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Rwandans are adopting bioethanol cookers to curb charcoal's hazards . Courtesy
Energy

Bioethanol clean cooking fuel to reach one million households

Wednesday, August 06, 2025
By 2050, Musanze plans to have 200,750 dwelling units, with 112,500 in town, 13,250 in semi‑urban centres and 75,000 in rural settlement sites. Courtesy
Tourism

Volcano canopy walkways, aerodrome and eco-parks in Musanze’s master plan

Wednesday, August 06, 2025
The New Times

July 19, 1994: The day Rwanda chose life

Saturday, July 19, 2025
Researchers document some native trees in eastern Province. Courtesy
Environment

17 native tree species to help green Rwanda’s Eastern Province

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Congolese refugees in Mahama camp in Rwanda's Eastern Province protest against killings of Banyamulenge, Hema and Tutsi people in eastern DR Congo on March 6, 2024.
International

Hundreds of experts, academics, lawyers, religious leaders, writers, artists write to UN chief over persecution of Congolese Tutsi

Sunday, March 09, 2025
Visitors who come to see Icubya a beautiful, big, evergreen tree that is believed to be more than 300 years old.
Environment

Why Rwanda is set to map endangered ‘legacy trees’

Friday, March 07, 2025
Residents during a tree planting exercise at Mount Rebero in Kicukiro District. The City of Kigali set to plant more trees to mitigate floods and improve air quality in Kigali City.
Environment

Govt set to expand forest cover on three Kigali hills

Thursday, February 06, 2025
The entrance of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-Tourism Park . The park boasts of walkways and cycling lanes stretching for over eight kilometres. Courtesy
Featured

What you should know as Rwanda celebrates World Wetland Day

Sunday, February 02, 2025
A view of the newly constructed housing blocks to accommodate residents identified as high risk zone dwellers in Nyarugenge District near Mpazi drainage in Kigali. Courtesy
Housing

How Rwanda plans to enforce 'vertical housing' to ease land pressure

Thursday, January 23, 2025
Rwanda launched the rehabilitation of five wetlands that will cost $27 million to be upgraded in Kigali
Environment

Inside nine multi-billion greening projects set to take shape in 2025

Thursday, January 02, 2025
Some of the solar water heaters that are already in use in Rwanda.
Environment

Rwanda needs $60 million to boost uptake of solar water heaters

Saturday, December 28, 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 - w

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

Friday, November 29, 2024