May 03, 2023
Rwanda: Heavy Rainfall Claims Over 50 Lives in Western Province #AfricaClimateCrisis
The governor of Western Province, François Habitegeko, has revealed that heavy rains on the evening of May 2 and 3 resulted in the tragic deaths of 55 people. Read more »
April 17, 2023
Rwanda: Northern Province Hit By 1,500 Disaster Cases Over Past Five Years
The lack of adequate conveying infrastructures and road crossing structures has led to flooding that continues to affect the Northern Province, according to the Rwanda Water… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Rwanda: Rwandan Startup Turning Waste Into Animal Feed Tipped for Top Global Prize
Agri ThinkTank, a local firm using black soldier flies to turn food waste into animal feed, is among this year's Wege Prize finalists, organizers announced on Wednesday, April 12. Read more »
March 21, 2023
East Africa: Region to Face Dry Spells Despite Floods in Some Countries
An analysis by ICPAC-a designated regional climate centre by the World Meteorological Organisation shows that, after almost three years of persistent drought conditions,… Read more »
Rwanda: UN - Clean Energy, Technology Can Be Exploited to Avoid Climate Disaster
Clean energy and technology can be exploited to avoid the growing climate disaster, a major new report on climate change says. Read more »
March 16, 2023
Rwanda: Lightning Kills Two, Injures 8 Schoolchildren
Two people in Gakenke District were on March 15 struck by lightning and died instantly. The victims are, a 4-year-old child from Muyongwe sector, and a 52-year-old man from Gakenke… Read more »
March 14, 2023
Kenya: 10,000 Crocodiles Die As Lake Dries Out in Kenya
The second biggest crocodile habitat in Africa has dried up completely following failed rainy seasons. Read more »
March 09, 2023
Rwanda: Meteo Rwanda Explains Rare Heatwave in Kigali
The Rwanda Meteorology Agency has reported a rare upsurge of heat in different parts of the country especially in the City of Kigali where a temperature of above 32 degrees Celcius… Read more »
February 20, 2023
Rwanda: Time for a Second Green Revolution
One of humanity's biggest achievements in the last century was making a huge increase in food production. Read more »
Africa: New Ocean Forming, to Split Africa Into Two, Scientists Say
Geologists have confirmed that a new ocean is being created as the African continent is split in half. An international effort has revealed that a 35 miles long rift appeared in… Read more »
February 13, 2023
Rwanda: World Coffee Forum Kicks Off With Call to Mitigate Climate Change
There is a need for coping strategies aimed at limiting the adverse effects unleashed by climate change on coffee producers, Geraldine Mukeshimana, the Minister of Agriculture and… Read more »
February 05, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda Needs $13bn to Boost Green Transport Sector #AfricaClimateHope
Rwanda is set to mobilise $13 billion in modernizing and greening transport sector up to 2050 according to the revised Green Growth and Climate Resilience Strategy (GGCRS) approved… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda's Green Growth Vs GMO Preparing for Better or Worse
In the "land of a thousand hills," as Rwanda is fondly known, the country is rich in plants and animals which makes part of the biodiversity. Rwanda is setting a precedent to the… Read more »
February 05, 2023
Rwanda: Rwandans Urged to Back Wetlands Restoration
Rwandans have been urged to bark efforts towards restoring and effectively exploiting wetlands in the country. The call was made during World Wetlands Day (WWD) which is marked… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Rwanda: How Green Gicumbi Project Is Strengthening Climate Resilience in Vulnerable Communities
Before 2019, farmers from Rushaki sector of Gicumbi district used to count huge losses due to soil erosion that was usually affecting their crops. Read more »
January 24, 2023
Rwanda: IMF Boss On Rwanda's Economic Potential, Climate Championship
wide continue to navigate their way out of the global economic shocks in the last three years following the impact of Covid-19, Russia-Ukraine war, and climate change, economists… Read more »
January 25, 2023
East Africa: Leaders Want Easier Access to Climate Finance
While Africa is constantly assured that it holds a well-deserved seat in climate financing negotiations, leaders have informed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the… Read more »
January 11, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda Banks On New Financing to Help Restore Ozone Layer
Rwanda is considering a new mechanism to ease access to affordable and eco-friendly fridges and air conditioners that are not harmful to the Earth's ozone layer and causing climate… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: Political Will Essential for Channeling Climate Financing - Kagame
President Paul Kagame has highlighted the need for political will in adequately channeling the funds needed to tackle climate change, among other pressing global issues. Read more »
December 13, 2022
Rwanda: IMF Approves U.S.$319 Million Climate Financing for Rwanda
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $319 million (approx. Rwf342 billion) loan to finance projects tackling climate change in Rwanda. Read more »
December 08, 2022
Africa: Climate Crisis Threatens Continent's Development - Kagame
Climate crisis is a threat to Africa's development, President Paul Kagame has said, but stressed that all hope is not lost because the continent is rich in renewable energy sources… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Rwanda: City of Kigali to Restore Drainage to Cope With Floods
The City of Kigali is set to rehabilitate two drainages every year to reduce the effects of floods, The New Times has established. Read more »
November 26, 2022
Rwanda: Focus On Climate Change Fight As Congo Celebrates Proclamation
In line with the celebration of the 64th anniversary of the Republic of Congo Proclamation, the country joined Rwanda's drive to plant trees with the aim to tackle climate change… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Rwanda: The Six Climate-Financing Deals Rwanda Secured at COP27
At the UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, that closed on Sunday, November 20, Rwanda called for more ambitious climate action and shared its green investment opportunities. Read more »
November 17, 2022
Rwanda: City of Kigali Sounds Warning as Floods Kill Three People
The City of Kigali has urged people to relocate from high-risk zones and not drive during heavy rains after floods killed three people including one motorcycle rider on Wednesday. Read more »