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Yves Daccord (2nd left), the Director General of ICRC Arifur Rahman (middle), the Manager for Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion at UNHCR Rwanda and Leslie Marbri (right) from USAID discussing about humanitarian development nexus. Courtesy

UN calls for sustainable funding to disaster-affected community

Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Car Free Day health activities are not just for screening purposes, but to create awareness to educate people on healthy lifestyle choices in general.

Preventing and controlling noncommunicable diseases

Monday, March 09, 2020
Flood killed five believers in Nyamagabe cave. Praying from caves and mountains is illegal.

Five die in flooded cave while praying

Friday, March 06, 2020
Cargo trucks at Rusumo One stop border post between Rwanda and Tanzania. The collapse of a bridge on the Morogoro-Dodoma highway due to heavy rains on Monday disrupted transport which has affected inland Tanzanian cargo and movement of goods and people to and from Rwanda. However, Eng Isack Kamwelwe, Tanzaniau2019s Minister of Works, Transport and Communication said on Tuesday that construction works to repair the highway are underway to normalise movement of goods and people from Rwanda to Tanzania. / Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Tanzania starts repairs on road linking to Rwanda

Wednesday, March 04, 2020
Weatherman says the high temperature anomalies currently present in the tropical Pacific Ocean is a key indicator for more rains ahead. / File.
Rwanda

Meteo predicts above-normal rains until May

Friday, February 28, 2020
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Meteo predicts above-normal rains until May

Friday, February 28, 2020
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MPs express concern over low insurance penetration in Rwanda

Friday, February 28, 2020
Farmers of Mwaga Gisakura cooperative union in Nyamasheke district weighing tea leaves. Rwanda launched the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme in April 2019.

Does agric insurance go far enough?

Thursday, February 20, 2020
Participants at the African Drone Forum in Kigali examine one of the drones on display. Leapr Labs, a local drones company, signed deals with three drone companies and a Dutch University. / Emmanuel Kwizera.
Business

What would make drone technology more impactful?

Monday, February 17, 2020
People struggle to navigate through a flooded road. Heavy rains over the last few days caused the death of 19 people and damaged a lot of property. / Photo: E. Kwizera.
Rwanda

Heavy rains: Death toll rises to 19

Wednesday, February 05, 2020
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Rwanda

Over 40% of Rwanda’s wetlands ‘lost their pristine nature’

Tuesday, February 04, 2020
Vehicles and people wade through a flooded street during heavy rains on Kinamba-Gakiriro-Kagugu road in Gasabo District in Kigali on January 28, 2020. The road was impassable for the better part of Tuesday evening due to flooding that left people stranded for hours on either side of the road. Photo: Emmanuel Kwizera
Rwanda

Weatherman cautions of more severe rains

Tuesday, January 28, 2020