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Environment

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

Monday, December 01, 2025
Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary, Olivier Kamana, addresses delegates at a side event of the 21st  Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Partnership Platform.
Featured

Experts urge gender-inclusive resilience in Africa’s agri-food systems

Friday, October 31, 2025
Rwanda Polytechnic students during a course on the installation of a solar panel. The government is set to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 53% in 2035 as a new target. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda revises greenhouse gas emissions reduction target to 53%

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
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

Friday, October 10, 2025
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

Tuesday, October 07, 2025
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

Wednesday, October 01, 2025
A view of the restored forest in Gicumbi District through a project called Green Gicumbi. FILE
Environment

How Rwanda is faring on carbon market

Saturday, September 20, 2025
Jean-Chrysostome Ngabitsinze.
Environment

Former minister Ngabitsinze assumes office as ARC Group’s director general

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
The Ministry in charge of Emergency Management has reported that heavy rain-induced disasters claimed 52 lives between April 1 and April 16.
Environment

Heavy rain-induced disasters kill 52 people in 16 days

Friday, April 18, 2025
Agriculture remains Rwanda’s largest employer, with over 40 percent of labour market, meaning 1.8 million people. Courtesy
Agriculture

Five key areas of investment, job creation in Rwanda’s agriculture sector

Wednesday, April 02, 2025
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) gathered experts from 35 African countries in Kigali from March 11 to 13, 2025.
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FEATURED: Experts convene in Kigali for UNDP conference on tackling Africa's governance challenges

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
The entrance of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-Tourism Park . The park boasts of walkways and cycling lanes stretching for over eight kilometres. Courtesy
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What you should know as Rwanda celebrates World Wetland Day

Sunday, February 02, 2025