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The gang demanded that the miners surrender all the minerals they had. When the miners resisted, a violent altercation Pictured is a victim who was struck with a forked hand hoe in the head treating injurues at Rwinkwavu
Rwanda

Kayonza: How mining sector is haunted by illegal miners, cassiterite dealers

Friday, November 10, 2023
Miners during mining activities in Gakenke District. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

Probe names major hazards affecting miners’ safety, health

Tuesday, October 31, 2023
One of houses that was damaged by the ongoing underground mining activities in Rwinkwavu sector in Kayonza District. Emmanuel Nkangura
Rwanda

Mining operations in Kayonza raise concerns over safety of residential houses

Thursday, October 19, 2023
Heavy trucks carrying sand cross into Goma town via Grande Barrière Border Post. PHOTO BY GERMAIN NSANZIMANA
Economy

Sand mining business thrives in Western Province

Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Burukina Faso Transitional President Captain Ibrahim Traoré and Malian Transitional President, Colonel Assimi Goïta,during their meeting. Internet.
Africa

Mali, Burkina Faso leaders back Niger coup plotter

Tuesday, August 01, 2023
Yamina Karitanyi, Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum, and Gas Board and Martin Kraft, GIZ Country Director exchange documents during the signing of the agreement in Kigali on Monday, June 26. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda secures over Rwf5 billion to minimize environmental impact of mining

Monday, June 26, 2023
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Women

PHOTOS: Who are Rwanda's leading women in engineering?

Friday, June 23, 2023
A Charis UAS drone pilot test-flies a drone in Kigali. Charis UAS is one of companies accredited to fly drones in Rwanda. The law regulating the use of Unmanned Aircrafts (UA) or drones in Rwanda is a tight one, requiring every user to first get authorization from the Civil Aviation Authority. Photo by Charis UAS
Aviation

Why drone use is tightly regulated

Friday, June 02, 2023
An illegal mining site that recently collapsed and killed six people in Huye District who were never rescued from the tunnels. File
Rwanda

How many illegal mines closed after fatal Huye incident?

Thursday, June 01, 2023
Youths are typically a large part of small scale miners and it is critical that the participation of youth in the mining sector becomes one of the key drivers of future growth. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Rwandan youths’ participation in mining sector critical

Friday, May 19, 2023
A mining site manager briefing workers at a mining site in Rulindo District. Due to the recent incidents of some collapsed mining sites that killed over six miners, Rwanda Extractive Industry Workers Union has revealed that there will be a study to examine the health and occupational safety of miners in the country. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health

New study to examine occupational safety, health of Rwandan miners

Monday, May 15, 2023
A rescue team using tractors to help six workers trapped in an illegal mine that collapsed in Huye district last week. Landslides have made the operation difficult. Photo Courtesy
Rwanda

Hopes fade two weeks after rescue efforts in Huye mine collapse began

Tuesday, May 02, 2023