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 Michel Nkurunziza
Michel Nkurunziza
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi during a past interview. File
Business
Rwandan businesses eye service export markets
University of Rwanda (UR) has admitted 14,152 new first-year students for the 2025/26 academic year after merging the 2024 and 2025 student intakes. Courtesy
Education
UR explains entry criteria as it admits 14,000 new students
Technicians fix fridges at Bugesera based firm. Imported and locally manufactured refrigeration equipment will soon be tested and certified for energy efficiency. Courtesy
Energy
Inside Rwanda’s plan to cut power waste from inefficient fridges
A panel discussion during an interactive dialogue led by the Rwanda Association of Local Government Authorities (RALGA), on October 10. Courtesy
Environment
Rwanda outlines priorities for upcoming UN climate change summit
Visitors ride bicycles at Nyandungu Eco-Tourism Park. The City of Kigali is set to create more cycling-friendly spaces. Courtesy
Environment
How Kigali is reimagining public spaces through cycling
A farmer sorts fresh vegetables before placing them in a solar powered cold room in Kamonyi District.
Agriculture
Solar cold rooms bring relief to farmers battling post-harvest losses
The Minister of Environment,  Bernadette Arakwiye, and the Director General of the Rwanda
Standards Board,  Raymond Murenzii unveil the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Environment
What to know about Rwanda's new Rwf400bn plan to curb biodiversity loss
A Zipline drone delivers blood at Kabgayi Hospital. Scientists in cooling systems have proposed the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), known as drones, in vaccine delivery. File
Health
How drones could transform vaccine delivery in Rwanda
Students hold seedlings during a tree planting exercise at Groupe Scolaire Musenyi in Gatsibo District. Sam Ngendahimana
Environment
Rwanda joins regional initiative to integrate climate action into education
Vehicles and pedestrians wade through a flooded street in Gisozi, Kigali, on January 28, 2020. The government is rehabilitating the wetland to mitigate flooding in the area. File
Environment
Govt moves to shield economy from climate shocks
Workers sort fresh avocado fr export at Souk Farm. The firm grows avocados and process them into oil. Courtesy
Economy
20 green companies seek Rwf5bn to boost circular food economy
Electric buses that transport commuters in Kigali City. Courtesy
Energy
What Rwanda needs to electrify 20% of its bus fleet by 2030
One of the air monitoring stations that have been set in different districts. Courtesy
Health
Is the air you breathe safe? Here is how to check it in real time
Workers on duty at a youth led firm Green Care that focuses on turning waste into organic fertilizers
Politics
Green patriots: Rwanda’s youth rally communities to restore the land
Riders in a breakaway around Kigali Golf Course during the 2025 UCI Road World Championships. Olivier Mugwiza
Environment
Air pollution levels in Kigali dropped 45% during UCI week - REMA
Pregnant woman’s hands resting on her belly. The government plans to introduce early prenatal DNA testing to aid justice in defilement cases. Internet Photo
Health
Govt to roll out prenatal paternity DNA testing in defilement cases
Dr. Jean de Dieu Uwizelimana, a butterfly scientist and lecturer at the University of Rwanda.
Environment
How butterfly farming can be source of money, forest conservation in Rwanda
Officials lay a foundation stone to a construction project of a health centre  in Rutsiro. The district has announced the suspension issuing of the construction permit
Housing
Why Rutsiro has suspended issuance of building permits

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