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Some of the houses that were destroyed by floods caused by heavy rains in Rubavu District in May 2023. File.

Climate warnings should reach Rwandans before patients reach hospitals

Friday, August 21, 2026
US President Donald Trump interacts with Democratic Republic of the Congo President Félix Tshisekedi during the signing ceremony of the Washington Peace Accords on December 4, 2025. Courtesy
Africa

Congress members ‘alarmed’ by US-DR Congo mineral deal

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Paulin Buregeya, a waste management expert and Chief Executive Officer of COPED Ltd, said he used the AI-powered waste sorting system. Courtesy
Environment

Kigali pilots AI-powered waste sorting system

Thursday, August 20, 2026
(L-R): KCB Group CEO, Paul Russo, Principal Secretary, State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries, Betsy Njagi and Principal Secretary, State Department for Public Investments & Asset Management, Cyrell Wagunda Odede during the launch of the KCB Group Sustainability Framework - Use of Proceeds. The milestone lays the groundwork for the planned issuance of KShs. 300 billion Medium Term Note (MTN) Programme over a period of five years. Courtesy
Featured

KCB Group unveils framework for planned KSh. 300bn sustainability bond programme

Thursday, August 20, 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 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
Some chemicals and hazardous waste collected from schools and health facilities. They will be stored at a new facility that was constructed near Nduba landfill in Gasabo District in Kigali. File
Environment

Hazardous waste to be temporarily stored at new specialised facility

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Cranes in Rugezi wetland in Burera District.
Editorial

Protecting wildlife is an investment in the future

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Laws tell people what they can and cannot do, and they set punishments or solutions if someone breaks them.

Can prevention beat enforcement?

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Vardhineni Srinath, founder and current chairman of the Indian Association of Rwanda interacts with Gad Uwimana, from Business Banking at I&M Bank Rwanda at the ceremony. Photos by Elvis Ndateba Mico
Rwanda

I&M Bank brings EV financing, digital banking solutions to Indian community

Monday, August 17, 2026
A view of the Balama graphite mine in Mozambique, one of the world’s major graphite projects. File

SADC’s critical minerals can power Africa’s structural transformation

Friday, August 14, 2026