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Some members of the FDLR genocidal group captured by M23 during a handover event in Rubavu District on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.

What next after defecting from FDLR? Reintegration, truth, and the unlearning of a sacred lie

Monday, January 26, 2026
Jean-Claude Shirimpumu, a Gicumbi District-based farmer and chairperson of the Rwanda Pig Farmers’ Association touring his farm. Photo by Michel Nkurunziza
Agriculture

Feed shortages, imports drive up costs for livestock farmers

Thursday, January 22, 2026
Image taken in Gakenke District starkly reveals the environmental cost of conventional tillage, where bare, disturbed soil is left defenceless against erosion, as evidenced by the sloughing hillside and washed-out field. Such practices compact the soil, severely hindering water infiltration and aggressively depleting the soil of its vital organic matter and nutrients. Photo: Courtesy of RICA

Conservation agriculture: Rwanda’s practical response to climate change and soil degradation

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
An artist's impression of Muvumba multipurpose dam in Nyagatare.
Infrastructure

Major multipurpose dams set to ease water shortages by 2030

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye, speaks to journalists after addressing senators on January 19, 2026 (Emmanuel Ntirenganya).
Agriculture

Government prioritises efficient land use to meet food demand

Monday, January 19, 2026
Tuyisenge (C), 28, was born in DR Congo to Rwandan parents and grew up in Kalenga, Masisi territory of North Kivu province
Africa

Ex-FDLR militiamen reflect on new life after repartriation

Sunday, January 18, 2026
Hesham Gazar, the Chief Executive Officer of Leather and More Company, meets with RDB CEO Jean Guy Afrika
Business

Egyptian investor mulls plans to start leather factory in Rwanda

Sunday, January 18, 2026
More than 470 disaster incidents have been recorded across Rwanda since the onset of the rainy season in September, leaving at least 67 people dead and 123 others injured.
Environment

Disasters kill 67 in five months as lightning emerges deadliest hazard

Sunday, January 18, 2026
Ongoing construction of radical terraces in Nyabihu District as part of the Volcanoes Community Resilience Project. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana.
Rwanda

300,000 hectares need restoration in volcanic region

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Inside a vegetable show room. On Monday, new regulations came into force in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for the so-called junk foods.

Why go to the supermarket, when you can go to the local market for food

Thursday, January 15, 2026
A view of Rubaya mining site in eastern DR Congo. Intenet

‘Blood minerals’ in DR Congo: Myth or reality?

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Nine people were killed and six others injured after lightning struck a group of farmers who had taken shelter from the rain in Jarama Sector, Ngoma District.
Environment

Ngoma deaths spotlight hidden lightning risks in low-lying areas

Monday, January 12, 2026