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Some of the illegal miners in Gishwati who were arrested by Rwanda National Police last week. Districts that border the park have said that fresh measures are being tightened to crack down on illegal mining activities that threaten the protected forest. The park was designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve after being restored at a cost of $9.5 million since 2014. Photo: Courtesy. Courtesy

Illegal mining threatens Gishwati forest

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
A flooded wetland at Masaka in Kicukiro District in April. According to the State of Soil Erosion Control in Rwanda May 2022, more than 745,000 hectares of agricultural land in Rwanda are potentially eroded every year.Courtesy

How soil erosion is posing a threat on food security

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Farmers try to salvage some of their rice produce washed away by floods in Nyagatare District in 2019. According to the report, more than 745,000 hectares of agricultural land is potentially eroded every year.

Rwanda loses over Rwf800bn annually due to soil erosion –new report

Tuesday, August 09, 2022
Jean de Dieu Kwizera, a beekeeper in Gasabo District. Beekeepers reckon that one of the ways to increase honey production is producing eco-friendly pesticides.

Beekeepers weigh in on how to boost honey production

Monday, August 08, 2022
A landscape view of former Gikondo industrial park after demolishing properties to conserve wetlands in Kigali in 2020. Under the Kigali City Wetland Master Plan, 3,888 hectares are reserved for conservation. According to the new study, the city has about 37 interconnected wetlands with a total area of about 9,160 hectares.

Study: Kigali City wetlands could generate over $155m annually

Monday, August 08, 2022
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Emotionally troubled? 7 things to do for your mental health

Sunday, August 07, 2022
Antony Blinken.

Antony Blinken: nothing is as it seems in the African Great Lakes region

Friday, August 05, 2022
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Africa

Chinese-built modern railway in Kenya lauded for its green ethos

Friday, August 05, 2022
A public washroom at a smart public kiosk at Rwandex in Kigali. Photo: Craish Bahizi.

Kigali City to build more public toilets as demand soars

Thursday, August 04, 2022
Hippos in Akagera National Park. Ten African countries have proposed that hippopotamus be given the highest protection. Photo: Courtesy.

African countries want hippos listed as endangered species

Thursday, August 04, 2022
Darcy Cosney Ntwali used his skills in visual art and graphic design to start a tattoo business. Photos/Courtesy

How visual artist turned sketching to tattooing business

Wednesday, August 03, 2022
u2018Gusimbuka-urukiramendeu2019 (high jumping) during pre-colonial Rwanda. The kingdom of Rwanda was structured, orderly, and capable. Net photo.

The Hamitic Myth - A theological anthropology that contributed to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Tuesday, August 02, 2022