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Michel Nkurunziza

Michel Nkurunziza

Delegates at the Annual Rice Sector Review Meeting on January 23, 2025 Photos by Craish Bahizi

How Rwanda has increased rice production and its commercialisation

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

The Muslim community in Rwanda has unveiled significant reforms for the 2025 Holy Pilgrimage (Hajj). Craish Bahizi

Muslim community announces reforms for 2025 holy pilgrimage

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Workers inside a green house in which they grow new varieties of sweet potatoes in Musanze District. Sam Ngendahimana

Govt steps up fight against certified seed shortages

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Members of Parliament from the Chamber of Deputies are set to embark on a nationwide field. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Legislators in countrywide tour to assess development projects

Sunday, January 26, 2025

The City of Kigali announced the approval of nine new settlement sites with 40,000 plots in Gasabo District on January 21. Courtesy

What types of homes, prices are set for 40,000 new plots in Kigali?

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Houses destroyed by heavy rain in Nyabihu District. Rwanda continues to face natural disasters worsened by climate change. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Report shows effects of 10 major disasters in 2024

Saturday, January 25, 2025

Officials during the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement in 2015. The deal aims to limit global temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Photo: Courtesy

What environmentalists say about US withdrawal from Paris Agreement

Friday, January 24, 2025

The National Industrial Research and Development Agency (NIRDA) has distributed two pig-slaughtering machines to two firms. Courtesy

Two firms acquire pig slaughtering machines to boost quality

Thursday, January 23, 2025

A view of a dried beans plantation in Eastern Province. Rwanda has recorded 2024 as the hottest year, with temperatures 1.1 degrees Celsius higher than those before the industrial revolution.File

Rwanda says 2024 hottest year on record

Thursday, January 23, 2025

A view of the newly constructed housing blocks to accommodate residents identified as high risk zone dwellers in Nyarugenge District near Mpazi drainage in Kigali. Courtesy

How Rwanda plans to enforce 'vertical housing' to ease land pressure

Thursday, January 23, 2025

A hydrological and weather station that helps in monitoring levels of floods. Rainfall from March to May in 2025 is expected to be slightly below the levels observed in the same period in previous years.

Weather agency on why country will experience low rainfall next quarter

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Workers sort dry pineapple at one of SMEs financed by BDF in Ngoma. The government is set to disburse Rwf30 billion to small businesses, primarily targeting women and youth. File

Inside Rwf30bn facility for micro-businesses

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

The City of Kigali announced on Tuesday, January 21 the approval of nine settlement sites, with a green light for issuance of construction permits.

City of Kigali approves settlement sites with 40,000 plots

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Some cooking stoves distributed to residents through the project dubbed Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change through Enhancing Community-Based Biodiversity Conservation (COMBIO)

How women have taken lead in deforestation fight in Eastern Province

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Participants during a consultation workshop under the project on resilient systems to improve value chains and post-harvest management on Friday, January 17. All photos by Craish Bahizi

FEATURED: Farmers look to reduce post-harvest losses under FAO-funded project

Monday, January 20, 2025

An agric worker sorts seedlings in an Irish potato multiplication centre in Kinigi in Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Rwanda to boost nutrition with bio-fortified Irish potato varieties

Monday, January 20, 2025

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Higher Education Council gets new boss

Friday, January 17, 2025

Kigali's dedicated bus lanes are designed to separate buses from general traffic. File

How Kigali's dedicated bus lanes will operate

Thursday, January 16, 2025