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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
Students during a plumbing exercise at Musanze Polytechnic. The decision by the Rwanda Water Resources Board to require at least 30 per cent of workers in major water resources projects be women is both timely and strategic. Sam Ngendahimana

Women deserve a bigger role in water projects

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Female students in plumbing class during a practical exercise at Musanze Polytechnic. Major water resources projects will now be required to ensure that at least 30 per cent of their workforce is made up of women. Sam Ngendahimana
Health

Women to take at least 30% of jobs in water projects

Monday, March 30, 2026
President Paul Kagame addresses leaders during a consultative meeting of government leaders in Gako, Bugesera District on Monday, March 23. RBA
Politics

Kagame urges leaders to put citizens first, end recurring failures

Monday, March 23, 2026
Maize farmers during an irrigation exercise in Kamonyi District on November 1, 2024. Photo: File.
Agriculture

Govt eyes major irrigation push to boost food security

Tuesday, February 03, 2026
An artist's impression of Muvumba multipurpose dam in Nyagatare.
Infrastructure

Major multipurpose dams set to ease water shortages by 2030

Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Aissa Toure Sarr, the African Development Bank’s Country Manager in Rwanda, speaks at the opening of the 2025 Country Portfolio Performance Review workshop in Kigali on Wednesday, November 12. Courtesy
Agriculture

AfDB to invest over Rwf430bn in Rwanda’s agriculture

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a guided tour of Gabiro Agri Business Hub in Nyagatare on Sunday, August 9. Courtesy
Agriculture

Inside multi-billion projects driving Rwanda’s irrigation expansion

Thursday, August 14, 2025
Retired Captain Elizabeth Nyiramwiza, 76, one of the few surviving female fighters, has vivid memories of the harsh terrain and intense battles the liberators endured. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Rwanda

Where liberation began: The rise of Nyagatare District

Thursday, July 03, 2025
Teddy Mugabo, the CEO of Rwanda Green Fund, speaks during the launch of INTEGO in 2023.
Environment

Govt earmarks Rwf16bn for 10 public green projects under Intego facility

Friday, June 06, 2025
A view of the ongoing construction activities of the anticipated multipurpose dam along River Nyabarongo in October. PHOTOS BY JANVIER HAKUZIMANA
Infrastructure

What to know as construction of Nyabarongo multipurpose dam reaches 40%

Friday, February 07, 2025
Doreen Karehe sorts her strawberry plants in one of the greenhouses in which she does juicy strawberries farming in hydroponics in Mayange Sector, Bugesera district. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Agriculture

A look back at Rwanda’s agri-biotech uptake, drought and rice turmoil

Wednesday, January 01, 2025