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Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport, Davis Chirchir, and EAC Partner States Ministers sign the report of the 19th Sectoral Council on Transport, Communications and Meteorology in Mombasa, Kenya. Also in the photos are the EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social and Political Sectors, Andrea Aguer Ariik and Partner States’ Permanent/Principal Secretaries.
Africa

EAC countries urged to eliminate barriers to transportation

Saturday, October 26, 2024
Commonwealth leaders are being urged to work harder to get rid of the barriers and biases that continue to hold back women and girls in the 56 member countries.
Africa

CHOGM 2024: Leaders urged to work harder to leave no woman behind

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
A view on the newly completed flood retention dam designed to contain the floods caused by River Sebeya in Rubavu District. Courtesy
Environment

Day for Disaster Risk Reduction: 10 Key measures Rwanda has taken

Sunday, October 13, 2024
Gentil Kangaho, president of the Institution of Engineers Rwanda (IER), and Steven Sabiti, CEO of the Institution of Engineers Rwanda at a press briefing on Tuesday, October 8. Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: Kigali hosts global conference: ‘A chance for Rwanda to learn from international infrastructure advances’ – engineering body

Thursday, October 10, 2024
The New Times

It’s high time to turn the “Right to Foods” for a healthy, nutritious and affordable diet into reality

Tuesday, October 08, 2024
Delegates during a two-day meeting of senior officials from the peace and security cluster under the Northern Corridor Integration Projects in Kigali on Thursday, October 3. Photos by Craish Bahizi.
Security

Northern corridor peace, security meet in Kigali to explore new areas of cooperation

Thursday, October 03, 2024
Hailstorm ravaged farmers’ crops in Gakenke District on the evening of October 1. Courtesy
Environment

Hailstorm ravages crops in Gakenke, forecaster warns of heavy rains in October

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
Farmers try to salvage their rice produce from a flooded plantation in the aftermath of heavy rains in Rwangingo Marshland in Nyagatare District on May 6, 2020. Photo: Courtesy.
Agriculture

Agriculture insurance scheme struggles with uptake

Friday, September 27, 2024
A segment of a residential hotspot identified as a high-risk zone in Gatsata. Other hotspots include Jabana, Nduba, Kimisagara, Nyakabanda, Kigali, and Mageragere sectors, as well as areas near wetlands. Photo: File
Environment

What next after identifying 326 major disaster hotspots?

Sunday, September 22, 2024
Road users wade through a flooded street after heavy rains in Kigali on January 28, 2020. Rwanda has its sights set on the next round of global climate talks at the upcoming COP29, which will take place in Azerbaijan in November. File
Environment

What Rwanda expects from COP29 in Azerbaijan

Thursday, September 12, 2024
President Paul Kagame had an interview with Xihnua ahead of his attendance of the ongoing Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in Beijing. Photo by Village Urugwiro.
International

Q&A: Rwanda, China share history of overcoming immense challenges, says President Kagame

Thursday, September 05, 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his remarks during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit. Courtesy
International

Xi’s statement at 2024 FOCAC Summit opening ceremony

Thursday, September 05, 2024