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A flood monitoring station at a drainage in Gikondo. The government is strengthening its disaster preparedness and emergency financing systems as the country braces for potentially wetter-than-normal conditions linked to El Niño. PHOTO/FILE
Environment

Inside plan to respond to El Niño disasters

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Karekezi, a resident of Ruhango is now blind due to illicit alcohol. Courtesy.
Society

Illicit alcohol left me blind, took my wife's life – Ruhango man

Monday, August 17, 2026
Local government elections will begin in October and be concluded in December.
Elections

Key dates in upcoming local govt elections

Sunday, August 16, 2026
(L-R) Rocky, a judge on CAFA Ignite; Radjab Mbonyumuvunyi, the Mayor of Rwamagana District and Chief Guest at the event; Sintia Crochet, winner of the CAFA Ignite fashion Competition; Chinny Nwokedi; Representative of the President of CAFA; Aare(Prof) Lai Labode)
Featured

CAFA Ignite 2026 demonstrates viability of African Global Fashion Games

Friday, August 14, 2026
Cows pass through an automated spraying facility in Nyagatare District as part of efforts to control ticks and other livestock parasites. File photo.
Agriculture

How Rwanda is containing Rift Valley Fever outbreak

Friday, August 14, 2026
A woman and her two children were found dead at their home in Muhura Sector of Gatsibo Sector. Courtesy
Rwanda

Gatsibo: Investigation underway after death of woman, her two children

Thursday, August 13, 2026
Nyagatare District Vice Mayor in charge of Economic Development, Gonzague Matsiko speaks to journalists.Courtesy
Rwanda

How Nyagatare's modern markets are changing lives

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Nkombo residents cross Lake Kivu. The district officials have confirmed that they plan to build a 370-metre bridge that could soon link Nkombo Island to the mainland. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Rwanda

Rusizi mulls aerial bridge over Lake Kivu to link Nkombo Island

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
A major earthquake has struck Colombia, damaging buildings in several parts of the country and leaving an unspecified number of people injured, international media outlets report.
International

7.4-magnitude earthquake hits Colombia

Monday, August 10, 2026
A view of a newly constructed Ngoma- Bugesera-Nyanza road, a shorter route for freight trucks travelling between Tanzania and Rwanda’s Southern and Western provinces. Photo by Michel Nkurunziza
Infrastructure

New Bugesera road cuts freight time, opens up trade opportunities

Monday, August 10, 2026
Graduates celebrate during Our Sisters’ Opportunity (OSO)’s fifth graduation ceremony in Gakenke District on August 6. Courtesy photo.
Featured

OSO graduates young women, turning skills into renewed prospects

Saturday, August 08, 2026
Members of the Rwandan diaspora and German guests gather at the Museum für Kunst in Rockenhausen on August 2, 2026, for the opening of Emile Ngaboyisonga's art exhibition celebrating Rwanda's cultural heritage.

How the Rwandan diaspora is reshaping cultural diplomacy

Saturday, August 08, 2026