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Over 150,000 displaced by Mozambique floods

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

A technician works inside a cookstove testing labaratory at Rwanda Standards Board. File

REMA explains charges for new carbon market projects

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

A flooded residential area in Nyabihu District in May 2023. Rwanda is expected to receive moderate to heavy rainfall during the last ten days of January 2026. Olivier Mugwiza

Moderate to heavy rains expected late January

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

More than 470 disaster incidents have been recorded across Rwanda since the onset of the rainy season in September, leaving at least 67 people dead and 123 others injured.

Disasters kill 67 in five months as lightning emerges deadliest hazard

Sunday, January 18, 2026

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

What US withdrawal from Green climate fund means

Thursday, January 15, 2026

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

This is how much it will cost to start carbon credit projects

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Nine people were killed and six others injured after lightning struck a group of farmers who had taken shelter from the rain in Jarama Sector, Ngoma District.

Ngoma deaths spotlight hidden lightning risks in low-lying areas

Monday, January 12, 2026

A flooded residential area in Nyabihu District in May 2023. Meteo Rwanda has warned that Nyabihu and Ngororero districts are expected to receive the heaviest rainfall in mid-January. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Nyabihu, Ngororero to see heaviest mid-January rains

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Some of the electric buses operating in public transport at the Downtown Taxi Park in Kigali. File

More electric buses to be deployed on Kigali roads under new govt tender

Thursday, January 08, 2026

Nine people were killed and six others injured after lightning struck a group of farmers sheltering from the rain in Jarama Sector, Ngoma District. COURTESY

Ngoma lightning victims to be laid to rest on Tuesday

Monday, January 05, 2026

A flooded residential area in Nyabihu District in 2023. Meteo Rwanda has announced that the country is expected to receive above-average rainfall in January 2026. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza.

Meteo Rwanda forecasts above-average rainfall in January

Sunday, January 04, 2026

Some of the newly introduced electric buses operating in public transport at the Downtown Taxi Park in Kigali. File.

20 green initiatives that defined Rwanda’s climate agenda in 2025

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

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Rains, strong winds expected in festive season

Sunday, December 21, 2025

The Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) deployed the Geospatial Hub, also known as Geo-Hub,

AI-powered portal to monitor farms, detect climate

Friday, December 19, 2025

Rwanda National Police officers inspect vehicle air pollution in Kigali. File

New report names top air pollutants in Kigali

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

A view of Nduba dump site in Gasabo District. File

How inter-district landfills could boost waste disposal

Friday, December 12, 2025

Land and ecosystem damage is making it harder for nature to provide essential resources.Courtesy

Inside $9bn landscape management investment plan

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Miners work in a tunnel at GAMICO- Bashyamba Mining Site in Nyarugenge District. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana

Nearly 1,000 abandoned mines set for restoration by 2030

Monday, December 08, 2025

A view of of Nyabugogo Wetland

Wetlands restoration drive turns flood zones into eco parks

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

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Five things to know about Rwanda’s $12bn climate action plan

Monday, December 01, 2025