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Hailstorm ravaged farmers’ crops in Gakenke District on the evening of October 1. Courtesy
Environment

Hailstorm ravages crops in Gakenke, forecaster warns of heavy rains in October

Wednesday, October 02, 2024
A segment of a residential hotspot identified as a high-risk zone in Gatsata. Other hotspots include Jabana, Nduba, Kimisagara, Nyakabanda, Kigali, and Mageragere sectors, as well as areas near wetlands. Photo: File
Environment

What next after identifying 326 major disaster hotspots?

Sunday, September 22, 2024
The ongoing construction of Base-Butaro-Kidaho road by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) project in northern Rwanda. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Featured

50 years of CRBC in Rwanda: How a Burera road project is poised to drive regional growth

Friday, September 20, 2024
Workers on duty at Nduba landfill in Gasabo District. File
Housing

Residents near Nduba landfill decry delays in compensation

Friday, September 13, 2024
One of the seven houses donated to 1994 Genocide survivors in Nyagatare. Photos by Emanuel Nkangura
Rwanda

Nyagatare: Ibuka donates houses to genocide survivors

Wednesday, September 11, 2024
A segment of a residential hotspot identified as a high risk zone in Gatsata. These hotspots include Gatsata, Jabana, Nduba, Kimisagara, Nyakabanda, Kigali, and Mageragere sectors, as well as areas near wetlands. File
Environment

City of Kigali names disaster hotspots as rainy season starts

Sunday, September 08, 2024
A view of 11 classrooms that were destroyed by by strong winds at Groupe Scolaire Migongo in Nyarutunga Cell, Nyarubuye Sector, Kirehe District on September 7. Iron sheets were blown off, windows shattered, and debris littered the school grounds. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Environment

Kirehe: Heavy storms wreak havoc on Groupe Scolaire Migongo

Saturday, September 07, 2024
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