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President Kagame greets thousands of residents who turned up en masse to meet him in Ruhango District on August 25. / Photos: Village Urugwiro
Rwanda

I will fully deliver on my pledges – Kagame tells Ruhango residents

Thursday, August 25, 2022
Pedestrians wade through a flooded wetland in Kigali on January 28, 2020. more than 745,000 hectares of agricultural land in Rwanda potentially loses its topsoil every year . File

Experts weigh in on soil erosion-induced losses

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Some of the illegal miners in Gishwati who were arrested by Rwanda National Police last week. Districts that border the park have said that fresh measures are being tightened to crack down on illegal mining activities that threaten the protected forest. The park was designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve after being restored at a cost of $9.5 million since 2014. Photo: Courtesy. Courtesy

Illegal mining threatens Gishwati forest

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Farmers try to salvage some of their rice produce washed away by floods in Nyagatare District in 2019. According to the report, more than 745,000 hectares of agricultural land is potentially eroded every year.

Rwanda loses over Rwf800bn annually due to soil erosion –new report

Tuesday, August 09, 2022
Colombiau2019s Vice President Francia Marquez and Colombiau2019s President Gustavo Petro hug during the swearing-in ceremony at Plaza Bolivar, in Bogota, Colombia, August 7, 2022.
International

Gustavo Petro sworn in as Colombia’s president

Monday, August 08, 2022
A worker boils tin at LuNa Smelter in Gasabo District. The firm is the sole producer and exporter of tin in both Eastern and Central Africa.

Mining industry sees value in growing local processing capacity

Sunday, July 31, 2022
Ambassador Masahiro Imai hands over the award to one of five people who were recognized during the ceremony that took place at the Envoy of Japan in Rwandau2019s residence on July 27. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

Featured: Japan awards 5 people for their role in deepening bilateral relations between Japan and Rwanda

Friday, July 29, 2022
Yamina Karitanyi, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board, in an exclusive interview in Kigali .Photo by Dan Nsengiyumva
Featured

Yamina Karitanyi discusses professionalism, investments in mining sector

Friday, July 29, 2022
Officials and workers of the health post in a group photo . The health post was built through collaboration between UNICEF Rwanda, Society for Family Health (SFH), SC Johnson, and the Private Sector Federation.

Private sector urged to invest in health posts

Friday, July 22, 2022
An irrigation system in Kirehe District. You must apply for water use permits to irrigate an area of more than one hectare. Photo: File.

1,500 businesses risking prison, penalties over water permits

Monday, July 11, 2022
FDLR militia in Eastern DR Congo. The FDLR was founded in September 2000. It is blacklisted as a terrorist group because of the horrendous crimes it committed on Congolese territory.

Why Congolese army-FDLR alliance is an evil enterprise

Monday, July 11, 2022
Trainees who follow professional short courses offered by the African Centre of Excellence in Data Science, in partnership with the Data Science Council of America. Photo: Courtesy.
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Why professional courses offered by the African Centre of Excellence in Data Science are essential

Friday, July 08, 2022