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The City of Kigali has launched 22 hydrological and weather stations that will help monitor levels of floods in the capital.
Environment

Explainer: How Kigali’s flood monitors will work

Monday, November 06, 2023
Officials at the launch of new infrastructure while celebrating World Cities Day on October 31, 2023. Courtesy
Infrastructure

22 stations to monitor floods in Kigali City

Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Farmers work in their Irish potato plantation in Musanze District. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

Scientists seek response to disease that erodes 80% of Irish potatoes

Thursday, October 26, 2023
Damages caused by floods in volcanic region have decreased due to new mitigation measures by the government/ Photo: Courtesy
Environment

New measures mitigate flood disasters in Virunga mountains

Wednesday, September 13, 2023
A view of a reservoir that helps in irrigation at the ongoing construction activities of some infrastructure at Gabiro Agribusiness Hub. Developed to cater for the country’s food security needs and to increase the exportation.
Featured

Gabiro ‘Agricultural WeWork’ to transform local agriculture, economy and food supply

Tuesday, September 05, 2023
A segment of a residential area of Myembe in Kimihurura that is a high risk zone in Kigali. The City of Kigali has ordered all dwellers in identified high-risk zones to relocate ahead of the rainy season. Sam Ngendahimana
Environment

City orders dwellers in high-risk zones to relocate ahead of rainy season

Thursday, August 10, 2023
A landscape view of the reforested area. Green Gicumbi project has rehabilitated 1,107 hectares of degraded forests in the past three years. Courtesy
Environment

Inside Rwanda’s top multi-billion nature conservation projects

Friday, July 28, 2023
The newly constructed dam will serve to retain a portion of the floodwater and release it at a controlled flow rate.

Govt completes construction of River Sebeya flood retention dam

Monday, July 10, 2023
Residents wade through a flooded residental area after heavy rains that causes overflow of drainages from Volcanoes National Park, that caused damages in Musanze on June 24. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda launches Rwf490bn project to control deadly volcano floods

Monday, July 03, 2023
A flooded area in Nyundo sector, Rubavu. Environment and climate change experts have called for a probe into deforestation, land degradation, and mining activities that have triggered the increase in soil erosion and flooding .
Environment

Scientists call for probe into deforestation, illegal mining

Monday, July 03, 2023
The development of 60 million litres for the Government of Rwanda’s fuel strategic reserves (Rusororo), in Gasabo District, was allocated Rwf13.5 billion. Photo by Sam Ngenda
Economy

Eight key projects to be funded under Rwanda’s Rwf5tn budget

Monday, June 19, 2023
Residents at a temporary accommodation site for people who were affected by disasters on May 3 in Rubavu District. The disasters killed 135 and over 6000 houses were destroyed countrywide.
Housing

Disasters: Govt to build model villages for displaced families

Thursday, June 08, 2023