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Emmanuel Nkangura
Emmanuel Nkangura
A view of Akagera valley in Bugesera. The district is a home to nine lakes and three rivers with abundant marshlands.
Environment
Bugesera: 90 per cent of wetlands untapped, officials urge investment
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Six districts in Rwanda, including Kirehe, Gatsibo, Gicumbi, Karongi, Nyamagabe, and Gisagara, have been provided with classrooms that benefit both the refugees and host communities. All photos: Courtesy
Education
Gisagara: Refugee students inspire local dropouts to return to school
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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Football
Tanzania’s 202 Brigade beat RDF 5 Division in football friendly
Sunday, November 26, 2023
A farmer irrigates his cabagge plantation in Akagera wetland near Mahama refugee camp.
Agriculture
Mahama refugees turn to farming after relief aid cut
Sunday, November 19, 2023
Party members in Eastern Province were urged to participate in the idea-sharing sessions in their respective villages on drafting the 5-year party manifesto, which is set to replace the party's current 7-year manifesto.
Politics
Eastern Province: RPF leaders pledge to enhance members' self-reliance
Monday, November 13, 2023
An overspeeding Toyota coaster from Gicumbi heading to Nyagatare failed to keep the right side and rammed into a motorcycle, instantly killing the rider and injuring the passengers. in Ngarama Gatsibo district
Rwanda
Gatsibo: Overspeeding bus kills two
Saturday, November 11, 2023
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Rwanda
Kayonza: Six miners perish in a cassiterite mine
Saturday, November 11, 2023
The former Governor of Eastern Province, Emmanuel Gasana. Courtesy
Crime
Ex-Governor Gasana illegally benefited from irrigation project - Prosecution
Friday, November 10, 2023
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
The First ever Investment Forum, presented the district's projection of achieving her economic growth among them being a logistics hub in the Eastern Province
Business
First-ever business forum unveils opportunities in Kayonza District
Wednesday, November 01, 2023
(L-R) FAO Rwanda Country Representative Coumba Sow and the Minister of Agriculture Ildephonse Musafiri touring an foodstuff exhibition booth during the celebration of World Food Day
Featured
World Food Day: Rwandans urged to prioritise water resource management
Friday, October 27, 2023
Rwanda National Police in Eastern Province have foiled major theft operations involving over 1,000 tonnes of seeds and fertilisers. Photo: Courtesy.
Agriculture
Eastern Province: Police foil theft of over 1,000 metric tonnes of seeds and fertilisers
Friday, October 27, 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
While acquiring digging equipment may seem costly or challenging,farmers believe linking them with investors who can procure tractors will help them to achieve their agricultural planning targets. Emmanuel Nkangura
Agriculture
Eastern Province: Farmers call for more investment in agri-machinery
Friday, October 13, 2023
The couple with some of the children under their care. Overwhelmed with empathy, in 2021, 33-year-old Muzabibu, and her husband, Jean Bosco Bamuririmbe, aged 40, stepped up to help the children, and their parents, living in dire conditions in Kabarondo.
Society
From poverty to patronage: How Kayonza’s ‘guardian angels’ are changing lives
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
After Mahama refugee camp received high-quality 4G internet connections and more than 100 refugees acquired first-hand literacy skills on the digital world.Courtesy
Technology
Bridging the digital divide: How phones are unlocking economic opportunities for refugees
Saturday, October 07, 2023
Bush clearing in farmlands and installing tsetse screen traps are among the solutions to fighting tsetse flies in the area.
Rwanda
Kayonza: Livestock farmers concerned over Tsetse fly threat
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Dr. Jeanne Nyirahabimana, the Executive Secretary of the Eastern Province, said that the province is going increase campaigns sensitizing communities to testing voluntarily to prevent AIDS. Emmanuel Nkangura
Health
RBC relies on youth centres, campaigns to curb HIV in Eastern Province
Monday, August 28, 2023

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