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Samuel Dusengiyumva, the Mayor of the City of Kigali addresses taxi-moto riders during a meeting at Kigali Pele stadium. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Kigali mayor urges taxi-moto riders to help keep city clean

Thursday, September 05, 2024
Agronomist works in a potato seed multiplication centre in Musanze District. Rwanda is getting ready to test genetically modified potato varieties resistant to late blight. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Rwanda to begin GMO trials for potatoes by February 2025

Saturday, August 31, 2024
Rwanda Meteorology Agency has warned of “intense and frequent lightning strikes,” especially at the beginning of the forthcoming rainy season
Environment

Meteorology agency warns of intense lightning strikes as rainy season starts

Saturday, August 24, 2024
Rwandan Hip Hop legends, Riderman and Bulldogg, are set to perform live in a concert named after their collaborative EP, “Icyumba Cy’Amategeko' on August 24 at Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village. File

Where to hang out in Kigali this weekend: Nine hot spots before the rain hits

Friday, August 23, 2024
Visitors tour a greenhouse in which the seed multiplication is conducted in Musanze District. Agricultural output in Rwanda is projected to rise by 10% in the 2025 Season A. Courtesy
Agriculture

Agricultural output set to increase by 10% in 2025: What will drive growth?

Thursday, August 22, 2024
Hydroponic fodder is produced by growing seeds without soil and with minimal water, using about ten times less water than traditional methods. Courtesy
Agriculture

How farmers are saving cows with hydroponic fodder during dry spells

Thursday, July 25, 2024
Landslides kill 146 in Ethiopia following Monday's disaster.
Africa

Death toll in Ethiopia landslide rises to 229

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
A worker sorting seedlings in Nyagatare. Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) is engaging farmers and the private sector in hydroponic fodder cultivation. Courtesy
Economy

Rwanda banks on ‘hydroponic fodder’ tech to boost milk production

Monday, July 22, 2024
Workers filling milk at a collection centre in Gicuimbi District. Ministry of Trade has revealed that the minimum price of raw milk delivered by dairy farmers to milk collection centres (MCCs) is Rwf400 per litre. Fil
Economy

Dairy farmers to get over 30% more income with new milk prices

Friday, July 12, 2024
Mpox, formerly called monkeypox, is a viral infection and can be deadly. It is reported that the current outbreak has been driven by sexual transmission but there is evidence this strain can also be passed on through close skin-to-skin contact.
Health

New mpox strain in DR Congo 'most dangerous yet' – reports

Thursday, June 27, 2024
Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi
Africa

Botswana declares 2023-2024 ‘extreme agric drought year’

Friday, June 21, 2024
A section of Nyungwe forest under wildfire that inflicted severe damage on part of the forest which is located within the Bweyeye sector of Rusizi district in 2023.Courtesy
Environment

Prolonged dry season ‘could lead to forest fires’

Tuesday, June 18, 2024