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Fred Kwizera Programme Manager for Sustainable Agriculture who works with Solid Africa, which grows crops to supply schools, hospitals, the Special Economic Zone and other institutions. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwandan farms go high-tech to fight drought

Monday, September 15, 2025
RDB in collaboration with Enviroserve Rwanda, an e-waste recycling company, is leading the nationwide collection and disposal of these unlicensed machines. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Environment

Rwanda to dismantle, recycle 7,000 unlicenced slot machines

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Workers load some packages at ADMA RWANDA. Rwanda’s formal sector industrial output grew by 6.3 per cent in July 2025. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Economy

Boost in electricity generation lifts July industrial output by 6.3%

Friday, September 05, 2025
A floating boom.
Environment

Rusizi power plant gets floating booms to fight plastic waste

Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Workers on duty in a mattress firm at Kigali Special Economic Zone. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Economy

Industrial output grows by 8.5% in June

Tuesday, August 05, 2025
A view of a construction project of an integrated waste treatment facility designed to process both faecal and solid waste in Rusizi District. Courtesy
Environment

Rusizi waste treatment project to create 1,200 green jobs

Tuesday, July 08, 2025
Some brand new hybrid cars at Akagera Motor showroom at Kicukiro. The value-added tax (VAT) on hybrid vehicles is set to officially take effect on July 1. Craish BAHIZI
Economy

Which new taxes are in force as fiscal year begins?

Tuesday, July 01, 2025
A view of Nyabugogo river, is reported to be increasingly under threat from a range of pollution sources stemming from poor waste management practices
Environment

Scientists raise alarm over worsening pollution in Nyabugogo river

Saturday, June 28, 2025
The New Times

Reflecting on the plastic we don’t see: Why small choices matter in a big crisis

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Students during experiment
Environment

Collection of chemical waste from schools to begin in Western Province

Friday, June 06, 2025
Juliet Kabera, Director General of the Rwanda Environment Management Authority speaks during World Environment Day, which was marked under the campaign theme Beat Plastic Pollution on June 5 .
Environment

Govt sets up 24 plastic collection points, creates nearly 1,500 green jobs

Friday, June 06, 2025
A worker sorts plastic waste at SIBO Engineering Company, one of local companies that deal with plastic waste recycling.
Environment

Six innovative solutions addressing plastic waste in Rwanda

Thursday, June 05, 2025