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A resident repairs his roof in Nyaruguru District following an alert about the anticipated El Niño weather phenomenon. Courtesy.
Environment

El Niño: Districts race to relocate families from high-risk areas

Tuesday, September 22, 2026
The Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Telesphore Ndabamenye, said the African Risk Capacity Agency is expected to help Rwanda improve disaster preparedness.
Rwanda

What to know as Rwanda ratifies African Risk Capacity Agency

Monday, September 21, 2026
Panelists from UNICEF and the media during a breakfast dialogue on children’s rights and welfare in Kigali on September 18.
Education

More media space needed for children’s voices - experts

Saturday, September 19, 2026
The death toll from devastating floods on the border with Tibet has crossed 1,000 in Nepal. File

The worst-case scenario demands more than a warning

Wednesday, September 02, 2026
Radical terraces at Green Gicumbi project in the Northern Province. File
Editorial

Protecting soil is the best defence against El Niño

Wednesday, September 02, 2026
A view of a slope affected by a landslide in 2025 in Cyagara village in Bugarama, Rusizi District. Courtesy
Environment

Rusizi: 230 households to be relocated ahead of heavy rains

Sunday, August 30, 2026
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Rwanda

The fight against illicit alcohol is not over – Minister Habimana

Saturday, August 29, 2026
According to Meteo Rwanda, the country will record rainfall totals ranging between 300 and 1,000 millimetres in the September-December season.
Environment

Unusually heavy rains forecast for September-December season

Friday, August 21, 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
A flooded residential area in May 2023 in Rwanda. File
Environment

Govt steps up flood preparedness as strong El Niño looms

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Yusuf Murangwa, European Union Ambassador to Rwanda Belén Calvo Uyarra, and European Investment Bank Vice-President Thomas Östros sign a €65 million financing agreement.
Environment

Rwf110bn secured for climate resilience project in volcanoes region

Thursday, August 06, 2026
The Chamber of Deputies on Monday, August 3, approved a draft law ratifying the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agreement. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Environment

MPs ratify continental disaster preparedness agreement

Tuesday, August 04, 2026