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Farmers work to salvage their rice fields after floods damaged plantations in Nyagatare in 2022. File
Agriculture

Climate shocks trigger fresh calls to scale up farmers’ insurance

Tuesday, January 06, 2026
Nine people were killed and six others injured after lightning struck a group of farmers sheltering from the rain in Jarama Sector, Ngoma District. COURTESY
Rwanda

Ngoma: Nine dead, six injured in lightning incident

Sunday, January 04, 2026
Some of the newly introduced electric buses operating in public transport at the Downtown Taxi Park in Kigali. File.
Environment

20 green initiatives that defined Rwanda’s climate agenda in 2025

Wednesday, December 24, 2025
State Minister for ICT and Innovation Yves Iradukunda nd other officials during a guided tour as Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) deployed the Geospatial Hub, also known as Geo-Hub. Courtesy
Editorial

Precision agriculture holds potential for millions of smallholder farmers 

Friday, December 19, 2025
The Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) deployed the Geospatial Hub, also known as Geo-Hub,
Environment

AI-powered portal to monitor farms, detect climate 

Friday, December 19, 2025
Nyabihu residents watch how heavy rains destroy a bridge on May 7, 2020. File
Infrastructure

Upcountry roads face growing environmental damage - new report

Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Farmers and tea pluckers pose for a group photo during celebrations at Rubaya Tea Factory on December 6. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Featured

How Rwanda Mountain Tea is empowering farmers to grow produce that has earned global reputation

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Farmers from Shyira Sector in Nyabihu District celebrate after planting 4,000 indigenous tree species in the buffer zone of the Mukungwa River.
Featured

Could land restoration be Africa’s "new economy"?

Tuesday, December 09, 2025
A neighbourhood in Kibagabaga in the capital Kigali. The new district land use master plans for eleven districts, approved by the Cabinet on November 28, are expected to guide sustainable land use and accelerate major urban development projects, according to the National Land Authority. Photo: Courtesy
Infrastructure

Inside new district land use master plans

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Agaciro Development Fund mobilised its leadership, staff, partners, and residents of Muhima Sector for a tree-planting exercise on Friday, November 28. All photos by Craish Bahizi.
Featured

Agaciro Development Fund champions environmental conservation through tree-planting

Saturday, November 29, 2025
A teenager relaxes with a smartphone. Today’s age of instant convenience shaped by smartphones, streaming, and endless entertainment makes distraction easier than ever. Internet photo

The comfort cage: Why resilience is the most urgent skill for the next generation

Tuesday, November 25, 2025
It featured 19 comic books and eight animations created by 20 Rwandan artists, the display that highlighted the powerful rise of a new generation of illustrators and digital storytellers. 
Art

How young creatives tell Rwandan story through digital art

Friday, November 21, 2025