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Minister Mukantabana speaks at the meeting as Mehrnaz Mostafavi, the Human Security Unit head at the UN headquarters, looks on. / Nadege Imbabazi

Major project unveiled to help prevent disasters in Ngororero

Thursday, December 01, 2016
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SPONSORED: Joint communique on the occasion of the inauguration of the Mahama refugee permanent water treatment plant

Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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Plan for droughts or people will eat rats

Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Minister Mukantabana addresses Gakenke residents. (Frederic Byumvuhore)

Govt, UN agencies scale up disaster response efforts

Thursday, November 24, 2016
EAC military personnel at the closure of the joint military exercise in Kenya on Friday. / Courtesy

Joint military training vital – official

Sunday, November 20, 2016
Stephen Hawking says humanity has about 1000 years to find a new place to live. / Internet photo

Stephen Hawking gives humanity a due date for finding another planet

Friday, November 18, 2016
Farmers plant rice in Rugeramigozi 2 Marshland in Muhanga District. (Emmanuel Ntirenganya)

Why ‘climate-smart’ agric matters

Thursday, November 17, 2016
A family looks crestfallen after their home was submerged following heavy rain. Unpredictable weather patterns due to climate change are blamed for such disasters. / File

Govt scales up efforts to help farmers cope with harsh, unpredictable climate

Sunday, November 13, 2016
Amb. Omamo opens the regional training at the Kenya School of Government, Matuga in Kwale County, Mombasa, yesterday. / Courtesy

Rwanda sends 375 for EAC field training in Kenya

Friday, November 11, 2016
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South Sudan risks spiraling into genocide: UN

Friday, November 11, 2016
A man is carried across a flooded Nyabugogo highway in April 2012. Information from the Ministry for Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs shows that from January to May 9, at least 81 people died, 74 were injured, some 1,398 houses destroyed with over 1,500 hectares of crops got damaged as a result of disasters, mainly heavy rain, winds, as well as landslides. / File

Africa hit hardest by last year’s extreme climate events – report

Wednesday, November 09, 2016
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Officials swing into action as rains destroy 240 houses

Sunday, November 06, 2016