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Some housing blocks in Busanza Estate, where former Kangondo residents were provided shelter in Kicukiro District. (Courtesy)
Housing

Mandatory vertical housing: How can property owners adapt?

Friday, January 31, 2025
The City of Kigali announced the approval of nine new settlement sites with 40,000 plots in Gasabo District on January 21. Courtesy
Housing

What types of homes, prices are set for 40,000 new plots in Kigali?

Saturday, January 25, 2025
A view of the newly constructed housing blocks to accommodate residents identified as high risk zone dwellers in Nyarugenge District near Mpazi drainage in Kigali. Courtesy
Housing

How Rwanda plans to enforce 'vertical housing' to ease land pressure

Thursday, January 23, 2025
The City of Kigali announced on Tuesday, January 21 the approval of nine settlement sites, with a green light for issuance of construction permits.
Housing

City of Kigali approves settlement sites with 40,000 plots

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Electric buses that were brought in last month to shore up the country's green transport sector.  Transport is one of the sectors that will take the lion's share in the country's new climate finance strategy. Photo Courtesy
Environment

Key sectors that will take lion’s share in Rwanda's climate financing

Thursday, November 07, 2024
A view of the ongoing construction works of Cyahafi housing project to accommodate residents near Mpazi drainage in Nyarugenge District. Courtesy
Housing

Inside models to upgrade unplanned settlements in Kigali

Friday, October 11, 2024
EAC Secretary General Veronica Nduva (3rd right) in a group photo with participants at the two-day roundtable discussion. In the front row are (from left) Prof Njuguna Ndung’u of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, EAC Deputy Secretary General Annette Ssemuwemba, Dr Joy Maria Kategekwa of AfDB, Allen Asiimwe of TradeMark Africa, and Amani M’Bale of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on Wednesday, September 11. COURTESY OF EAC
Africa

Region’s Central Banks urged to embrace technology, facilitate cross-border trade

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Tens of housing units at Bwiza Riverside Homes in Karama, Nyarugenge District. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Housing

Kigali: 10 key projects to address housing demands

Friday, September 06, 2024
A view of the ongoing construction activities of housing blocks to accommodate residents from high risk zones in Cyahafi in Nyarugenge.
Infrastructure

City of Kigali mulls new plan to construct 10,000 affordable houses, upgrade slums

Wednesday, September 04, 2024
A landscape view of the ongoing construction works of Mpazi Rehousing Project to accomodate residents who live nearby Mpazi drainage in Nyarugenge. Courtesy
Infrastructure

How top 5 projects are poised to reshape Kigali

Monday, July 29, 2024
Road construction works at Nyabisindu in Gasabo. Nyabisindu is among settlements where Kigali City plans to commence drainage construction. Crai Bahizi
Infrastructure

CoK to compensate landowners affected by drainage construction in unplanned settlements

Sunday, July 28, 2024
President of the Ideal Democratic Party (PDI), Mussa Fazil Harerimana and members during the campaign on Wednesday July 3. Courtesy
Elections

Kagame is the leader Rwanda needs – PDI’s Harerimana

Wednesday, July 03, 2024