August 07, 2023
Rwanda: New Bill Proposes Mandatory Permits for Tree Harvesting
In a move to bolster forest and tree protection, a proposed bill by the government aims to make it obligatory for residents seeking to harvest forests or trees for various purposes… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Rwanda: How Will New Regulations Affect the Night Economy?
Businesspeople have reacted to the new government regulation of night-time activities with varying views. Read more »
July 27, 2023
Rwanda: Rwanda Allocates Over 7000 Hectares of State Forests to Investors
In a move to boost the forestry sector and promote sustainable management practices, the government has authorized the allocation of 7,716 hectares of state forests to private… Read more »
Rwanda: Inside Rwanda's Top Multi-Billion Nature Conservation Projects
Rwanda, on July 28, joins the rest of the world to mark World Nature Conservation Day. The annual event serves as a reminder for people worldwide to recognise the utmost importance… Read more »
July 24, 2023
Rwanda: Carbon Trading - Indigenous Trees to Take Up 40% of Country's Forests #AfricaClimateHope
Rwanda is planning to plant more trees, of which 40 per cent must be indigenous species, in order to access the carbon market, The New Times has learnt. Read more »
July 23, 2023
Rwanda: University of Rwanda Tips Beekeepers On Smart Hive Tech
The University of Rwanda's African Center of Excellence in Internet of Things (ACEIoT), conducted a specialized training session for beekeepers associated with beekeeping… Read more »
Rwanda: Over 90 Country Representatives Attend Conference on Conservation Biology in Kigali
Rwanda is hosting the 2023 International Conference on Conservation Biology (ICCB 2023) slated for July 23-27, under the theme, "The Future is Now: Sustaining Biodiversity for… Read more »
July 21, 2023
Rwanda: NCBA Rwanda CEO Calls for Mental Health Integration to Empower Women
The Chief Executive Officer of NCBA Rwanda, Lina Mukashyaka Higiro, highlighted the importance of promoting not only women's voices, choices, and power, but also integrating mental… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Rwanda: Imbuto Awards 15 Young Agripreneurs
Imbuto Foundation, on June 23, awarded 15 young entrepreneurs with the most outstanding projects in the agriculture sector. Each of the 15 winners was awarded with Rwf10 million. Read more »
June 19, 2023
Africa: Fueling Green Financing in Africa - Innovations From Rwanda
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently published one of the most definitive reports on climate change to date. It warns that the world is… Read more »
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 »
May 01, 2023
Rwanda: 'I Never Thought I'd Be a Farmer' - University Graduate On Venturing Into 'Green Gold' Business
year-old Bonnette Ishimwe that she would be in the farming business, more so avocado, three years ago, she would take it as a joke. Read more »
Rwanda: Podcast - Lived Experiences of Queer Community in Rwanda
The Long Form podcast's guest this week is Dr. Aflodis Kagaba, Director of the Human Development Initiative (HDI). He discusses, in depth, the findings of a recent survey on lived… Read more »
April 10, 2023
Rwanda: Ugandan Gorilla Vet On How Rwanda Played a Role in Her Early Days of Practice
In a newly released book penned by Uganda's first gorilla veterinarian Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, she hinted on the role that Rwanda had in her early days of getting into the… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Rwanda: Unpaid Care Work in Rwanda - the Urgent Need for Men Engagement
Rwanda has been credited as the most gender equal country in Africa and second in the world, but several harmful gender norms persist, putting women in a bad place and almost… Read more »
Rwanda: How Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association Is Restoring Habitat Using Indigenous Trees
The Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association (RWCA) has set out on a vital mission to restore the country's native trees. Read more »
Rwanda: Empowering Rural Women - Exploring How Technology Is Driving Progress
In the rural areas of developing countries like Rwanda, women often face unique challenges that hinder their economic and social empowerment. However, technology has emerged as a… Read more »
Rwanda: Shisha Kibondo - Taking Nutritious Steps to Eradicate Stunting in Nyaruguru District
The health of Alvera Nyirahabimana, a mother from Nyarure cell, Munini sector of Nyaruguru District and her child knows no malnutrition, thanks to the Government of Rwanda and the… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Rwanda: Rwandan Authors Call for Promotion of Early Literacy Programmes
Rwandan authors have called for promotion of early literacy programmes, creating reading clubs, organising book fairs, and literacy festivals to celebrate the reading and writing… Read more »
March 22, 2023
Rwanda: Kayonza - Coffee Growing Boosts Financial Freedom for Women
A cooperative of 157 women and three men in Rukara sector, Kayonza District, has found financial success by embracing coffee growing instead of subsistence farming. Read more »
Rwanda: How Women Are Championing Nutrition Through Agribusiness
Adeline Umukunzi stands in a field in Musanze District picking nutritious mushrooms from inside a small covered structure. The structure provides an environment with moisture, low… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda On Marburg Alert After Tanzania Outbreak
Tanzania has confirmed its first ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease, a rare and severe hemorrhagic fever that can be transmitted to humans from fruit bats and spread among… Read more »
March 21, 2023
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 07, 2023
Rwanda: One Woman's Quest to Champion Tennis Development Among Girls
Joselyne Umulisa has been in Tennis during the past two decades. She joined the sport as a player in 2003 when she was a secondary school level two student and her passion for the… Read more »
March 04, 2023
Africa: Africa Needs New Paradigm to Realize the SDGs - Economist
Africa needs a paradigm shift to deliver sustainable development by making a fresh commitment and increasing investment to realize the SDGs, the Economic Commission for Africa's… Read more »