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A view of the conserved Rugezi wetland which has played a big role in stabilising the water supply for national hydropower generation. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Featured

How Rugezi wetland restoration stabilised hydropower supply

Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Minister for Environment, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya with officials during Umuganda community work at Nyabikono, where the Mwogo and Mbirurume rivers meet to form the Nyabarongo River on Saturday, May 25.
Environment

Govt set to green key districts to protect Nile river sources from pollution

Sunday, May 26, 2024
Rwanda committed to restoring two million hectares of land by 2030 through the Bonn Challenge. Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Environment

Govt to use Rwf23bn to restore degraded forests in Southern, Northern provinces

Thursday, May 23, 2024
A flooded city in Brazil where disasters continue to cause many losses. Social injustice, mass extinction, and climate change are just a few of the problems facing humanity today.

The myth of a perfect world and its contemporary significance

Thursday, May 09, 2024
A truck offloads waste at Nduba landfill in Gasabo District. A plan has been devised to construct a new landfill adjacent to the current facility which officials say will help address challenges linked to the existing landfill. File.
Environment

Officials say proposed landfill at Nduba will help address public health concerns

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
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Africa

African experts highlight soil degradation, climate impacts on crop yields

Wednesday, May 08, 2024
Students reading books in the Library at Groupe Scolaire Kimisange in Kigali. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Education

Writers weigh in on Rwanda’s reading culture

Monday, May 06, 2024
A view of Rusororo cemetry in Gasabo District. A proposed law amendment seeks to ban burying the dead in tombs built with cement and tiles. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Govt mulls ban on concrete tombs to optimize land use

Thursday, April 25, 2024
Former Canadian military officer Roméo Dallaire, the force commander of UNAMIR. INTERNET PHOTO
Kwibuka

April 12, 1994: Gen Dallaire sounds alarm, Boutros-Ghali does nothing

Friday, April 12, 2024
Two Lake Kivu islands, Shyute and Kamiko that were once deforested and degraded will soon be restored with 156,000 different tree species
Environment

Lake Kivu: Two islands to undergo forest restoration

Monday, March 25, 2024
Women cadres and veterans of the liberation struggle of Rwanda during a tree planting activity to combat desertification in Bugesera District in Eastern Province. Courtesy
Women

Women liberators to combat desertification in Eastern Province

Sunday, March 24, 2024
Damaged West African and South Atlantic 3 undersea cables could take months to fix. INTERNET PHOTO
Technology

Why Internet disruptions have rocked parts of Africa

Tuesday, March 19, 2024