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Flying foxes holding onto a round wooden branch with their claws.

Urgent call to protect Rwanda’s bats, including critically endangered Hill’s horseshoe bat

Friday, April 17, 2026
The New Times
Environment

Biodiversity nearly doubles in Nyandungu Eco-Park - survey

Thursday, April 09, 2026
A hotel room in Kigali.

Misnamed and misleading: Calling it a lodge doesn’t make it one

Friday, March 27, 2026
Renowned British naturalist David Attenborough has revisited the story of Rwanda’s mountain gorillas in a new Netflix documentary, A Gorilla Story Told by David Attenborough.
Cinema

British naturalist’s Netflix documentary revisits Rwanda’s gorilla legacy

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
The New Times

Dr. Dash, Giporoso corridor is gone. Nathan is officially on the streets

Saturday, February 28, 2026
Wildlife veterinarians treat lions in Akagera National Park. The park has so far over 70 lions. In 2015, seven lions were reintroduced to Akagera National Park, marking the beginning of the species’ return after years of absence. Courtesy
Environment

Why Akagera park wants to regulate lion population

Friday, February 27, 2026
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Africa

Goma’s streets, markets, and people one year under AFC/M23

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Speed in the Virunga mountains
Tourism

Speed in Rwanda: From an iconic gorilla trek to Amahoro Stadium, the global YouTuber continues his Rwanda tour

Saturday, January 10, 2026
The ongoing Kigali Urban Wetlands Project aims to rehabilitate multiple wetlands, restoring hundreds of hectares of natural landscapes and integrating green spaces, lakes, and pedestrian paths across the city

Kigali’s wetlands revamp inspires a new urban vision

Monday, December 08, 2025
Rwandan delegation presented the country's enhanced Climate Action Plan at the ongoing 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda turns to innovative financing to sustain biodiversity and resilience

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Some housing units at Riverside estate in Kigali. Rwanda's affordable housing policy determines that an affordable house should not exceed Rwf40–50 million, with payment spread over 15 to 20 years, on a mortgage.
Housing

A three-pronged plan to scale up affordable housing

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
A view of completed residential houses under the Bwiza Riverside Homes Project in Kigali City. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Housing

Why Kigali got global award for green affordable housing

Saturday, November 01, 2025