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Nine people were killed and six others injured after lightning struck a group of farmers who had taken shelter from the rain in Jarama Sector, Ngoma District.

Ngoma deaths spotlight hidden lightning risks in low-lying areas

Monday, January 12, 2026

A flooded residential area in Nyabihu District in May 2023. Meteo Rwanda has warned that Nyabihu and Ngororero districts are expected to receive the heaviest rainfall in mid-January. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza

Nyabihu, Ngororero to see heaviest mid-January rains

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Some of the electric buses operating in public transport at the Downtown Taxi Park in Kigali. File

More electric buses to be deployed on Kigali roads under new govt tender

Thursday, January 08, 2026

Nine people were killed and six others injured after lightning struck a group of farmers sheltering from the rain in Jarama Sector, Ngoma District. COURTESY

Ngoma lightning victims to be laid to rest on Tuesday

Monday, January 05, 2026

A flooded residential area in Nyabihu District in 2023. Meteo Rwanda has announced that the country is expected to receive above-average rainfall in January 2026. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza.

Meteo Rwanda forecasts above-average rainfall in January

Sunday, January 04, 2026

Some of the newly introduced electric buses operating in public transport at the Downtown Taxi Park in Kigali. File.

20 green initiatives that defined Rwanda’s climate agenda in 2025

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

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Rains, strong winds expected in festive season

Sunday, December 21, 2025

The Rwanda Space Agency (RSA) deployed the Geospatial Hub, also known as Geo-Hub,

AI-powered portal to monitor farms, detect climate

Friday, December 19, 2025

Rwanda National Police officers inspect vehicle air pollution in Kigali. File

New report names top air pollutants in Kigali

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

A view of Nduba dump site in Gasabo District. File

How inter-district landfills could boost waste disposal

Friday, December 12, 2025

Land and ecosystem damage is making it harder for nature to provide essential resources.Courtesy

Inside $9bn landscape management investment plan

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Miners work in a tunnel at GAMICO- Bashyamba Mining Site in Nyarugenge District. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana

Nearly 1,000 abandoned mines set for restoration by 2030

Monday, December 08, 2025

A view of of Nyabugogo Wetland

Wetlands restoration drive turns flood zones into eco parks

Tuesday, December 02, 2025

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Five things to know about Rwanda’s $12bn climate action plan

Monday, December 01, 2025

Ongoing construction on the Nyabarongo II site between Gakenke and Rulindo districts in the Northern and Southern provinces on November 21. Photo by Craish Bahizi

Study reveals major gaps in environmental safety of public construction projects

Saturday, November 29, 2025

A woman cooks using clean cookstoves. Energy experts at the Africa Investment Forum on November 27 in Rabat, Morocco, noted that rigid lending conditions are raising costs, delaying projects, and causing many promising initiatives to stall ultimately slowing Africa’s energy transition. Net photo

Costly lending rules stifle Africa’s clean energy push, investors warn

Friday, November 28, 2025

Representative of Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda conservation organisations pose for a photoa after formalising cooperation to safeguard migrating grey crowned cranes. Courtesy

Regional countries in fresh efforts to conserve grey crowned cranes

Sunday, November 23, 2025

Rwanda's envoy to Brazil, Lawrence Manzi, and REMA Deputy CEO, Faustin Munyazikwiye, during COP30 in Belém, Brazil, on November 13. Courtesy

COP30 negotiators warn of slow progress on critical agenda items

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Olivier Ishimwe, Grace Ineza Umuhoza, Jean-Bosco Nkurunziza, Eva Peace Mukayiranga, and Sandra Isingizwe.

Six demands Rwandan environmental activists are pushing at COP30

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

World leaders during the COP30 in Belém, Brazil, from 10 to 21 November. Courtesy

COP30: What makes UN climate change summits important

Sunday, November 16, 2025