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Prosper Mulindwa who was elected new Mayor of Rubavu on Thursday, December 7. PHOTOS BY GERMAIN NSANZIMANA
Rwanda

Prosper Mulindwa elected new Rubavu Mayor

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
Minister of Environment, Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya during a presentation in a session during the ongoing 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. COURTESY
Environment

COP28: Women bear the brunt of climate change in Rwanda

Wednesday, December 06, 2023
Ignite Power co-founder Angela Homsi (6th from left) in a group photo with other winners of the 15th Zayed Sustainability Prize, and UAE leaders, in Dubai, on December 2, 2023. COURTESY
Energy

Rwandan firm wins $1m award for solar energy solutions

Monday, December 04, 2023
PHOTO BY VILLAGE URUGWIRO
Environment

Rwanda among beneficiaries as COP28 adopts disaster fund

Friday, December 01, 2023
The New Times

Lessening the blow of climate-related loss and damage

Thursday, November 30, 2023
MONUSCO in DR Congo

Few will miss MONUSCO, Tshisekedi among them despite ordering them out

Tuesday, November 28, 2023
The New Times

Reflections on violence against women and girls

Monday, November 27, 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
A segment of Musanze-Rubavu road that was damaged by floods during heavy rains that ravaged the country on May 2-3, 2023. According to the statistics, 150 residents lost their lives and over 6000 houses were destroyed. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Environment

Why Rwanda needs global “Loss and Damage Fund”

Friday, November 24, 2023
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente delivers remarks as Kenyan President William Ruto, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan look on, at the EAC High-Level Forum on Climate Change and Food Security in Arusha, Tanzania on Thursday, November 23. Courtesy
Agriculture

Ngirente calls for climate resilience, de-risking agriculture in EAC

Thursday, November 23, 2023
A farmer irrigates his cabagge plantation in Akagera wetland near Mahama refugee camp.
Agriculture

Mahama refugees turn to farming after relief aid cut

Sunday, November 19, 2023