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Delegates during the Africa Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Monday, January 28. Courtesy
Energy

Five things to know as govts race to power 300m Africans

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Workers in the terraces earn Rwf 2,000 daily making it possible for them to save their earnings and improve their livelihoods
Featured

FEATURED - Transforming agriculture in Rwanda: Govt initiative's impact on livelihoods, productivity

Monday, January 27, 2025
Between 2005 and 2020, India reduced its emission intensity of GDP by 36%, demonstrating a rare ability to decouple economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions. Courtesy Photo

A Green Planet – India leading the way

Sunday, January 26, 2025
Houses destroyed by heavy rain in Nyabihu District. Rwanda continues to face natural disasters worsened by climate change. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Environment

Report shows effects of 10 major disasters in 2024

Saturday, January 25, 2025
Officials during the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. The deal aims to limit global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Photo: Courtesy

What environmentalists say about US withdrawal from Paris Agreement

Friday, January 24, 2025
Belen Calvo Uyarra, the EU Ambassador to Rwanda delivers her remarks during the consultation meeting in Kigali on Thursday, January 23. Courtesy
Economy

European investors explore Rwanda’s green bond market

Thursday, January 23, 2025
A view of a dried beans plantation in Eastern Province. Rwanda has recorded 2024 as the hottest year, with temperatures 1.1 degrees Celsius higher than those before the industrial revolution.File
Environment

Rwanda says 2024 hottest year on record

Thursday, January 23, 2025
A hydrological and weather station that helps in monitoring levels of floods. Rainfall from March to May in 2025 is expected to be slightly below the levels observed in the same period in previous years.
Environment

Weather agency on why country will experience low rainfall next quarter

Thursday, January 23, 2025
China’s Ambassador to Rwanda, Wang Xuekun and Minister of Finance Yusuf Murangwa pose for a photo at the signing ceremony on Wednesday, January 22. Photos by Dan Gatsinzi
Rwanda

Rwanda gets Rwf66bn China loan to construct mega irrigation project

Wednesday, January 22, 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
A view of Mombasa Port in Kenya. Africa’s economic growth is forecast to improve from 3.4 per cent in 2024 to 3.7 per cent in 2025 and further to 4 per cent in 2026.
Africa

Africa's economy to improve in 2025 despite global stagnation - report

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
A view of Nasho solar-powered irrigation project in Eastern Province in Rwanda. File

The path forward: Harnessing technology, innovation in agriculture in Eastern Africa

Tuesday, January 21, 2025