CLIMATE CHANGE
Xi urges advancing Party self-governance with higher standards, more concrete measures
BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday called for advancing full and rigorous Party self-governance with higher standards and more concrete measures. Xi, also Chinese president and…
PICTORIAL: How once-degraded wetlands are turning into recreational city spaces
Two artificial ponds under construction at Gikondo Wetland, the former Gikondo industrial park in Kigali. Upon completion, a total of 12 artificial ponds will be created across the five wetland sites — five in Kibumba, four in Gikondo, one in…
RWANDA’S ILLEGAL MINERS: A LIFE OF RISK AND RELENTLESS POVERTY
By Clemy Keza For much of his young life, Jean Baptiste Uwamungu believed illegal mining was what everyone in Rwanda did to survive poverty. “I was probably 10,” said the now 28-year-old father of two. “My parents mined, everyone in our neighborhood did. It wasn’t strange. It was survival.” “At first,…
10 façons dont le Rwanda investit dans l’adaptation climatique dans le nouveau budget
Le gouvernement prévoit de dépenser 7 000 milliards de francs rwandais au cours de l’exercice budgétaire 2025/26, qui débute le 1er juillet. Une part importante de ce financement provient de ressources intérieures, ce qui témoigne d’un progrès constant vers un…
Quel sort pour les ménages à relocaliser des îles ?
Le ministère de l’Administration locale a présenté un plan visant à indemniser et relocaliser les ménages vivant sur plusieurs îles lacustres. Les îles concernées sont Mwegerera et Mukira dans le district de Musanze, Munanira dans le district de Burera, Sharita…
Comment le Rwanda fut le marché du bois trafiqué au Congo
Le marché du mobilier haut de gamme au Rwanda s'appuie fortement sur le bois dur importé de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), prisé pour sa robustesse, sa qualité et sa longévité. À Kigali, le fabricant de meubles Nsengimana Jean…
Rwanda explores ‘Vehicle-to-Grid’ technology to boost EV ecosystem
An electric car at a charging station at Kigali Convention Centre on March 30,2021 .Photo by Craish Bahizi Rwanda is exploring the feasibility of Vehicle-to-Grid technology, which allows Electric Vehicles (EVs) to not only receive power from the grid for…
