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At least 5,396 tea farmers in the district are expected to benefit from the initiative designed to transform farming practices, raise incomes, and strengthen Rwanda’s position in the premium tea market. All photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Farmer training lifts tea quality prospects under Rugabano Outgrowers Services Company

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Female students in plumbing class during a practical exercise at Musanze Polytechnic. Major water resources projects will now be required to ensure that at least 30 per cent of their workforce is made up of women. Sam Ngendahimana
Health

Women to take at least 30% of jobs in water projects

Monday, March 30, 2026
The Minister of Environment, Bernadette Arakwiye, during a tree planting exercise at the joint celebration of the International Day of Forests, World Water Day and World Meteorological Day on Saturday, March 28.
Environment

Environment minister renews call for water, forest protection 

Sunday, March 29, 2026
A hotel room in Kigali.

Misnamed and misleading: Calling it a lodge doesn’t make it one

Friday, March 27, 2026
Inyambo cows during a parade at the celebration of Umuganura in Nyanza District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Culture

Rwanda seeks UNESCO recognition for Inyambo cattle

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A farmer stands in his maize plantation grown on radical terraces developed under CDAT, a $300 million project funded by the World Bank and implemented by the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board. Courtesy
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Terraces of hope: How a $300m project is reshaping Rwanda’s hills, rural economy

Monday, March 16, 2026
Delegates follow a presentation at the 2nd Rwanda Nordic and Baltic Business Forum in Kigali on Monday, March 9.
Business

Nordic, Baltic investors eye Rwanda’s green finance ecosystem 

Monday, March 09, 2026
Workers sort seedlings in a nursery in Gatsibo. According to official the project of forest restoration has given jobs to residents in greening degraded land. File
Environment

Farmers join fight to restore forests in Eastern province

Monday, March 09, 2026
Rwanda is seeking to have two intangible heritages, Imigongo and Umuganura, recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Culture

Rwanda seeks UNESCO recognition of Imigongo, Umuganura

Monday, March 02, 2026
Bank of Kigali CEO Diane Karusisi and other bank officials plant trees on Saturday, February 28. The bank marked the milestone with a renewed environmental pledge, planting about 3,500 trees in Kigali. cOURTESY
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Featured: BK marks 60 years with tree planting drive among key activities

Monday, March 02, 2026
The Volcanoes Community Resilience Project (VCRP) is delivering visible economic and social gains, particularly for farmers working on steep, high-altitude land in Nyabihu and Musanze districts.
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Featured: Major resilience project begins paying off for north-west Rwanda communities

Friday, February 27, 2026
Wildlife veterinarians treat lions in Akagera National Park. The park has so far over 70 lions. In 2015, seven lions were reintroduced to Akagera National Park, marking the beginning of the species’ return after years of absence. Courtesy
Environment

Why Akagera park wants to regulate lion population

Friday, February 27, 2026