The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
The Prolonged dry season has raised food insecurity fears among farmers in Rwinkwavu and Murundi sectors in Kayonza District. Jean Damascene Zigirinshuti, a resident of Nkoko cell, Rwinkwavu Sector, said prolonged drought has raised fears of food insecurity in the area. He said, "Since January it has not rained save …
Sanitation has attracted increasing political attention in the global development agenda during the last two decades. National governments, development and donor agencies have been rethinking pathways to achieving sanitation and hygiene for all. Policies are considered critical for creating an enabling environment for improving access to sanitation and hygiene services. …
Sanitation has attracted increasing political attention in the global development agenda during the last two decades. National governments, development and donor agencies have been rethinking pathways to achieving sanitation and hygiene for all. Policies are considered critical for creating an enabling environment for improving access to sanitation and hygiene services. …
Air pollution is the leading environmental killer in the world, with more than seven million people dying from air-pollution-related causes in 2012 alone, a new UN report has revealed. Some three billion people, most of whom are in Africa, still use solid organic fuels to cook and heat their homes, …
The Government and the Federal Republic of Germany, yesterday, signed a bilateral agreement worth €15 million (about Rwf13 billion) to support energy supply in the country and the Great Lakes region. During the signing ceremony at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning headquarters in Kigali, the minister, Amb. Claver …
Health officials in Rwanda have raised a red flag over the upsurge in malaria cases which they say has been on the increase over the past months. According to data from Rwanda’s health ministry, the East African nation registered about two million malaria cases last year compared to 514,000 cases …
At least eight people were killed in the weekend downpour that devastated different parts of the City of Kigali, according to district leaders. The victims of the rains that became rampant on the night of Saturday, were confirmed from districts of Nyarugenge and Gasabo. In Kicukiro, some houses and gardens …
At least five people were killed and 65 houses destroyed following last week's downpour in different parts of the country, according to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs. The five victims died after a mine caved in in Muhanga District,while the properties destroyed include 56 houses and 12 …
The Ministry of Natural Resources has joined hands with a non-governmental organisation to mobilise more than Rwf3 billion that is needed to counter threats to natural resources in three sites. The resources are Busaga natural forest in Muhanga District, Mukungwa River watershed in Musanze District, and dealing with substandard mining …
Forest Landscape Restoration Hub for the Eastern and Southern Africa countries was, yesterday, inaugurated in Rwanda during the celebration of International Forests Day. The centre will be providing high level technical support, financial packages, investments and incentives, and technical data access to restoration programmes in the region covering more than …
Malnutrition rate in children dropped from 52 per cent in 2015 to 38 per cent presently. Dr Geraldine Mukeshimana, the Minister for Agriculture and Animal Resources, said the drop is a result of several initiatives set out by the government to fight malnutrition and hunger. The minister was briefing journalists …
Imagine a country the size of India without power. No electric lights, mobile phones, radios crackling with cricket or televisions blaring Bollywood hits. Its economy would be medieval: tailors without electric sewing machines; metalworkers without power lathes; farmers without water pumps. Everyone would rush to finish work by sundown. Nights …
The Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugee Affairs (Midmar) has set aside $36.6 million (about Rwf27 billion) toward efforts to cope with effects of El Nino. This was said by Jean Baptiste Nsengiyumva, the director of disaster risk reduction and preparedness at Midmar during the 42nd Greater Horn of Africa …
Residents in Nyamugari Sector, Kirehe District have appealed for help following a heavy downpour that hit the area three days ago. The residents want authorities and aid organisations to come to their rescue after the heavy rains destroyed their property and crops. Dativa Musanabera, one of the residents told The …
Africa: South Africa Recognized for Progress in Malaria Fight Statistics indicate that annual malaria deaths in Africa have decreased from an estimated 764,000 in 2000 to 395,000 in 2015. According to a press statement issued yesterday by the Executive Secretary of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), Ms Johannah-Joy Phumaphi, …
Rwanda Environment Management Authority has called upon citizens to protect and sustainably exploit wetlands because they are a source of valuable natural infrastructure for agriculture, water storage and purification, flood buffering, fertile soils and erosion control. The call was made ahead of the annual World Wetlands Day scheduled tomorrow February …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that 'mosquito-borne Zika virus' could spread rapidly across the globe to parts of Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, southern Europe and southern parts of the United States, Margaret Chan, WHO director-general, said in a statement on Friday. The organisation will meet on Monday in …
Rwanda Red Cross, yesterday, inaugurated a water facility in Gasabo District meant to supply clean water to at least 4,000 vulnerable households in the area. The water was provided under the Rwanda Red Cross's clean water project, 'Improved Resilience of Households in Gasabo', that is aimed at promoting peoples' health …
An estimated 2·6 million third trimester stillbirths occurred in 2015 (uncertainty range 2·4–3·0 million). The number of stillbirths has reduced more slowly than has maternal mortality or mortality in children younger than 5 years, which were explicitly targeted in the Millennium Development Goals. The Every Newborn Action Plan has the …
Some 2.5% of Rwanda’s land will be planted with trees while the public is also be advised to use less charcoal. This was in an effort to protect the environment and avail forest resources needed for economic development and the improvement of livelihoods of Rwandans. The launch of the 2015/16 …
