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Field preparation and planting using minimal tillage methods. A key and the first of the principles of conservation agriculture, this practice supports healthy soils by improving water infiltration, preventing erosion, and sustaining microorganisms. (Photo Courtesy: RICA)

Stop ploughing blindly: Our soils need a new approach

Thursday, April 23, 2026
According to Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority, petrol now costs Rwf2,938 per litre, up 48 percent in six weeks. Diesel has been held at Rwf2,205 through deliberate government intervention. FILE

How Rwanda is navigating the US–Iran war fallout

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
A worker during an indoor spraying as part of a malaria prevention campaign in Bugesera. File
Health

Malaria response focuses on high-burden districts

Monday, April 20, 2026
As a result of increased investment, fish production, mainly tilapia, has risen from 31,465 metric tonnes in 2019 to 52,439 metric tonnes in 2025. 
Agriculture

Private investment fuels tilapia boom in Rwanda

Monday, April 20, 2026
Porters carry food commodities in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Economy

Experts share tips on ways to navigate rising prices

Monday, April 20, 2026
Workers sort fresh avocados for export at the National Agricultural Export Development Board Warehouse in Kigali. File
Business

China seen as key alternative as Rwanda’s export markets weaken

Saturday, April 18, 2026
Tarcille Uwimana, who had been convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Gacaca courts, was apprehended in Ngoma Village, Gitega Cell, Rugabano Sector, on Tuesday, April 14.
Crime

Karongi: Woman arrested after 19 years on the run over Genocide

Thursday, April 16, 2026
Rice farmers work in their plantation in Kinazi Sector as part of ongoing efforts under the CDAT project, which aims to rehabilitate wetlands. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura.
Featured

From floods to food security: Rwanda’s wetland overhaul boosts yields under CDAT

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Emmanuel Ntarindwa, 51, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in January after the Busasamana Primary Court found him guilty of genocide-related crimes in Nyanza District. Courtesy
Rwanda

Survivors’ tips help unmask long-hidden genocide perpetrators

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Pig farmers during a guided tour at  Muyumbu pig breeding farm in Rwamagana district on May 11, 2021. File
Agriculture

Ban on pig trading as African swine fever hits Bugesera, Rusizi

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
A lightning strike killed one person and injured 26 others on April 13, in Gashanda Sector, Ngoma District. Courtesy
Environment

Ngoma: Lightning strike kills one, injures 26

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
A worker feeds fish at Kivu Choice’s first-ever 30-metre-diameter aquaculture cages on Lake Kivu in Nyamasheke District on Friday, May 9. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Agriculture

Victory Group raises $15m to boost tilapia production in Rwanda, Kenya

Monday, April 13, 2026