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 Michel Nkurunziza
Michel Nkurunziza
Mninster of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe during a past interview with The New Times on October 31, 2024. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Rwanda
Nduhungirehe urges harmony between Rwandans and foreign youth
Garment waste, also referred to as textile waste, includes discarded clothing and fabrics that are no longer usable. Craish Bahizi
Environment
Govt raises concerns over garment waste impact on environment
A view of Muhanga City centre, one of the country's secondly cities. File
Infrastructure
How gender-sensitive public spaces will transform Rwanda's secondary cities
Some of the solar water heaters that are already in use in Rwanda.
Environment
Rwanda needs $60 million to boost uptake of solar water heaters
Parents in Nyamagabe receive packages of nutritious flour to support their babies in the fight against stunting. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Health
Southern Province commits to reducing child stunting to 15%
Chief Executive Officer of EPD Serge Wilson Muhizi and Fidele Abimana, PS at MININFRA exchange documents at the  signing event on December 23, 2024.
Featured
Govt, EPD sign MoU to boost energy sector development
A pharmacist looks for drugs at Kisimenti in Kigali. Rwanda Biomedical Centre has raised alarm over the misuse of drugs.
Health
RBC warns against drug misuse amid rising antimicrobial resistance
Construction works of Kabeza road where residents were expropriated in Kicukiro District. Craish Bahizi
Infrastructure
Banks reject collateral as planned roads impact citizens' land - report
Rotarians plant trees in Kigali.
Environment
Rwanda revises $11bn climate action plan
Residents clear mud and sand from Giciye River in Ngororero District after heavy rainfall. Photo: File.
Environment
Govt mulls new model to safeguard Giciye power plants from floods
Energy Private Developers (EPD) and BK Foundation have distributed solar power systems and improved cookstoves to 141 households in Nyanza and Ruhango districts. Courtesy
Featured
EPD, BK Foundation light 141 households with solar systems
Farmers collect their tomato produce in Remera Sector, Ngomba District. SMEs have called on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Adjustment Fund to finance agro-processing projects.
Economy
What Rwandan SMEs expect from $10bn AfCFTA Fund in 2025
UR graduates during a graduation ceremony in October 2024. The University of Rwanda recently announced the decision to reinstate its four-year undergraduate degree programmes. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Education
Industry pushes for 'tech transfer strategy' as UR reverts to 4-year degree programmes
Thierry Murangira, the spokesperson for Rwanda Investigation Bureau. File
Crime
Employers must collaborate to end sexual harassment at work – officials
A teacher assists a student during a class at Groupe Scolaire Kimisange in Kigali. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Education
Inside reforms in employees' recruitment for basic education schools
Inside the newly inaugurated factory in Muhanga Industrial Zone. The factory will produce sanitary pads and other hygiene products. Courtesy
Women
$30m factory to boost sanitary pad production in Muhanga
Farmers try  to salvage their rice produce from a flooded plantation in the aftermath of heavy rains  in Rwangingo Marshland in Nyagatare District  on May 6, 2020. Courtesy
Environment
Climate shocks impede SDGs progress as Rwanda records 10,000 disasters in 8 years
Visitors tour a  mini exhibition during the Africa Leather Value Chain Annual Forum 2024, running from December 10 to 12, in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Economy
Investors eye leather factories as Rwanda pledges to establish tannery park

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