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The Ministry in charge of Emergency Management has reported that heavy rain-induced disasters claimed 52 lives between April 1 and April 16.
Environment

Heavy rain-induced disasters kill 52 people in 16 days

Friday, April 18, 2025
A view of an incident where a landslide hit an accommodation facility in Mulindi, Nyarugunga Sector, Kicukiro District on April 12.Four people lost their lives during heavy rains in Kigali. Moise
Environment

Four dead, 70 hectares of crops damaged as heavy rains intensify

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Eight houses were affected in Nyarugenge District, 12 in Kicukiro, and seven in Gasabo, with parts of the houses collapsing. Two people died—one due to flooding and another after being hit by a collapsing wall, said Samuel Dusengiyumva
Environment

Kigali: Two killed, dozens of houses damaged by floods, landslides

Monday, April 14, 2025
Rwanda Meteorology Agency predicted heavy rainfall, from the night of April 11 to 13, in the City of Kigali, Northern Province and Western Province as well as in Nyamagabe and Nyaruguru districts.
Environment

Weather warning: Heavy rain anticipated in Kigali, two provinces

Saturday, April 12, 2025
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
1. Potato farmers in Gataraga Sector, Musanze District, tour their consolidated land near Virunga mountains zone. Photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Agriculture

Smallholder farmers in Burera, Musanze ‘reaping big’ thanks to new agriculture insurance scheme

Sunday, April 06, 2025
Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) released new guidelines in 2022 for the use of adobe (mud) bricks, commonly known as Rukarakara. Craish Bahizi
Infrastructure

10 key things you need to know about Rwanda’s mud bricks’ guidelines

Saturday, April 05, 2025
The Ministry of National Unity and Civic Engagement has announced that 40% of Gacaca Court archives have been indexed. File
Kwibuka

Indexing Gacaca court archives at 40%: Why it matters for Rwanda’s Genocide history

Friday, April 04, 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
Agriculture remains Rwanda’s largest employer, with over 40 percent of labour market, meaning 1.8 million people. Courtesy
Agriculture

Five key areas of investment, job creation in Rwanda’s agriculture sector

Wednesday, April 02, 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
A flooded wetland at Masaka in Kicukiro District in April 2024. Courtesy
Environment

Meteo Rwanda warns of floods, landslides in April

Tuesday, April 01, 2025