. Courtesy

What types of homes, prices are set for 40,000 new plots in Kigali?

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Houses destroyed by heavy rain in Nyabihu District. Rwanda continues to face natural disasters worsened by climate change. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Report shows effects of 10 major disasters in 2024

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Officials during the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. The deal aims to limit global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Photo: Courtesy

What environmentalists say about US withdrawal from Paris Agreement

Friday, January 24, 2025

The National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA) has distributed two pig-slaughtering machines to two firms. Courtesy

Two firms acquire pig slaughtering machines to boost quality

Thursday, January 23, 2025

A view of a dried beans plantation in Eastern Province. Rwanda has recorded 2024 as the hottest year, with temperatures 1.1 degrees Celsius higher than those before the industrial revolution.File

Rwanda says 2024 hottest year on record

Thursday, January 23, 2025

A view of the newly constructed housing blocks to accommodate residents identified as high risk zone dwellers in Nyarugenge District near Mpazi drainage in Kigali. Courtesy

How Rwanda plans to enforce 'vertical housing' to ease land pressure

Thursday, January 23, 2025

A hydrological and weather station that helps in monitoring levels of floods. Rainfall from March to May in 2025 is expected to be slightly below the levels observed in the same period in previous years.

Weather agency on why country will experience low rainfall next quarter

Thursday, January 23, 2025