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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
Farmers irrigate their crops in Bugesera District during the summer. The country needs at least 693.7 million cubic metres of water storage capacity by 2034 to meet projected irrigation demand. File
Agriculture

What it will take to decentralise small-scale irrigation

Monday, September 28, 2026
Production of paddy rice and Irish potatoes increased by 10.1 per cent and 5.7 per cent respectively in the agricultural season B of 2026 . File
Agriculture

Rice production rises 10%, potatoes 5.7%

Thursday, September 24, 2026
Agriculture minister Telesphore Ndabamenye and other officials officially launch Giseke Agricultural Irrigation Project in Gisagara District on Wednesday, September 23. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwf70bn irrigation project launched in Gisagara

Thursday, September 24, 2026
REG technicians work at a power substation in Bugesera. File.
Energy

New electricity sub-stations to boost supply to industrial parks

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
The newly elected Archbishop Manasseh Gahima of the Anglican Church of Rwanda (EAR) during an interview. Courtesy
Religion

New Anglican Archbishop Gahima sets out priorities

Monday, September 21, 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
An artist's impression of the Kigali Green City project, which aims to create sustainable, environmentally friendly, and affordable housing. (Courtesy)
Housing

Govt moves to update building code for greener cities

Thursday, September 10, 2026
JICA Vice President Inoue Seisuke (second left) participates in a panel discussion on lessons learnt from the implementation of the Africa Emergency Food Production Facility at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Courtesy photo.
Featured

JICA pledges greater support for Africa’s resilient food systems

Tuesday, September 08, 2026
Government officials tour a horticulture hub during its launch in Kinigi, Musanze, on August 29, 2025 under the Volcanoes Community Resilience Project. Horticulture is among Rwanda’s four investment priorities for transforming the agri-food sector. Courtesy photo.
Agriculture

Rwanda’s four major investment priorities to boost agri-food systems

Monday, September 07, 2026
A solar-powered irrigation system waters crops at the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub in the Eastern Province, July 11. PHOTO/CRAISH BAHIZI
Agriculture

AGRA: Rwanda must boost farm productivity to unlock bigger markets

Monday, September 07, 2026
Solange Uwituze, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI).
Agriculture

Minister Uwituze talks plan to raise food crop productivity by 50%

Sunday, September 06, 2026