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NCBA Bank Rwanda and Green City Kigali (GCK) have formed a strategic partnership to promote affordable, inclusive, and environmentally friendly homeownership. Craish Bahizi
Featured

ENVIRONMENT DAY: NCBA Bank, Green City Kigali seal landmark partnership to advance sustainable urban living

Thursday, June 05, 2025
Minister of Environment Valentine Uwamariya during a session with the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Finance on Tuesday, June 3. Photo Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda to mobilise finance for 19 carbon market-ready projects

Wednesday, June 04, 2025
A youth-led initiative was launched to combat climate change and protect biodiversity, aiming to uplift over 100,000 people living near Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park on May 30. Sam Ngendahimana
Environment

Climate initiative to benefit 100,000 people near Volcanoes National Park

Friday, May 30, 2025
Solar powered irrigation scheme in eastern province in Rwanda. The Global Report on Food Crises 2025 confirms a sobering reality for Africa. File

Transforming Africa’s food systems

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
A worker removes a battery that is used on electric motorbike. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda eyes ‘green jobs model’ in $11bn climate plan overhaul

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Local tourists enjoy the walk on the canopy in Nyungwe Forest National Park. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Africa must leverage its wealth or remain trapped in poverty

Friday, May 23, 2025
Yusuf Murangwa, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, and Ozonnia Ojielo, the UN Resident Coordinator in Rwanda sign the agreement in Kigali on Tuesday 20. The Government of Rwanda and the United Nations on Tuesday, May 20, signed the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2025–2029, charting a renewed path of partnership to advance Rwanda’s national development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda, UN ink new cooperation framework to accelerate inclusive development

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Central Bank Deputy Governor Justin Nsengiyumva addresses participants in the Annual research Conference in Kigali. Courtesy
Economy

Research crucial to advancing digital payments, says deputy central bank governor

Sunday, May 18, 2025
Maurice Mugabowagahunde, Governor of Northern Province, assured that various measures are being considered to achieve a long-term waste management solution across the region. Germain Nsanzimana
Environment

Northern Province seeks modern landfills, waste management system

Friday, May 16, 2025
Officials pose for a group photo at the Africa Congress of Accountants (ACOA) on Tuesday, May 7

ACOA2025: Who will be Africa’s next generation of accountants?

Sunday, May 11, 2025
Ministry of Infrastructure launched the first electric intercity bus route connecting Muhanga to Kigali, Nyanza, and Huye district, on Thursday, May 8. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Environment

Govt rolls out electric bus service to secondary cities

Friday, May 09, 2025
Minister of Environment Valentine Uwamariya and Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Grace FU Hai Yien, during the signing of an Implementation Agreement on carbon market.
Environment

Rwanda, Singapore sign carbon credit deal

Tuesday, May 06, 2025