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Image taken in Gakenke District starkly reveals the environmental cost of conventional tillage, where bare, disturbed soil is left defenceless against erosion, as evidenced by the sloughing hillside and washed-out field. Such practices compact the soil, severely hindering water infiltration and aggressively depleting the soil of its vital organic matter and nutrients. Photo: Courtesy of RICA

Conservation agriculture: Rwanda’s practical response to climate change and soil degradation

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
An artist's impression of Muvumba multipurpose dam in Nyagatare.
Infrastructure

Major multipurpose dams set to ease water shortages by 2030

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Director General of the Rwanda Biomedical Centre and Prof. Toby Peters, Executive Director the ACES during the signing ceremony. Courtesy
Featured

ACES, RBC partner to strengthen sustainable vaccine security, critical cold-chain systems

Monday, January 19, 2026
Tuyisenge (C), 28, was born in DR Congo to Rwandan parents and grew up in Kalenga, Masisi territory of North Kivu province
Africa

Ex-FDLR militiamen reflect on new life after repartriation

Sunday, January 18, 2026
Officials pose for a group photo at the launch of the partnership on Thursday.

Rwanda’s seed sector set for growth with partnerships and BK financing

Friday, January 16, 2026
A mother shares a warm moment with her children, reflecting how changing policies, economic realities, and personal choices are shaping smaller, planned families in Rwanda. Courtesy
Health

How policy, economics and choice are redefining family size in Rwanda

Friday, January 16, 2026
The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye delivers his remarks at the launch of the partnership on Thursday January 15. Courtesy
Agriculture

New partnerships aim to strengthen, clean up seed supply chain

Friday, January 16, 2026
Officials and participants pose for a group photo during the external validation workshop for Master of Science in clean cooling program on Thursday, January 15. Photos by Kellya Keza
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ACES set to establish specialized higher learning institute to drive clean cooling skills in Rwanda

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Inside a vegetable show room. On Monday, new regulations came into force in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for the so-called junk foods.

Why go to the supermarket, when you can go to the local market for food

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Some European mercenaries who surrendered to M23 rebels after the capture of Goma in North Kivu on January 29, 2025. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

The elephant in the room: Who benefits from a chaotic DR Congo?

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
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Infrastructure

Camp Zaïre: The 'Congolese' neighbourhood in Kigali that's changing with the times

Friday, January 09, 2026
Members of the Savings and Internal Lending Community (SILC) group in Burera district. Photo by CRS (1)
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65 years of CRS in building resilient and thriving communities in Rwanda

Thursday, January 08, 2026