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Michel Nkurunziza
Michel Nkurunziza
Visitors tour at Electromax Industry in Huye District. Amon Ndarifite, the recycling department manager at Electromax reiterated that the support for green projects should be in various ways.
Business
Investors want lower interest rates under new fund for green projects
Monday, November 07, 2022
Eng. Andre Mutsindashyaka , the Secretary General of the Rwanda Extractive Industry Workers Union (REWU). Courtesy photo
Business
About 80% mine workers lack written contracts – workers’ union
Monday, November 07, 2022
Minister of Environment, Jeanne D’arc Mujawamariya. and the delegation at the Opening Ceremony of the 27th UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt on Sunday, November 6. Courtesy
Environment
Rwanda showcases green investment opportunities at COP27
Sunday, November 06, 2022
RwandAir 's airbus at Kigali International Airport in January 2020. The National carrier, RwandAir, has put in place a preferential freight tariff for Rwanda exporters under the African Continental Free Trade Area (file)
Aviation
Rwanda issues special freight tariff for AfCFTA traders
Sunday, November 06, 2022
The African Union Commission chair, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has offered condolences to Tanzania after a plane carrying 43 people plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania early on Sunday November 6.
Africa
AU chairperson condoles with Tanzania over plane crash
Sunday, November 06, 2022
Rwanda National Police's fire and rescue brigade officers rescue some people who were stranded at a flooded road in Kigali in February 2020.
Environment
COP27: Rwanda to engage partners in mobilising $6bn for climate finance
Friday, November 04, 2022
Teddy Mugabo, the CEO of Rwanda Green Fund known as FONERWA. File
Environment
Rwanda to launch investors’ green projects fund at COP27
Thursday, November 03, 2022
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente addresses 6,000 teachers during the teachers’ day celebrations at BK Arena on Wednesday, November 2. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Education
Ngirente urges teachers to strive for quality education
Wednesday, November 02, 2022
A view of a dried beans plantation in Bugesera District. Meteo Rwanda has alerted that many parts of Eastern Province and a few parts of the Southern Province will experience minimal rains in November. Courtesy
Environment
Meteorology agency warns of dry spells in Eastern Province
Wednesday, November 02, 2022
George Odhiambo, the Managing Director of BPR Bank Rwanda Plc (left), shakes hands with Hassan Adan Hassan, the managing director of ADHI Corporate Group, as they exchange documents after during the signing ceremony. Photos: Dan Gatsinzi.
Featured
BPR, ADHI partner to help clients get decent housing in Bwiza estate
Wednesday, November 02, 2022
Spraying with insecticides is one of solutions recommended to kill the pests in mangoes.Courtesy
Agriculture
Rwanda to deploy parasitoids to fight pests in mangoes
Wednesday, November 02, 2022
Some of the students who got scholarships from Mastercard Foundation give testimonies about previous challenges in their studies.
Featured
Mastercard Foundation, UR launch $55m scholarship programme for students
Tuesday, November 01, 2022
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Business
Installing boreholes to improve rural communities' resilience to drought
Monday, October 31, 2022
Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire speaks at the Mobile World Congress Africa in Kigali on October 25. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Technology
Partnerships essential to have workforce with digital skills – Minister
Monday, October 31, 2022
Some children with disabilities who live at a centre in Gahanga, Kicukiro District. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Rwanda
Reintegrating children with disabilities into families should be fast-tracked – activists
Sunday, October 30, 2022
Mujawamariya joined with the Diplomatic Corps, development partners, young people and communities to participate in Umuganda at the Kigali Special Economic Zone.
Environment
Rwanda to plant 36 million trees to cope with climate change
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Fishermen during fishing activities in Lake Kivu. Fish production in Lake Kivu decreased from 24,199 tonnes in 2017-2018 to 16,194 tonnes in the 2019-2020 fiscal year. Courtesy
Economy
Developing countries lose $11bn annually through illegal fishing
Thursday, October 27, 2022
The pests, locally known as Mukondowinyana, were reported in 8 sectors of Gatsibo District. Photo: Courtesy
Agriculture
Crop pest infestation in Eastern Province linked to drought
Thursday, October 27, 2022

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