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Somalia’s President Sheikh Hassan Mohamud (left), the Chairperson of the EAC Summit, President Salva Kiir of South Sudan (centre), Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, and EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki, look at the new map of the regional bloc after Somalia inched closer to joining the seven-member Community by signing the Treaty of Accession with the EAC at State House, Entebbe, Uganda on Friday, December 15.
Africa

Somalia signs Treaty of Accession with EAC

Friday, December 15, 2023
Passengers do check-ups before boarding a plane at Kigali International Airport. Rwanda has emerged as the leading champion of visa openness in Africa for 2023. FILE
Tourism

Rwanda leads Africa in visa openness — report

Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Grace Ineza Umuhoza, a Rwandan eco-feminist and child advocate, has called for increased climate finance to the newly adopted disaster fund known as the “Loss and Damage Fund”. COURTESY
Environment

COP28: Youth call for urgent action on climate finance

Monday, December 11, 2023
Minister of Environment Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya addresses delegates on a long-standing demand from the global south at the COP25 in Dubai on Saturday, December 9. Courtesy
Environment

COP28: Rwanda advocates for grants over loans in climate disaster relief fund

Sunday, December 10, 2023
Minister of Environment, Jeanne D’arc Mujawamariya speaks at a panel discussion at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, UAE, on Friday, December 8. Courtesy
Environment

Highlights from the first week of COP28 negotiations

Saturday, December 09, 2023
Rwanda National Police's rescue brigade officers rescue people who got stranded at a flooded street in Kigali on February 3, 2020. At COP 28 City of Kigali secures Rwf8.5bn to bolster climate resilience. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Environment

COP28: City of Kigali secures Rwf8.5bn to bolster climate resilience

Thursday, December 07, 2023
Minister of Environment Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya speaks during a session in Dubai.Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) aims to “enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience, and reduce vulnerability to climate change.
Environment

COP28: Climate experts question slow progress in adaptation talks

Thursday, December 07, 2023
Nyandungu contains several waterponds
Environment

How Rwanda is faring in wetlands restoration

Monday, December 04, 2023
Environment Minister Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya officiates the launch of Rwanda's Carbon Market Framework, on December 2, 2023, at COP28 in Dubai, UAE. She highlighted that this is a crucial move to advance climate action and facilitate Rwanda’s participation and maximize carbon market opportunities.
Environment

Rwanda’s carbon market framework launch, more events at COP28

Saturday, December 02, 2023
Rwamagana Solar Power Station, with an output of 8.5 megawatts, is one of the largest solar plants in the region. It was the first utility-scale solar plant in East Africa. Photo:File
Environment

COP28: What should be Africa’s agenda?

Tuesday, November 28, 2023
One of over 6,000 houses damaged by disasters in Rubavu District in Rwanda in May, 2023. The disasters also claimed 135 lives, livestock, and many hectares of plantations were washed away. File photo
Environment

EAC to approach COP28 as bloc with one voice, recommits to food security

Saturday, November 25, 2023
Delegates during the EAC High-Level Forum on Climate Change & Food Security in Arusha Tanzania on Thursday, November 23.
Agriculture

EAC Heads of State Summit: Climate change, food security top agenda

Friday, November 24, 2023