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I&M Bank Rwanda staff during a tree planting exercise. More than 68 million trees were planted in Rwanda during the 2025-26 planting season, which began in October. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Environment

Nearly 70 million trees planted in eight months

Monday, June 01, 2026
A young boy eats a sugary pastry outside a local kiosk stocked with sodas and processed snacks in a neighborhood on the outskirts. According to the Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey, six percent of children under five in Rwanda are overweight. AI image.
Health

Processed foods, screen time driving rise in child obesity

Thursday, May 28, 2026
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Infrastructure

Rwf3.7 billion needed for Green City land payouts

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Visitors during a guided tour of the ISANGE Estate at Rebero in Kicukiro District. File
Housing

How Kigali can keep housing affordable as city grows

Monday, May 25, 2026
Optica Rwanda's newly opened branch at Kigali City Mall (formerly UTC) along KN 4 Avenue in Kigali. Courtesy
Featured

Eye care access expands as Optica opens branch at Kigali City Mall

Monday, May 25, 2026
Conservation officials take part in an exercise of identifying native trees that require special protection. Courtesy.
Environment

Rwanda’s native legacy trees to be protected under new rules

Saturday, May 23, 2026
Some of Cooko drivers pose for a photo at Poultry East Africa Ltd (PEAL). Under Poultry East Africa Ltd’s Cooko brand, products are distributed through outlets across Bugesera and in Kigali. Craish BAHIZI
Featured

Inside Bugesera-based poultry powerhouse producing quality chicken, changing lives

Friday, May 22, 2026
Workers remove water hyacinth in Cyohoha Lake. The Rwanda Water Resources Board is set to purchase specialised equipment capable of removing water hyacinth. Courtesy
Environment

Rwf1.5bn plan to protect Rwandan lakes in Victoria basin

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Some residents at Mpazi Rehousing model village in Nyarugenge District. Over 41,000 households are set to be relocated into planned and resilient settlements. File
Housing

Over 40,000 households set for planned relocation

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Participants at the second edition of the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA 2026) in Kigali on Tuesday, May 19. Dan Gatsinzi
Editorial

Africa must seize its moment in the nuclear energy future

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
President Paul Kagame meets with his Togolese counterpart Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé on the sidelines of the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa on Tuesday, May 19. Photo by Village Urugwiro
Energy

Kagame meets Togo’s Gnassingbé

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
President Paul Kagame and his Tanzanian and Togolese counterparts Samia Suluhu Hassan and Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé and senior delegates pose for a photo on Tuesday, May 19. Photo by Dan Gatsinzi
Energy

African leaders push for nuclear energy to spur industrial growth

Tuesday, May 19, 2026