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Miners on duty in a tunnel in Gakenke District. MINECOFIN and the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) are working on a proposed climate insurance scheme. Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

New insurance scheme could save mine workers income in rainy seasons

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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
Minister of Gender and Family Promotion Consolee Uwimana speaks after participating in the monthly Umuganda in Kabaya village, Ruhengeri cell, Muhoza sector in Musanze District on Saturday, September 26.
Rwanda

Minister Uwimana urges parents to return to family duties

Sunday, September 27, 2026
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
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
A view of the construction of a drainage in Rubavu town as part Rwanda Urban Development Project. Photos By Germain Nsanzimana
Environment

Rubavu draws Rwf63bn plan to prevent flash floods

Sunday, September 06, 2026
The Nyabugogo II hydropower project whose development has reached 75 per cent, with commissioning expected by December 2027. PHOTO/CRAISH BAHIZI.
Environment

New dams to boost water reserves more than tenfold

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
The Nasho solar-powered irrigation project is one of Rwanda’s leading irrigation facilities. The country needs at least 693.7 million cubic metres of water storage capacity by 2034 to meet projected
Environment

700m cubic metres annually needed for irrigation water storage by 2034

Tuesday, September 01, 2026
Farmers salvage rice crops washed away by flooding in Nyagatare District in 2020. File photo.
Agriculture

Looming El Niño rains trigger call for conservation agriculture

Monday, August 31, 2026
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Environment

Ngoma residents step up disaster prevention ahead of rainy season

Sunday, August 30, 2026
A drone view shows mud covering buildings and property following devastating floods at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 27, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
International

270 dead after flash floods hit Nepal, China

Thursday, August 27, 2026