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A view of a dried beans plantation in Eastern Province. Rwanda has recorded 2024 as the hottest year, with temperatures 1.1 degrees Celsius higher than those before the industrial revolution.File
Environment

Rwanda says 2024 hottest year on record

Thursday, January 23, 2025
Some cooking stoves distributed to residents through the project dubbed Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change through Enhancing Community-Based Biodiversity Conservation (COMBIO)
Women

How women have taken lead in deforestation fight in Eastern Province

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Delegates use Virtual Reality (VR) technologies at BioNtech firm in Kigali Special Economic Zone in December 2023. Augmented reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) fall under the umbrella of extended reality(XR) technologies. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Technology

Four technologies to watch out for in Rwanda in 2025

Sunday, January 12, 2025
Every district will have air quality monitoring stations by the end of 2025.
Environment

All Rwandan districts set to have air quality monitoring stations

Saturday, January 11, 2025
Rwanda National Police traffic officers inspect air pollution of vehicles in Rwamagana District. File
Environment

Air pollution: Experts reflect on new vehicle testing scheme

Friday, January 10, 2025
A female taxi moto driver Josie Nsanzingoma and her client on an Ampersand e-motorbike in Kigali. File
Environment

EV batteries will be managed to prevent environmental harm – Minister Gasore

Wednesday, January 08, 2025
Participants during the Ulinzi Breast Cancer Awareness Walk in 2022. Courtesy

Cancer: Increased awareness and diagnostics improve outcomes

Thursday, January 02, 2025
People plant trees during Umuganda in Kicukiro on November 30. Over 1000 fruit tree seedlings including avocado, mango, orange, citrus, and guyava were planted at Ayabaraya,
Rwanda

City of Kigali seeks five fruit trees per household

Tuesday, December 03, 2024
A healthcare worker administers a pneumococcal catch-up vaccine to a baby in the village of Kandaor, BO district, Sierra Leone, on June 13, 2011. The Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) reported that this condition accounted for 16% of consultations across all health centers. Photo courtesy
Health

World Pneumonia Day: Rwanda ramps up fight against leading child health threat

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
The government is looking to register only electric motorbikes for public transport in the City of Kigali from January. Photo: Emmanuel Dushimimana.
Rwanda

Rwanda to halt registration of petrol motor-cycles in 2025

Monday, November 04, 2024
Thousand of  Motorcycles parked at Pele stadium during a meeting between Taxi-motor riders and officials of the city of Kigali on September 4. Photo by Craish Bahizi 
Environment

Air quality: Rwanda to start testing motorcycle emissions, enhance compliance

Monday, November 04, 2024
RPPA Director General Joyeuse Uwingeneye speaks during a past meeting. Courtesy
Environment

New public procurement policy focuses on efficiency, environmental protection – officials

Saturday, October 26, 2024