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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
A man stands near the quarry in Nyamabuye Village, Bugesera District, where a section collapsed on July 9, killing 10 workers who were extracting stones and sand. PHOTOS BY THARCISSE MUGABO
Rwanda

Bugesera quarry tragedy: Bereaved families recount their ordeal

Saturday, July 11, 2026
Police and local government officials went to the quarry site where a segment collapsed and killed 10 people on Thursday, July 9, in Bugesera District. Courtesy.
Rwanda

Bugesera mayor urges caution after 1O die in quarry collapse

Friday, July 10, 2026
Police officers on duty as fire engulfed SIGMA Industries LTD in Kigali Special Economic Zone, in Masoro, Kigali on November 26, 2021. File

Insurance should never be the last item on the budget

Friday, July 10, 2026
A view of the quarry site where the incident took place on Thursday, July 9. According to officials, all 10 people who were underneath the collapsed segment, were all killed by the incident. Courtesy
Rwanda

Death toll from Bugesera quarry collapse rises to 10

Friday, July 10, 2026
A view of a quarry site where four people died after a quarry collapsed on Thursday, July 9, in Bugesera District. Courtesy RBA
Rwanda

Four killed after quarry collapses in Bugesera - police

Thursday, July 09, 2026
REMA plans to deploy drones by the end of August to detect and curb illegal waste burning, particularly at night. File
Environment

Drones to hunt down illegal waste burners from August

Wednesday, July 01, 2026
For Rwanda, the adoption of digital mining technologies represents not only an opportunity to improve operations but also a pathway toward becoming a leader in modern mining practices across the region.

How digital technologies are transforming mining performance

Monday, June 22, 2026
Bugarama mining site in Musanze District. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Environment

Mines board urges safety measures amid heavy rains

Monday, May 04, 2026
Workers sort minerals at a mining site in Burera District, on July 22, 2022. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana.

Progress in mining is clear, but workers deserve more

Friday, May 01, 2026
Mourners observe a moment of silence at one of the mining pits in Rwinkwavu, where innocent Tutsis were killed and thrown in large numbers during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. Photos by Nkangura
Kwibuka

Rwinkwavu: How a mining area turned into one of the deadliest killing grounds

Tuesday, April 07, 2026
The report shows that between 2020 and 2025, authorities recorded 1,335 cases of unlawful mineral extraction, largely carried out by young people aged between 18 and 30. Emmanuel Dushimimana
Rwanda

Parliament report exposes drivers of illegal mining in Rwanda

Monday, March 16, 2026