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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
Equipped with wave sensors, the water level monitors effectively communicate fluctuations in water levels every five minutes
Environment

Rwanda installs flood monitors on Nile Basin rivers, lakes

Friday, November 17, 2023
Helen Clark, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Patron of the Commonwealth Local Government Conference (CLGF) during the interview on the Commonwealth Local Government Conference 2023 that will take place in Kigali from November 14 to 17, under the theme “Building local government resilience to future shocks”. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza
Rwanda

Former New Zealand Premier says Rwanda gathering “a big opportunity” for Commonwealth local governments

Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Delegates pose for a group photo during the 6thInternational Conference on Environment, Energy and Development (ICEED2023) in Kigali November 8, 2023. COURTESY
Featured

FEATURED: UNILAK to host China-Africa joint research centre

Monday, November 13, 2023
One of the new pedestrian bridges completed at Sebeya River connecting Kanama and Nyundo Sectors to facilitate residents who mainly face challenges to cross Sebeya in rainy season. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Infrastructure

Photos: Efforts to tame deadly Sebeya floods gain momentum

Saturday, November 11, 2023