Rwandan youth takes lead in Nyabarongo watershed protection
By Aimable Twahirwa It is a hot Monday morning in Nyamagabe, a mountainous district in the Southern Rwanda, a group …
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Saving Swamps in East Africa
InfoNile is marking World Water Day 2019 with 4 original multimedia stories on innovative solutions that are working to conserve wetlands in East Africa.
Rwanda: Government eviction of developers from wetlands pays off, but more left to do
This story was supported by a grant from InfoNile and Code for Africa. By Leonce Muvuni The Rwandan government is …
Kigali Water gets $60m for new treatment plant
By Jean Pierre Afadhali The Kigali Water Ltd has received $60 million from the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) and …
Water shortage threatens lives of evictees from Akagera river neighbourhoods
By Mohammed M. Mupenda Rusumo, Transboundary project – Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP) expresses water shortage as a …
Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Dam Project Launched in Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi
The Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project, which kicked off in March after decades of planning, is expected to deliver 80 megawatts …
Mara wetland: Birds sing in their habitat: How Birdlife’s conservation efforts make birds and humans coexist in Mara region
By Elias Hakizimana It was a tough experience for birds in Tanzania’s Mara Wetland when local communities would throw stones …
Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan: Renewed Diplomatic Rivalry
By Solomon Goshu Ethiopia-Egypt-Sudan relationship is an extremely complicated one by any standards. For ages, they have engaged in different …