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A total of 8,000 Alnus trees planted to protect Sebeya River. All photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Featured

Right To Play, Rubavu residents plant trees to help curb Sebeya River flooding

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
Rwanda's Minister of Environment Bernadette Arakwiye speaks during the launch of Friends of Kigali Amendment in New York on Wednesday, September 23. Courtesy
Environment

Climate philanthropies pledge $100m in support of Kigali Amendment

Thursday, September 24, 2026
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva will attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) that will take place in New York, USA, from September 22 to 28.
International

PM Nsengiyumva to represent Kagame at UN General Assembly

Monday, September 21, 2026
UN General Assembly will take place in New York, USA, from September 22 to 28. Courtesy
International

What to know ahead of UN General Assembly

Monday, September 21, 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
Ecole d’Arts de Nyundo school in Rubavu District was left submerged after the banks of the River Sebeya burst in May, 2020. Rwanda is seeking more funding to cope with such climate change effects.
Environment

Govt seeks $7bn to close climate finance gap by 2035

Friday, September 18, 2026
A promotional poster for the Global Coffee Conference 2026, set for September 23–25 in Kigali to foster partnerships and explore ways to advance market access, climate resilience and women’s leadership in the coffee industry. Photo/Courtesy
Featured

Sustainable Growers Rwanda to host the Global Coffee Conference 2026 in Kigali

Friday, September 18, 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
Residents wade through a flooded street in Rubavu in May 2023. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Environment

Study tracks how districts are adopting climate action plans

Sunday, September 13, 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