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A total of 8,000 Alnus trees planted to protect Sebeya River. All photos by Germain Nsanzimana
Featured

Right To Play, Rubavu residents plant trees to help curb Sebeya River flooding

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Residents wade through a flooded street in Rubavu in May 2023. Photo by Germain Nsanzimana
Environment

Study tracks how districts are adopting climate action plans

Sunday, September 13, 2026
Salomon Jyambere, a CJC Rwanda beneficiary from Kirumbo village in Western Rwanda, holds a climate justice message. The programme helped his family rebuild following flood damage to their home. CJC Rwanda has been shortlisted for the 2026 Big Impact Award. Photo/Courtesy.
Featured

Climate Just Communities Rwanda shortlisted for 2026 Big Impact Award

Friday, September 11, 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
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
Director of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) Brig Gen Ronald Rwivanga speaks to the journalists in Uganda. Courtesy
Rwanda

Africa must end reliance on external donors for peace efforts – Rwivanga

Monday, August 10, 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
Senator Hadija Ndangiza Murangwa, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Unity and Security.
Environment

Gaps in disaster prevention leave Rwf49bn repair bill: Senate report

Friday, July 31, 2026