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When violent floods and landslides swept through Rwanda in May 2023, claiming 130 lives and displacing thousands, Kigali’s vulnerability to climate extremes became painfully clear. But the city is fighting back - w

Becoming a city in the forest: Catalyzing Kigali’s climate resilience through nature

Friday, November 29, 2024
Participants pose for a photo during an awareness campaign on the fight against HIV AIDS in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Rwanda’s bold path to ending AIDS, progress, challenges, and the road ahead

Friday, November 29, 2024
When violent floods and landslides swept through Rwanda in May 2023, claiming 130 lives and displacing thousands, Kigali’s vulnerability to climate extremes became painfully clear. But the city is fighting back - with nature as its ally

FEATURED: Becoming a city in the forest: Catalyzing Kigali’s climate resilience through nature

Friday, November 29, 2024
The esteemed award is a testament to the company's dedication to providing exceptional betting experiences and contributing positively to Rwandan communities.
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FEATURED: Winner Rwanda honored as best betting company of the year!

Thursday, November 28, 2024
Prince William has awarded Claver Ntoyinkima, Senior Ranger Guide and Trainer at Nyungwe National Park, the prestigious Tusk Wildlife Ranger Award for his exceptional dedication to primate and bird conservation .
Career

Rwanda’s Claver Ntoyinkima celebrated among leading African conservationists

Thursday, November 28, 2024
Participants at Huawei Technologies Rwanda's ICT Competition 2024-2025 roadshow, pose for a group photo. Courtesy
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FEATURED: Huawei Rwanda empowers future tech leaders through ICT competitions roadshow

Thursday, November 28, 2024
Panelists engage in a discussion during the Public Finance Management Coordination Forum in Kigali on November 27. Courtesy
Environment

Strong climate policies, slow implementation; what are the solutions?

Thursday, November 28, 2024
Jonathan Ledgard, CEO and co-founder of Tehanu, the start-up firm behind the new technology, during the interview with The New Times in Kigali on Wednesday, November 27. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Technology

Rwanda deploys AI to boost gorilla conservation

Thursday, November 28, 2024
One of the bridges damaged by gullies and rivers which are overflown by floods originating from Volcanoes
Environment

Musanze: Major repair of bridges underway to curtail volcano floods

Thursday, November 28, 2024
A teacher during a class of adults during a reading session. Rwanda aims to train 710,852 illiterate adults, equipping them with basic reading, counting and writing skills by 2029. File
Education

New literacy campaign targets 700,000 by 2029

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
DR Congo's Justice minister Constant Mutamba speaks to inmates at Munzenze prison in the border city of Goma during which he made incendiary statements against Rwanda and President Kagame, as well as Congolese Rwandophone communities, on Saturday.

In bizarre rant, DR Congo justice minister hits the trifecta of hate

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
On the sidelines of the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations , Juliet Kabera, the Director General of Rwanda Environment Management Authority (C) ,received a petition from almost three million people from around the world calling for an ambitious treaty.
Environment

Rwanda receives petition from 3 million people calling for end of plastic waste

Tuesday, November 26, 2024