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A technician installs a solar panel on the roof of a home in Muhanga District. The government aims to encourage more households to adopt solar energy and allow surplus electricity generated by rooftop solar systems. File
Energy

Inside plan to buy solar power from households

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Police firefighters officers on duty at Masaka Farms, one of Rwanda’s leading dairy producers, after a fire tore through its production facility in Kigali's industrial zone on July 11. Courtesy
Environment

Experts on why fires increase in dry weather

Thursday, July 30, 2026
Jail terms for offences such as exhuming animal carcasses are among the key provisions contained in Rwanda's newly approved animal husbandry and fisheries bill. File

Up to 10 years in jail for exhuming animal carcasses: What's in the new livestock bill

Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Residents are opposing a proposed constitutional amendment that could remove presidential term limits and allow incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi to run for a third term. 
Africa

PHOTOS: Thousands of Goma residents protest Tshisekedi's constitutional amendment project

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
The 206 MW Ruzizi III Regional Hydropower Project will be constructed along the Ruzizi River. Courtesy MININFRA
Energy

Govt to pay Rwf10bn compensation for Rusizi III hydropower project

Friday, July 24, 2026
Rwanda Atomic Energy Board (RAEB) has revised down the estimated cost of its planned Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) to about $500 million, down from an earlier estimate of $800 million.
Science

Cost of planned Bugesera nuclear science centre cut to $500 million

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Electricity access had reached 84 per cent by June 2025, comprising both grid and off-grid connections. File
Editorial

The energy sector possesses huge investment opportunity

Monday, July 20, 2026
Officials and delegates pose for a group photo. Kigali is set to bring together global energy leaders, policymakers, investors and innovators for the Renewable Energy for Sustainable Growth (RE4SG) 2026 Summit. File
Featured

Kigali to host 6th edition of renewable energy summit to advance Africa’s sustainable growth

Monday, July 20, 2026
Jean-Claude Kayisinga, Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Institutional Development at RICA, delivers his remarks during the meeting. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

How RICA graduates are helping transform Rwanda’s agri food sector through innovation

Monday, July 20, 2026
A Rwanda Energy Group electrician checks on a power metre in the community. File.
Energy

Rising electricity demand putting pressure on national grid - experts

Sunday, July 19, 2026
RAEB and IAEA officials visisting a site where the nuclear centre might be established in Bugesera. Photo credit, RAEB.
Energy

Bugesera could host Rwanda's nuclear science centre

Sunday, July 19, 2026
Masaka Farms, one of Rwanda’s leading dairy producers, has temporarily suspended operations after a fire tore through its production facility in Kigali's industrial zoneon Saturday, July 11. Photo by Igihe
Rwanda

Inside the Masaka Farms fire: What we know so far

Tuesday, July 14, 2026