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An aerial view of Kigali City, showing the newly rehabilitated wetlands. The zoning regulations supporting the implementation of the 2020–2050 National Land Use Master Plan have introduced a number of amendments in use. Courtesy
People

Inside new changes in land use regulations

Monday, October 12, 2026
A section of a residential site in Bumbogo in Gasabo District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

New zoning rules bring clarity, but implementation will be key

Friday, October 09, 2026
Trekking to the source of Nile. COURTESY: Sheelagh Antrobus King.
Environment

135 years of disputes over the Nile: How we got here

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
The company estimates that these distributions have enabled nearly 9,800 Rwandans to cook without smoke
Featured

BioMassters brings cleaner, lower-cost cooking to 1,280 Kigali households

Thursday, September 24, 2026
Chinese automaker Chery has been granted approval to establish an automobile assembly plant in Rwanda. Courtesy.
Editorial

Chery plant should make electric mobility affordable

Tuesday, September 22, 2026
A view of Nyabugogo wetland between the Gisozi and Gatsata areas. Courtesy
Environment

Cabinet approves new bills on environment, green financing

Friday, September 18, 2026
Aerial view of Rubavu town. Photo: Germain Nsanzimana
Crime

Rubavu: Bar owners warned against noise pollution

Friday, September 18, 2026
Rwanda National Police officers inspect vehicle emissions in Kigali. The government plans to more than triple the country’s air quality monitoring network by the end of 2026. PHOTO/COURTESY
Environment

Inside plan to expand air quality monitoring nationwide

Thursday, September 17, 2026
Cookstoves powered by pellets made from rice husks and wood waste are expected to help cut about 1.56 million tonnes of emissions from the energy sector. Courtesy photo
Environment

Efficient cookstoves to cut energy sector emissions by 25%

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Cross-border trucks at the Rusumo One Stop Border Post en route to Kigali from Dar es Salaam. File photo.
Editorial

Time to put freight transport on a greener road

Tuesday, September 08, 2026
Cross-border cargo trucks at Katuna border, part of efforts to cut Northern Corridor freight emissions by 10% by 2030.
Rwanda

Northern Corridor trucks target 10% cut in emissions

Monday, September 07, 2026
Participants undergo mass screening for non-communicable diseases during Umuganda in Gahanga, Kicukiro District, on Saturday, August 29. PHOTO/CRAISH BAHIZI.
Rwanda

Rising NCD burden drives longer, costlier care, experts warn

Sunday, September 06, 2026