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MINEMA indicates that over 60 people were killed by disasters. Photo Courtesy
Environment

Disasters kill 60, ravage 600 hectares of crops in four months

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
A flooded wetland where different crops were totally damaged at Masaka in Kicukiro. Courtesy

Reform global financial system now or risk societal collapse

Monday, April 24, 2023
Hectares of crops damaged by floods in Burera and Musanze districts. Photo: File
Environment

Northern Province hit by 1,500 disaster cases over past five years

Monday, April 17, 2023
A flooded wetland where different crops were totally damaged at Masaka in Kicukiro in April 2022.
Environment

Weather agency warns of imminent river flooding as water levels rise

Friday, March 24, 2023
A water treatment plant at Nyabarongo river in Kigali. The 5th Population and Housing Census, 82.3% of private households in Rwanda have access to improved drinking water. Courtesy

The Global Water Crisis and Climate Change – from Disaster to Opportunity

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Delegates at In the 9th Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development Forum (ARFSD-9) held in Niamey, Niger. Courtesy
Africa

Global action needed for equitable resource distribution in Africa

Thursday, March 02, 2023
People react after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit in Antakya, southern Turkey, on Monday. Photo by Reuters
International

6.4 magnitude earthquake hits southern Türkiye

Monday, February 20, 2023
Senior delegates in a group photo at the opening the third World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF), taking place in Kigali from February 13 to February 14. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: World Coffee Forum kicks off with call to mitigate climate change

Monday, February 13, 2023
This aerial photo taken on Feb. 12, 2023 shows a scene after the earthquake in Antakya, Hatay Province, Türkiye. The death toll from the twin earthquakes that rocked Türkiye and Syria on Feb. 6 has climbed to 29,605 and 1,414 respectively as of Sunday evening. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)
International

Facts about Türkiye, Syria quake: Death toll tops 33,000

Monday, February 13, 2023
Rescue operations in Turkey. Internet
International

Turkey-Syria quakes "worst" disaster of region in century, says UN 

Sunday, February 12, 2023
Particiapants pose for a group photo during the workshop in Kigali.
Environment

Climate change could widen gender gaps - report

Monday, January 23, 2023
Taxi-moto operators wade through a flooded street in Kigali. File
Environment

City of Kigali to restore drainages to cope with floods

Monday, November 28, 2022