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Six people were killed after an excavation pit collapsed while they were digging for soil used in brickmaking in Musanze District..
Rwanda

Six killed after soil mining pit collapses in Musanze

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Miners work at GAMICO mining where the operations employ more than 1,500 people, in Nyarugenge District. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

How does a city create decent jobs for its people?

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Officials during the inauguration of the Rubirizi Tunnel. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Featured

GAMICO marks five years with mineral processing plant, rail system, new clinic

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
A view of a dam that was constructed to facilitate irrigation in Rulindo. File
Rwanda

When is a water abstraction permit required?

Monday, August 03, 2026
Some fruitbats that live in some trees in Nyarutarama in Kigali. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

How bat conservation protects people and nature

Wednesday, July 29, 2026
A view of the quarry site where a section collapsed on Thursday, July 9, killing all 10 people who were beneath the fallen debris. Courtesy.
Editorial

We can’t afford to lose lives in mines and quarries

Friday, July 24, 2026
Samuel Ishimwe and Eric Ibyishaka pose for a photo. the two engineers also worked on tea suitability analysis, examining how climate change could gradually push tea cultivation towards higher elevations. Courtesy
Rwanda

Turning satellite data into solutions for farmers, cities and mines

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
A section of Rubaya mines, a series of coltan mining sites near the town of Rubaya in Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Courtesy Luwowo is one of several validated mining site that respect CIRGL-RDC norms and guaranties conflict free minerals.

Who really profits from DR Congo’s minerals?

Thursday, July 09, 2026
REMA plans to deploy drones by the end of August to detect and curb illegal waste burning, particularly at night. File
Environment

Drones to hunt down illegal waste burners from August

Wednesday, July 01, 2026
‘Col (Rtd)’ Augustin Nshimiyimana, who graduated from Mutobo Demobilisation Centre in 2022, speaks during at Unity Club meeting on the history of the Genocide against the Tutsi and the struggle to stop it.
Africa

Former FDLR ‘Colonel’ on how militia funds its operations

Sunday, June 28, 2026
A view of Rubaya mines in eastern DR Congo. Courtesy

Global Witness in service of a new scramble for Congolese minerals

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Members of Parliament on Tuesday, May 5, approved the draft law governing virtual assets, marking a key step towards regulating cryptocurrency trading in Rwanda. Craish Bahizi
Economy

Parliament passes bill on virtual assets, cryptocurrencies

Tuesday, May 05, 2026