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Dinesh Mahtani, the coordinator of the UN Eminent Group of Experts report on militia groups' activities in DRC has told the BBC that almost 40 tonnes of gold is smuggled out of the country annually.
19 November 2009 - The top United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today welcomed the arrest of two leaders of a rebel Rwandan militia on suspicion of carrying out crimes against humanity and war crimes in the eastern region of the DRC.
Embattled former State Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Theoneste Mutsindashyaka, allegedly concealed his foreign bank accounts from the Ombudsman.
Once again we have acquittals of two well known architects of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, pronounced within a space of two days.
THE draws for next year's Africa Nations Cup (CAN) are scheduled for today at the International Conference Centre Talatona in Luanda, Angola.
An international group of researchers will meet January 13-15, 2009 at a conference in Gisenyi to grapple with the problem of Lake Kivu.
Rwanda and her development partners have said that the country is not mulling upon a shift in the budget calendar after successfully aligning to the East African Community (EAC) financial year, in contrast to media reports that EAC states are set to align their financial year calendars with major donors'.
First Lady, Jeannette Kagame yesterday called upon the youth to utilize the available education opportunities to acquire knowledge that will enable them contribute significantly to national development.
The World Bank supported Lake Victoria Environment Management Programme (LVEMP), launched in the mid-1990s, will now be extended to Burundi and Rwanda.
As the host of a weekly TV hitparade, DJ Bob is becoming ever so popular. Yet it's been a hard struggle to shed off the disrepute that came with allegations of him being involved in music piracy.
The Rwanda Focus is in possession of a copy of a letter from Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama to Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga expressing the worries of the Public Ombudsman (Impungenge z'Umuvunyi Mukuru).
When a woman is expecting a baby it is supposed to be a blissful and delightful experience, but for many the magic they feel at bringing a little one into the world, quickly turns into a nightmare as they struggle to cope with the changes that come along with motherhood.
Law enforcement agencies seat idly as CÅ"ur Joyeux steals money from hundreds of helpless orphans
Government is now reassured it will not lose millions of francs injected earlier in renovation works on Kabuga Building, located in Muhima along the Nyabugogo road. The building is set to be the new Police Headquarters.
The Vice Speaker of Parliament, Polisi Denis, yesterday met the Ambassadors of Greece and the Republic of Slovakia and discused various areas where both their parliaments can learn from each other, The New Times reports.
Rwanda and Botswana have pledged to strengthen bilateral ties and expand cooperation in key areas, a communiqué issued by officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reads.
Tax payers should comply with tax laws in order to minimize incurring heavy tax penalties, according to Herbert Gatsinzi Director of Tax Advisory Services at Ernest & Young.
88 teachers' trainers specializing in Mathematics and Science subjects are currently undertaking a ten-day training organized by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Kigali.
The Capital Markets Advisory Council (CMAC), an institution that regulates capital markets activities in Rwanda wants investors on the Rwanda stock exchange to be given more protection through the establishment of the Investors' Compensation Fund.
With a view of raising necessary resources to facilitate an Early Childhood Development (ECD) policy - a strategy that seeks to improve the lives of children between 0-8 years, various stakeholders are set to draw the policy's strategic plan this month.
Lotto Rwanda under its umbrella New Africa Gaming Solution (NAGS) yesterday donated 15 computers worth Rwf5.4m to Kimihurura Primary School (KPS) in a bid to reach out to all age groups.
THE Moroccan cycling team continued their supremacy on day three of Tour of Rwanda after Mohammed Erragragui swept the gruelling third stage after clocking 3hours, 37minutes and 49 seconds.
AFTER losing the league title to AS Kigali, recapturing it is high on APR's agenda this season.
LOCAL athletes are likely to miss this year's Kampala International Marathon, Times Sport has learnt.
The School of Finance and Banking (SFB), an institution of higher learning established with an intention of becoming 'Africa's Harvard School of Business' has blamed poor infrastructure for the failure to live to its promises.
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