Advancing sustainable development in Africa
<p>The report provides a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) roadmaps aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Saharan
Rwanda
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Govt to replenish fish ponds, impose fines on water polluters
The Government has outlined plans which include applying ‘polluter pays principle’ as well as replenishment of River Mugara, River Mukungwa and three ponds owned by farmers in Musanze District with fresh
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Rwanda alters mining law, pushing out small players
Rwandan miners have protested a new law that bans artisanal mining, saying it could frustrate investment and push out most of them. The new law repealed all provisions for artisanal mining, and now
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Revisiting the poverty trend in Rwanda: 2010/11 to 2013/14
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Govt reaches out to electronics importers to help reduce planet warming gases
Rwanda, as part of efforts under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, has reiterated the commitment to achieve over 85 per cent reduction in consumption of planet warming gases known as “HFCs”
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East Africa’s wetlands endangered, Rwandan researcher says
The East African wetlands are in great danger due to human activities including human settlement. According to research conducted by John Kalisa from the University of Rwanda, there are gaps that have
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Climate change could spell disaster for coffee production in Africa – experts
The increasingly unpredictable weather patterns caused by climate change pose a serious threat to coffee production in Africa, experts said here Friday. Higher temperatures and long spells of droughts
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Ten years on, evicted Gishwati residents wait for compensation
Some residents of Rubavu and Nyabihu districts who used to own land on the outskirts of Gishwati Forest have appealed to Government to expedite their compensation. The residents were expropriated in
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New Chinese-led development banks missing the point on climate
From Pakistan to Panama, a steady stream of countries from the Global South have endorsed China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promoting connectivity since its launch in 2013. The trend continued
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Rwanda: Govt Joins Pan-African Infrastructure Platform
Rwanda has officially joined Africa50, a Pan-African infrastructure platform that was created to bridge the infrastructure gap. The platform seeks to develop and invest in bankable projects, catalysing
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Unidentified disease kills over 100 cattle in eastern Rwanda
KIGALI Rwanda (Xinhua) -- Livestock farmers and veterinary officers in eastern Rwanda have been baffled by an unidentified disease that they say has killed more than 100 cows in the past about three weeks.