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At least 33 people have been confirmed dead following heavy rains that flooded Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), authorities said early Monday.
Environment

Death toll rises as heavy rains flood DR Congo’s capital

Monday, April 07, 2025
Regional weather agency predicts heavy rains, flood risks in Horn of Africa. Courtesy
Environment

Regional weather agency predicts heavy rains, flood risks in Horn of Africa

Thursday, April 03, 2025
The Ministry in charge of Emergency Management announced that at least 522 disaster hotspots affecting 22,342 households with 97,159 people have been identified to be relocated. Photo by OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Environment

Ten key measures in place to save people in over 500 disaster hotspots

Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Visitors who come to see Icubya a beautiful, big, evergreen tree that is believed to be more than 300 years old.
Environment

Why Rwanda is set to map endangered ‘legacy trees’

Friday, March 07, 2025
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Infrastructure

Rubavu: Nearly 1,000 disaster-affected families to get new homes

Friday, February 28, 2025
A view of the ongoing construction activities of the anticipated multipurpose dam along River Nyabarongo in October. PHOTOS BY JANVIER HAKUZIMANA
Infrastructure

What to know as construction of Nyabarongo multipurpose dam reaches 40%

Friday, February 07, 2025
Residents during a tree planting exercise at Mount Rebero in Kicukiro District. The City of Kigali set to plant more trees to mitigate floods and improve air quality in Kigali City.
Environment

Govt set to expand forest cover on three Kigali hills

Thursday, February 06, 2025
A view of some of the demolished properties in process of restoring Gisozi wetland in Gasabo District. Courtesy
Environment

Nine wetlands to be restored in Rwanda

Monday, February 03, 2025
The entrance of Nyandungu Urban Wetland Eco-Tourism Park . The park boasts of walkways and cycling lanes stretching for over eight kilometres. Courtesy
Featured

What you should know as Rwanda celebrates World Wetland Day

Sunday, February 02, 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
The newly constructed dam to retain a portion of the floodwater and release it at a controlled flow rate at Sebeya river. Courtesy
Infrastructure

Inside govt efforts to rebuild infrastructure destroyed in 2023 floods

Wednesday, January 08, 2025
A view of one of the new water drainage systems constructed in Kigali to curb floods in the capital. Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

Development and resilience are not mutually exclusive, Kigali can have both

Friday, January 03, 2025