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Two women help a man to plant a seedling during a tree planting exercise in Nyagatare District. Planting or nurturing a tree seedling is a good place to start in championing a green economy. Sam Ngendahimana

The role of women in biodiversity conservation

Sunday, July 24, 2022
Researchers tour Cyamudongo forest, a small fragmented forest of only 19 km2 of Nyungwe national park.

A closer look at Cyamudongo forest and its role in mitigating climate change

Sunday, July 24, 2022
Members of Rwanda National Union of the Deaf march during a sensitization campaign for the integration of sign language in medical and health courses.

People with hearing loss call for improved access to medical services

Sunday, July 24, 2022
Some of the Rwandan Wikipedia editors who created articles through an initiative called u2018Wikigap challengeu2019.

How local initiative is driving women representation on world’s largest encyclopedia

Sunday, July 24, 2022
Ernest Mugisha, a 22-year-old student at Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture (RICA). / Courtesy

Rwandan student shortlisted for $100,000 global award

Sunday, July 24, 2022
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Youth urged to tap into technology, chart new path for conservation

Sunday, July 24, 2022
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Monkeypox: WHO declares highest alert over outbreak

Sunday, July 24, 2022
Officials in a group photo as IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress culminates in Kigali with a u2018Kigali Call to Actionu2019 statement with contributions from heads of state, ministers and representatives of government on July 23.

APAC: Five key highlights from continental conservation congress

Saturday, July 23, 2022
Liberation Day in Ethiopia.

Rwandans in Ethiopia celebrate Liberation Day

Saturday, July 23, 2022
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Rwandan sentenced to life in Sweden for murdering wife

Saturday, July 23, 2022
Minister of Local Government Jean Marie Vianney Gatabazi and Minister of ICT ,Paula Ingabire joined residents during the campaign that aims to accelerate cashless adoption across the country, in Huye district on Friday July 22. Courtesy

Parents encouraged to use digital payments while paying school fees

Saturday, July 23, 2022
Zephanie Niyonkuru, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Development Board and Luther Anukur, the Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa after signing the agreement in Kigali on July 22. Photos by Dan Nsengiyumva

Rwanda joins global conservation body' 'green list'

Saturday, July 23, 2022
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Somalia makes fresh appeal to join EAC

Friday, July 22, 2022
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Security and health officers receive training in food and drug quality inspection

Friday, July 22, 2022
The 22nd Ordinary EAC Summit held on July 22 in Arusha, Tanzania, appointed Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta as facilitator of peace talks in the DR Congo.

EAC leaders appoint President Kenyatta to facilitate peace talks in DR Congo

Friday, July 22, 2022
John Rusimbi was elected as president of the newly established Rwandau2019s Book Industry Federation on July 21. Courtesy

Former MP Rusimbi elected president of Rwanda’s Book Industry Federation

Friday, July 22, 2022
Two delegations in a group photo at the meeting of the Joint Permanent Commission on Rwanda and DR Congo that took place in Luanda on July 20-21. The meeting has re-emphasized the need to eradicate FDLR terrorist group and its splinter groups and tasked the East African Community Regional Force to deal with the terror group upon deployment.

Regional force tasked to ensure total eradication of FDLR, splinter groups

Friday, July 22, 2022
Senator Lambert Dushimimana, Chairperson of the Committee on Political Affairs and Governance, while presenting its report on the oversight of service delivery to the Plenary Session on July 21, 2022.

Senators on why services to rectify national ID errors should be free

Friday, July 22, 2022
With a conservation message, Nature Rwanda engaged the local community in planting trees in buffer area.

Conservation: Youth-led organisations weigh in on climate finance

Friday, July 22, 2022
Agriculture technicians work on multiplication of a new variety of Irish potato seedlings in Musanze District. Agri experts are making a case for adopting agricultural biotechnology. According to the experts, genetically modified crops produced through the use of biotechnology have much to offer in line with addressing food insecurity and the increasing production costs. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.

How agricultural biotechnology could boost food security

Friday, July 22, 2022