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Coffee Helps Rwanda Move Forward 20 Years After Genocide
This week marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan Genocide that claimed the lives of up to a million members of...
Canadian Professor Expanding Nutritional Program to a Quarter-Million Rwandan Children
UNICEF and the government of Rwanda have invited a professor from the University of B.C. to expand a 12-month nutritional pilot study involving 1,100...
Forest Policies in Rwanda, US and Gambia Win UN-backed Awards
Rwanda won a United Nations-backed gold award for its forest promotion policies, an event that former US track and field star Carl Lewis, a...
Recalling a Hero of the Rwandan Genocide
On the 17th anniversary to mark the start of the Rwandan genocide, read the story of Carl Wilkens -- the only American to stay...
Rwanda the Cleanest Country, After Monthly Litter Cleanups With the President
Rwanda has become one of the cleanest countries in the world -- as clean as Switzerland -- thanks to new laws requiring every citizen...
14 Year Old Makes a Difference for Rwandan Girls
Jessica was only a sixth grader when she learned that most girls in Rwanda are orphans, and they don't have the money or materials...
Former Foes Congo, Rwanda Agree to Share Energy
Former foes Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a joint project to produce 200 megawatts of power from methane gas reservoirs in the lake...
Rick Warren Helps Rwanda Become a Country With a Purpose
Pastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Life, along with the president of Rwanda launched '40 Days of Purpose' for thousands of Rwandan Christians,...
Congo, Rwanda and Uganda Unite to Save Mountain Gorillas
Borders will matter less to central Africa’s mountain gorillas, following the launch of a strategic conservation plan which covers adjoining areas of Rwanda,...
Gorillas Use Chest Beating to Prevent Conflict, Not Provoke it, a New Study Finds
A gorilla's chest beating is an incredible sight, and sound, to behold, but new research based on years of observation of mountain gorillas shows...
Couple Plants 2 Million Trees in 20 Years to Turn Destroyed Forest Back Into a Wildlife Haven
In 2001, the legendary photojournalist Sebastião Salgado had a dream of restoring the forest near his home in the state of Minas Gerais. Now...
Birth of Rare Eastern Black Rhino is Cause for Celebration–Watch the Amazing Birth Caught on Camera, With Only 1,000 in Wild
Keepers at Chester Zoo were left thrilled following the safe arrival of a new eastern black rhino calf when mother Zuri gave birth in...
Africa NGO Purchases World’s Largest Captive Rhino Population to Rewild 2,000 Across the Continent
A giant conservation NGO has purchased the largest privately-owned rhino herd on earth to rewild them in secret locations over the next 10 years.
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Good News in History, July 1
127 years ago today, Wilfrid Laurier was sworn in as Canada's first French-speaking prime minister. Recognized as either the greatest leader Canada has ever...
The First African-Produced Tests to Diagnose Cancer will Cut Costs and Waiting Times Across the Continent
With the debut of a Moroccan-born test for breast cancer and leukemia, the continent has achieved its first domestic cancer test, one that could...
Machine Recycles Plastic Bottles into 3D Printer Filament–And the Design was Released, Instead of Patented
The mission of the James Dyson Award is simple: Design something that solves a problem.
No one will be surprised, then, that the Polyformer machine...
Endangered Baby Rhino Born in a Czech Zoo is Named After Kyiv (PHOTOS)
A baby rhino named "Kyiv" in honor of the Ukrainian defenders was born in a Czech zoo exactly a week after Russia began its...
‘Comical-Looking’ Bat Thought to Be Extinct is Found Again After 40 Years in Dense Rainforest
Of more than 1,300 bat species on our planet, this might be the most comical-looking.
So says the chief scientist at Bat Conservation International when...
Genocide Survivor’s Wholesome Squirrel Photos Go Viral (LOOK)
Niki Colemont escaped to Belgium when he was just four, with his 9-year-old sister, before the Rwandan genocide broke out.
An orphan whose mother died...
Youth Hailed for Providing Renewable Energy to 10,000 People Without Using Battery, Wind, Sun, or Water
Growing up in Sierra Leone, a young man who saw a problem and was determined to fix it has been awarded international prizes for...