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Minister of Gender and Family Promotion Consolee Uwimana speaks after participating in the monthly Umuganda in Kabaya village, Ruhengeri cell, Muhoza sector in Musanze District on Saturday, September 26.
Rwanda

Minister Uwimana urges parents to return to family duties

Sunday, September 27, 2026
Bank tellers attend to customers at Bank of Kigali main branch in Nyarugenge. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Finance

How 8.75% central bank interest rate will influence household, business decisions

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Kate Ojungo, the Country Representative for Kenya Seed Company Rwanda during a field day that offered farmers an opportunity to see how improved maize and wheat varieties perform under highland conditions in Musanze District.
Featured

How Kenya Seed Company Rwanda is boosting quality seed adoption for farm productivity

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Hakan Power Plant is located in Mamba Sector of Gisagara District. Craish BAHIZI
Energy

How Gisagara peat power plant could double production to 70MW

Sunday, August 09, 2026
One field, two soil stories. Conservation Agriculture (left) keeps the soil covered, moist, and rich in organic matter. Conventional tillage (right) leaves it exposed, drier, and more vulnerable to degradation. The difference is visible. Photo: RICA.

Soil moisture: Rwanda’s most valuable agricultural resource

Friday, July 31, 2026
The Minister for Emergency Management (MINEMA), Maj Gen (Rtd) Albert Murasira addresses senators on Monday, June 29. Photos Courtesy
Security

Locally developed lightning arresters set for testing

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Beyond the harvest, the real work begins beneath the surface. Leaving crop residues allows the farmers to return essential nutrients to the land, mimicking the natural protection of cover crops to build organic matter, keep soil moisture and combat erosion (Photo courtesy: RICA).

Naked soil, vanishing harvests: The hidden disaster beneath uncovered fields

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
In fields where expertise is rare, competition is global and the margin for error is slim, technology can accelerate the process, yet it cannot manufacture experience. COURTESY.

The failure of the ‘usual suspects’ approach to life science recruitment

Friday, May 08, 2026
‎The planned market project will cover 12,470 square meters and include a three-storey building. It will host fresh produce vendors, retail shops, banks, restaurants and other services.
Rwanda

Kirehe: Construction of Rwf12bn Nyakarambi market awaits govt approval

Sunday, April 05, 2026
A new documentary film titled Umuganda was officially screened at the University of Rwanda on March 4. Courtesy
Cinema

New film on ‘Umuganda’ premieres in Kigali

Friday, March 06, 2026
A pineapple farm in Sake Sector in Ngoma District where farmers use irrigation. Photo by Emmanuel Nkangura
Agriculture

Ngoma farmers push for irrigation to unlock Lake Sake’s potential

Thursday, March 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.
Environment

Meteo Rwanda forecasts above-average rainfall in January

Sunday, January 04, 2026