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The ongoing construction works for a new landfill and a Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) in Rubavu District. Courtesy
Infrastructure

Construction of Rubavu modern landfill gets underway

Sunday, January 25, 2026
A worker stacks tin ingots at LuNa Smelter in Kigali. Tin prices have risen to nearly $50,000 per tonne from $32,000 on the international market. File
Economy

Mining: High tin prices 'may lift investor interest in Rwanda'

Saturday, January 24, 2026
Workers pack fresh green beans for exports at NAEB Warehouse at Gikondo. File

Why Kigali’s fresh produce market budget rose to $53.4m

Thursday, January 22, 2026
US President Donald Trump signed to order the United States’ withdrawal from dozens of UN-affiliated bodies and multilateral groups.

From aid to absence: Africa after America’s retreat

Thursday, January 22, 2026
A technician works inside a cookstove testing labaratory at Rwanda Standards Board. File
Environment

REMA explains charges for new carbon market projects

Wednesday, January 21, 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
Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Director General of the Rwanda Biomedical Centre and Prof. Toby Peters, Executive Director the ACES during the signing ceremony. Courtesy
Featured

ACES, RBC partner to strengthen sustainable vaccine security, critical cold-chain systems

Monday, January 19, 2026
Officials and participants pose for a group photo during the external validation workshop for Master of Science in clean cooling program on Thursday, January 15. Photos by Kellya Keza
Featured

ACES set to establish specialized higher learning institute to drive clean cooling skills in Rwanda

Thursday, January 15, 2026
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva meets with Leung Chun-Ying, Chairman of GX Foundation, a Hong Kong–based charitable organization providing global medical and public health assistance.
Health

PM Nsengiyumva, GX Foundation boss discuss health sector partnership

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
Officials celebrate the adoption of COP-21-Paris-Agreement on December 12, 2015. From January 2026, the United States officially is out of the Paris Agreement in January 2026. Internet
Environment

What US withdrawal from Green climate fund means

Thursday, January 15, 2026
According to the Capital Market Authority (CMA) Rwanda Annual Report 2024-2025, three corporate bond issuances approved between July 2024 and June 2025 raised a combined Rwf46.011 billion. Dan Gatsinzi
Economy

What’s driving Rwanda's growth in corporate bond issuances?

Thursday, January 15, 2026