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Radical terraces at Green Gicumbi project in the Northern Province. File
Editorial

Protecting soil is the best defence against El Niño

Wednesday, September 02, 2026
Farmers salvage rice crops washed away by flooding in Nyagatare District in 2020. File photo.
Agriculture

Looming El Niño rains trigger call for conservation agriculture

Monday, August 31, 2026
The New Times
Environment

Ngoma residents step up disaster prevention ahead of rainy season

Sunday, August 30, 2026
According to Meteo Rwanda, the country will record rainfall totals ranging between 300 and 1,000 millimetres in the September-December season.
Environment

Unusually heavy rains forecast for September-December season

Friday, August 21, 2026
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
Flash floods caused by torrential rain in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, July 20, killed at least 20 people and left more than 100 missing. Courtesy
International

Afghanistan: Flash floods kill 20 as 100 more are missing

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Ongoing construction works at Muvumba Multipurpose Dam Project in Nyagatare on Saturday, July 11. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Infrastructure

What makes Muvumba dam project important?

Tuesday, July 14, 2026
A dried-up irrigation channel cuts through a maize farm in Karangazi, Nyagatare District, highlighting the impact of dry conditions on agricultural production on July 27, 2024. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.
Environment

Nyagatare tops climate vulnerability rankings

Thursday, June 04, 2026
Ephrem Nkundanyirazo and his wife Consolee Mukanyiligira in an old photo. Courtesy
Kwibuka

Kwibuka 32: He saved lives until his was taken

Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Rice farmers work in their plantation in Kinazi Sector as part of ongoing efforts under the CDAT project, which aims to rehabilitate wetlands. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura.
Featured

From floods to food security: Rwanda’s wetland overhaul boosts yields under CDAT

Wednesday, April 15, 2026
A lightning strike killed one person and injured 26 others on April 13, in Gashanda Sector, Ngoma District. Courtesy
Environment

Ngoma: Lightning strike kills one, injures 26

Tuesday, April 14, 2026
A landslide occurred in Karongi District following heavy rainfall. The district is among the areas expected to experience significant rainfall in April in Rwanda. Courtesy
Rwanda

Heavy rains, strong winds forecast in April

Tuesday, March 31, 2026