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Emma Uwera, founder and Managing Director of I&J Harvest Limited, a home-grown seed company supplying maize, bean and soybean seeds to farmers across Rwanda, works in her farm in Rwamagana District. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

From research plots to rural fields: How one seed entrepreneur is strengthening Rwanda’s food system

Monday, January 26, 2026
Inside one of the rooms at Margo Villa Hotel in Rugando, Kimihurura, in Gasabo District. A survey shows that Gasabo District led the country in 2024 with 277 accommodation establishments, more than double the 133 record. File
Wellness

Gasabo, Musanze lead Rwanda’s hotel and room capacity rankings

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Some of the newly introduced electric buses operating in public transport at the Downtown Taxi Park in Kigali. File.
Environment

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

Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Godfrey Kabera, Minister of State for the National Treasury at the Ministry of Finance and President of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), and Fahad Aldossari, the Chairman of BADEA’s Board of Directors during the signing ceremony. Courtesy
Infrastructure

Karenge water treatment plant gets Rwf29bn boost

Wednesday, October 08, 2025
The Kigali Bulk Water Project, featuring the Kanzenze Water Treatment Plant, is one of several initiatives by the Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC) to address water shortages in Rwanda. Courtesy Photo
Infrastructure

Major projects in the offing to address water shortages

Thursday, July 31, 2025
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Rwanda

Water shortage explained as govt seeks long-term solution

Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Water users with existing permits on five Rwandan lakes will be required to relocate, following the release of a new master plan that reassigns their current locations for different purposes.
Environment

How new water use plan for Rwandan lakes affects businesses

Sunday, July 27, 2025
Inside the Gisozi Genocide Memorial. The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, one of the most horrific in modern history, lasted about 100 days.

A Belgian Catholic priest and the theology of genocide

Thursday, July 24, 2025
On April 16, 1994, massacres in Rukumberi, now part of Ngoma District, intensified, nearly wiping out the entire Tutsi community in the area.
Kwibuka

April 16, 1994: Genocide massacres peak in Rukumberi

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Visitors at Kivuwatt project in Lake Kivu. The government has unveiled a comprehensive Lake Water Use Master Plan for five key lakes—Kivu, Muhazi, Mugesera, Ruhondo, and Burera. Sam Ngendahimana
Energy

Inside Rwanda’s master-plan to exploit five lakes

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
A view of the newly constructed water treatment plant on the shores of lake Mugesera in Ngoma District. photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Featured

FEATURED: WASAC Group launches 140km water pipeline to serve 340,000 residents in Ngoma

Friday, December 20, 2024
John Mirenge, the Ambassador of Rwanda to the UAE and Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi, the Director General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development sign the agreement in UAE.
Rwanda

Rwanda, Abu Dhabi Fund sign $25m loan agreement to enhance water security

Wednesday, December 11, 2024