Au moins neuf morts et 900 blessés dans le plus puissant séisme à Taïwan depuis 25 ans

Un séisme de magnitude supérieure à 7, le plus puissant qu’ait connu Taïwan depuis 25 ans, s’est produit mercredi près des côtes de l’île, provoquant une alerte au tsunami, finalement levée. Au moins neuf personnes sont mortes et 900 ont été blessées, selon un nouveau bilan des autorités. Soixante-dix mineurs sont hors de portée des secours, coincés dans une carrière à Hualien. Un séisme sous-marin de magnitude supérieure à 7 s’est produit mercredi 3 avril près de Taïwan, le plus puissant à frapper l’île depuis 25 ans, déclenchant dans la région des alertes…

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Abakora ibikorwa byangiza i Kivu baraburirwa kuko ibihano bikomeye birabategereje

Mu bukangurambaga bwakoze n’ikigo cy’igihugu gishinzwe kubungabunga ibidukikije mu Rwanda “REMA” hagarutswe  ku bihano bitegenyijwe ku bantu bagira uruhare mu bikorwa byo kwangiza ikiyaga cya Kivu ndetse n’ibinyabuzima bikirimo. Ni ubukangurambaga bwahereye mu karere ka Karongi busorezwa mu karere ka Rubavu, uturere twombi dukora ku kiyaga. Haganijwe abantu batandukanye harimo abakora serivisi zo gutwara abantu muri kino kiyaga, abarobyi bakiroberamo, abakora ibikorwa by’ubuhinzi mu nkengero zacyo, ndetse mu karere ka Rubavu ho hanegewe by’umwihariko abanyeshuri bo mu mashuri y’isumbuye. Irasubiza Gerevasi ufite imyaka 21 wiga mu mashuri yisumbuye, nawe yagaragaje…

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Single-use plastics: Environmentalists seek solutions for imported good

As Rwanda continues with its ambitious efforts to phase out single-use plastics, environmentalists have pointed out some key challenges, one of which is imported goods packaged in single-use plastics. In 2019, the country’s parliament passed a law prohibiting the manufacture, importation, use and sale of single-use plastic items in Rwanda, including plastic bags, cups, straws, coffee stirrers, soda and water bottles, and most food packaging materials. Since then, both the private and public sectors have been working to implement the law through activities including the establishment of companies that manufacture…

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Ibyo wamenya kuri parike y’Akagera

Akagera ni imwe muri Parike nkuru z’igihugu cy’u Rwanda, ikaba iri ku buso bwa kilometero kare 1222, ikaba ikora ku turere twa Kayonza, Nyagatare na Gatsibo, mu ntara y’Iburasirazuba. Inyamaswa ziba muri parike y’Akagera ziba ahantu bitewe n’impamvu eshatu harimo aho inyamaswa ibonera umutekano, aho ikura ibyo kurya n’aho yabonera ubuhehere ndetse n’amazi. Abasura parike y’Akagera bavuga ko banezezwa n’ubwoko bw’inyamaswa buyibarizwamo by’umwihariko inyamaswa eshanu  nini z’inkazi  harimo Inkura, Intare, Imbogo, Inzovu n’Ingwe. Uretse buriya bwoko butanu bw’inyamaswa  z’inkazi muri parike y’Akagera hagaragaramo amoko y’inyoni agera kuri 490, ibiti by’iminyinya ndetse…

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Rwanda finally passes law on GMO: What next?

Rwanda, on February 21, published in its Official Gazette a law governing biosafety, which seeks to ensure that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are handled, transferred and used safely in the country. According to the purpose of the law, it establishes an adequate level of protection in the field of the safe transfer and use of living modified organisms ((LMOs) – also known as GMOs – resulting from modern biotechnology that may have an adverse effect on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity while taking into consideration the effect of…

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GMO: One of the pillars of food security

BY Diane NIKUZE NKUSI   Many of us have heard the term “GMOs,” but how many of us know what they are as well as their benefits to the food supply and the environment? GMO (genetically modified organism) technology uses specific scientific innovation to genetically alter plants and promote desired characteristics. For example, these characteristics can help fruits and vegetables grow better under environmental stresses like drought, ward off crop diseases and pests and even forgo browning in fruits once they are sliced. This technology also decreases food waste, gives…

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Amakuru kuri Parike y’Ibirunga, uko yabayeho n’inyamaswa zibonekamo

Parike y’Ibirunga yashinzwe mu mwaka w’i 1925 ikaba iri mu za mbere muri Afurika, Mu mwaka wa 1929 iyo pariki yongerewe ubunini kuko yahise ifata ubutaka bw’ u Rwanda ndetse na Congo Mbiligi ariyo Repuburika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Kongo kuri ubu. Icyo gihe iyi pariki yahise igira ubuso bungana na 8090 km², ibyo byakozwe mu rwego rwo kuyihinduramo ‘Parc Albert’ yacungwaga n’abakoloni b’ababiligi dore ko ari nabo bakoronizaga ibyo bihugu byombi. Nyuma y’uko Congo ibonye ubwingenge mu 1960 ndetse n’u Rwanda mu 1962, Pariki y’Ibirunga yahise icikamo ibice bibiri, buri…

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Ibishanga 5 muri Kigali bigiye gutunganywa bibe bimwe mu byiza nyaburanga

Mu mujyi wa Kigali ibishanga bizasanwa ku buryo bugezweho ni bitanu biri ku buso bwa hegitari 408, birimo icya Gikondo, icya Rwampara, icya Rugenge-Rwintare, icya Kibumba n’Igishanga cya Nyabugogo. Buri gishanga kikazajya kigira umwihariko wacyo bijyanye n’aho giherereye. Biteganyijwe ko mu cyumweru cya mbere cya Gashyantare ari bwo iyi mirimo izatangira gushyirwa mu bikorwa ndetse nta gihindutse ikazarangira nyuma y’amezi 18. Ibi bishanga bizatunganywa ku buryo bugezweho bwo kwakira amazi bikayayungurura, agakomeza gutemba mu migezi asa neza. Ibi bishanga bizavugururwa ku buryo bizasiba umunuko, amacupa yakoreshejwe nabi, n’indi myanda yose…

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Impuruza ku badafite amikoro bakomeje kwicwa n’ubukonje bukabije

Impuzamiryango “End Fuel Poverty coalition” itanga impuruza ku kuba nihatagira igikorwa ubukonje bukabije buzibasira Ubwongereza muri uyu mwaka bushobora kuzasiga hapfuye abaturage benshi dore ko kugeza ubu abagera ku ibihumbi 5000 b’amikoro make bwabahitanye. Ubushakashatsi bwakozwe n’Impuzamiryango, End Fuel Poverty coalition yo mu Bwongereza, bugaragaza ko abaturage bagera kuri 5000 bishwe n’ubukonje bukabije buheruka kwibasira icyo gihugu mu 2023, kubera ubukene bwo kubura uko bashyushya mu nzu zabo. Iyi raporo ihamagarira inzego za Leta y’u Bwongereza zibishinzwe, kuvugurura uburyo bw’imyubakire y’inzu ndetse no kugabanya igiciro cy’umuriro w’amashanyarazi, ku buryo n’abatishoboye…

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Ibiza bikomeje kwangiza bikomeye ibikorwa remezo

Umuhanda Huye Nyamagabe-Rusizi ntukiri nyabagendwa, ibi byabaye nyuma y’aho umuhanda waridutse ku buryo bukabije. Ukaba wacikiye hafi ya centre y’ahitwa ku Karambi n’ikiraro cya Mwogo, mu murenge wa Kigoma ugiye kugera mu rugabano rwa Huye na Nyamagabe,  Uwo muhanda birakekwa ko waciwe n’amazi yagiye yinjiramo buke buke biturutse ku mugezi wa Mwogo uca hafi aho ukunze kuzura. Kuri ubu imodoka zitwaye abagenzi ziri guhagarara hakurya no hakuno y’ahacitse hanyuma abagenzi bakambuka n’amaguru, bakajya mu zindi modoka z’amasosiyete atwara abantu, zikagurana abagenzi bari barimo. Umwe mu batuye i Huye ukorera mu…

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