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Residents clear mud and sand from Giciye River in Ngororero District after heavy rainfall. Photo: File.
Environment

Govt mulls new model to safeguard Giciye power plants from floods

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Clean cooking technologies and modern methods have been implemented at Groupe Scolaire St Jean Munini, Nyaruguru. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Rwanda

Lawmakers propose clean cooking solutions for schools to check firewood use

Friday, November 29, 2024
A technician during the electricity supply activities in Gicumbi District.  The government’s aim to achieve 100 percent energy access within five years is admirable. Photo Courtesy 
Editorial

Rwanda’s energy policy needs bold steps for a green future

Friday, November 08, 2024
Rwamagana Solar Power Station, an 8.5MW solar power plant is the fourth-largest in the East African Community. The government is revising its energy policy to expedite its transition to renewable energy. Photo Courtesy 
Energy

Why Rwanda is updating its energy policy

Friday, November 08, 2024
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
Government officials join Bugesera residents at the annual Tree Planting Day in Kanzenze cell, Ntarama sector, during Umuganda community service on October 27. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Environment

Explainer: Rwanda’s journey to restore two million hectares of degraded land

Thursday, October 31, 2024
Residents plant a tree at Nyandungu Eco-Park in Kigali. As Rwanda seeks to plant 65 million trees, restoring urban forests is among the priorities. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza.
Environment

Inside govt efforts to restore urban forests

Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Students pose for a photo as they join BK Foundation and residents during a community-led tree-planting event at Gahini in Kayonza District. Courtesy
Featured

FEATURED: Kayonza: BK Foundation Joins Residents in a Community Tree-Planting Activity

Monday, October 28, 2024
A nursery tree in Bugesera District. Ten districts are set to receive a substantial share of the 65 million trees to be planted across Rwanda this October. File
Environment

Top 10 districts set to benefit from 65m reforestation drive

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Residents plant bamboo trees near Rugunga drainage. File
Environment

Kigali: Three million tree planting drive targets residential, recreational zones

Thursday, October 17, 2024
Beekeepers harvest honey in Huye District on March 14, 2024. Rwanda's annual honey production reached 7,000 tonnes as of August 2024. Photo by Moise Bahati
Economy

Rwanda's annual honey production ramps up but challenges remain

Monday, September 23, 2024
Deforestation in Africa’s montane forests is driving a sharper rise in temperatures and cloud levels than climate change alone
Environment

Deforestation driving up Africa’s temperatures, study shows

Sunday, September 15, 2024