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Some of the illegal miners in Gishwati who were arrested by Rwanda National Police last week. Districts that border the park have said that fresh measures are being tightened to crack down on illegal mining activities that threaten the protected forest. The park was designated a UNESCO biosphere reserve after being restored at a cost of $9.5 million since 2014. Photo: Courtesy. Courtesy

Illegal mining threatens Gishwati forest

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
A flooded wetland at Masaka in Kicukiro District in April. According to the State of Soil Erosion Control in Rwanda May 2022, more than 745,000 hectares of agricultural land in Rwanda are potentially eroded every year.Courtesy

How soil erosion is posing a threat on food security

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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EDITORIAL; We must act now to save our soils

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Group photo of Good Food for Cities (GF4Cs) project kick-off meeting in Rubavu District, July 2022.
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FEATURED: Good Food for Cities project seeks to boost farmers’ income in Rubavu district

Tuesday, August 09, 2022
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Optimism as stalled US$12 million agric project is ‘put back on track’

Monday, August 08, 2022
Workers pack fertiliser at a compost site in Musanze District. Photo: Courtesy.

How three local entrepreneurs struck gold in garbage dumps

Monday, August 08, 2022
A landscape view of former Gikondo industrial park after demolishing properties to conserve wetlands in Kigali in 2020. Under the Kigali City Wetland Master Plan, 3,888 hectares are reserved for conservation. According to the new study, the city has about 37 interconnected wetlands with a total area of about 9,160 hectares.

Study: Kigali City wetlands could generate over $155m annually

Monday, August 08, 2022
A traditional table set-up at Ikirenga Cultural Centre in Rulindo District. Sorghum cake, vegetables and milk were important meals in Rwanda. Photos: Dan Nsengiyumva.

Umuganura and the values behind it

Friday, August 05, 2022
Hippos in Akagera National Park. Ten African countries have proposed that hippopotamus be given the highest protection. Photo: Courtesy.

African countries want hippos listed as endangered species

Thursday, August 04, 2022
Mugeniwayesu with some of the initiativeu2019s beneficiaries.
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Two graduates on quest to empower young mothers

Wednesday, August 03, 2022
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Why varsity student’s business was nominated for $100,000 global award

Monday, August 01, 2022
Food section of Kimironko Market Kigali - Photo Luqman Mahoro

The highs and lows of feeding the ‘land of a thousand hills’

Monday, August 01, 2022