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Miners on duty inside a tunnel in Rulindo District. Over 90 per cent of miners are still unaware of their legal rights, leaving many vulnerable to unsafe working environments. Craish Bahizi
Economy

What is needed to make mining safe for workers

Sunday, November 16, 2025
CIMERWA officials, stakeholders, and distributors pose for a group photo during the customer engagement meeting in Kigali on November 14. Photos by Craish Bahizi.
Featured

CIMERWA to increase production, make Rwanda “100% cement import-free”

Saturday, November 15, 2025
Officials during a guided tour of SteelRwa plant. At least 270 households living around SteelRwa plant in Rwamagana District, will be relocated following air pollution concerns.
Environment

270 households around SteelRwa to be relocated

Friday, November 14, 2025
A beneficiary of the this clean cooking initiative after receiving stove. BPR Bank Rwanda Plc has concluded a financing facility to DelAgua Health Rwanda to support the financing of a landmark clean cooking initiative.
Featured

PRESS RELEASE: BPR Bank Rwanda strengthens Green Financing leadership to support clean cooking for 200,000 rural households

Friday, November 14, 2025
Rwanda’s Military Advisor to the UN, Col Deo Mutabazi, delivers Rwanda’s statement during the Fourth Committee debate on the comprehensive review of peacekeeping operations on November 11. Courtesy
Rwanda

UN peacekeeping missions need realistic mandates, says Rwandan envoy

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Rwandan delegation presented the country's enhanced Climate Action Plan at the ongoing 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda turns to innovative financing to sustain biodiversity and resilience

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Officials, trainers and participants pose for a photo after the opening session of the workshop in Kigali. Photos by Craish BAHIZI
Featured

UNILAK-China project offers training on hazard monitoring

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Health centres across Rwanda are set to strengthen early screening and care for persons with albinism as part of a national effort to reduce skin cancer cases. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Health

Health centres to expand cancer screening for persons with albinism

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Kigali set for Bjorn Vido’s Music in Space comeback at Kigali Universe Complex. COURTESY
Music

After health scare, Bjorn Vido revives Music in Space for Kigali’s ‘Reunion Party’

Thursday, November 06, 2025
A hybrid car on display at a showroom in Kicukiro. Rwanda’s transition from fuel-based transport to electric mobility is accelerating, driven by supportive government policies, growing investor confidence, and an emerging ecosystem of innovators. File
Economy

How govt, companies and banks are driving EV uptake

Tuesday, November 04, 2025
PHOTOS BY VILLAGE URUGWIRO
Economy

Kagame says development cannot be outsourced, calls for balanced global cooperation

Tuesday, November 04, 2025
Fortis Green Housing, a Kigali-based American developer, has launched a $25 million eco-estate in Kigali’s Masaka Sector. Courtesy
Housing

What are the key amenities that make a housing project green?

Thursday, October 30, 2025