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The next migrant wave

Friday, December 30, 2016
Seraphine Mukantabana, the minister for Disaster Management and Refugees Affairs, and Mehrnaz Mostafavi, the head of Human Security Unit at the UN headquarters joined the community to set a new model village. / Frederic Byumvuhore

Rwf4bn model village to avert disasters in Ngororero District

Sunday, December 04, 2016
Minister Mukantabana speaks at the meeting as Mehrnaz Mostafavi, the Human Security Unit head at the UN headquarters, looks on. / Nadege Imbabazi

Major project unveiled to help prevent disasters in Ngororero

Thursday, December 01, 2016
Minister Mukantabana addresses Gakenke residents. (Frederic Byumvuhore)

Govt, UN agencies scale up disaster response efforts

Thursday, November 24, 2016
Stephen Hawking says humanity has about 1000 years to find a new place to live. / Internet photo

Stephen Hawking gives humanity a due date for finding another planet

Friday, November 18, 2016
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South Sudan risks spiraling into genocide: UN

Friday, November 11, 2016
A man is carried across a flooded Nyabugogo highway in April 2012. Information from the Ministry for Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs shows that from January to May 9, at least 81 people died, 74 were injured, some 1,398 houses destroyed with over 1,500 hectares of crops got damaged as a result of disasters, mainly heavy rain, winds, as well as landslides. / File

Africa hit hardest by last year’s extreme climate events – report

Wednesday, November 09, 2016
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Officials swing into action as rains destroy 240 houses

Sunday, November 06, 2016
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130 households to get roofing materials

Thursday, October 27, 2016
Fire fighters put out a fire in Nyabugogo last year. Most public buildings in Kigali still lack fire-fighting equipment as per a 2015 Ministerial Order. (File photo)

Compliance with fire safety rules still a challenge

Thursday, October 27, 2016
EALA legislators have asked the region's leaders to build early warning systems to detect disasters. / File

Assent to disaster risk management Bill, EALA tells regional leaders

Saturday, October 22, 2016
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WFP MARKS WORLD FOOD DAY WITH FOCUS ON BOLD PARTNERSHIPS THAT SPUR CHANGE

Thursday, October 20, 2016