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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
One person has died and another was injured on Monday, 5 May, following the collapse of an illegal mining site in Rutsiro
Rwanda

Rutsiro: One killed, another injured after illegal mine collapses

Monday, May 05, 2025
Miners work in a tunnel at GAMICO- Bashyamba Mining Site in Nyarugenge District. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Economy

Labour Day: Thousands of mine workers benefit from minimum ‘living’ wage

Thursday, May 01, 2025
Minister of Trade and Industry Prudence Sebahizi speaks to journalists after addressing the general assembly of the National Consultative Forum of Political Organizations on Thursday, March 27. PHOTO BY EMMANUEL NTIRENGANYA
Economy

Trade Minister reaffirms commitment to mineral processing amidst sanctions

Friday, March 28, 2025
The Luwowo coltan mine near Rubaya on March 18th, 2014.

Myths of coltan exploitation in DR Congo

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Senator Édouard Mwangachuchu Hizi from North Kivu, was sentenced to death for alleged "participation in the M23 movement" and "treason," despite there being no evidence of the alleged crime. Net photo

DR Congo: The silence of the West in the face of serious Human rights violations - indifference or complicity?

Friday, March 07, 2025
Rwanda National Police have arrested 28 theft-related cases suspects in Ruhango District on March 2
Crime

Dozens arrested in Ruhango over robbery

Monday, March 03, 2025
The raft of measures imposed by the UK government against Rwanda, including suspending support towards development programmes and other measures with potential economic repercussions, is a wakeup call for Rwandans.

A diplomatic misstep rooted in paternalism

Monday, March 03, 2025
Some of DR Congo citizens who are Kinyarwanda Speakers, captured here undergo a severe torture in Eastern DR Congo. Courtesy.

Why did the UN Security Council ignore to condemn the existential threat against Congolese Tutsi?

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Rwanda has said that it rejects recent attempts by DR Congo to undermine its international partnerships through misinformation and political pressure.
Rwanda

DR Congo targeting Rwanda’s global sports partnerships is misguided – RDB

Thursday, February 20, 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner

A high-stakes blame game: DR Congo’s age-old weapon

Wednesday, February 19, 2025
A drone being used to tackle illegal mining, especially in hard-to-reach areas. Charis UAS drone landscape.
Technology

Drone surveillance helps curb illegal mining in Rwanda

Saturday, February 15, 2025