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 Moise M. Bahati
Moise M. Bahati
Construction workers on duty. The government has announced a 10% increase in customs duty on imported construction materials. Craish Bahizi
Economy
Govt increases import tax on construction materials to spur local production
Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) has urged all taxpayers who have an obligation of filing and paying Income Tax Quarterly Prepayment (IQP) for Quarter 1 to do it before the deadline of June 30.
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[FEATURED] Income tax: RRA calls for compliance ahead of deadline
Panelists discuss during the opening of African Continental Conference on Basic Sciences for Transformation in Kigali on June 13. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Education
Investment in science holds key to transforming African economies-experts
Militiamen of the  URDPC/CODECO armed group stand guard in the village of Wadda, Ituri Province, DR Congo Sept. 19, 2020. (VOA Africa photo)
Africa
DR Congo militia massacre 45 in Ituri
The Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC), Peter Mathuki, on Tuesday, June 6, received the commander of the bloc’s regional force deployed to eastern DR Congo, Maj Gen Alphaxard Kiugu, at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. They discussed the status of the ongoing effort toward restoration of peace and security in eastern DR Congo.
Security
EAC Secretary General meets regional force commander
Chancen International  officials student beneficiaries, stakeholders and partners pose for a group photo during their meeting  on Saturday, June 3.
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FEATURED: Chancen International holds annual meeting with students, partners
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente, on Friday, June 2, arrived in Luanda, Angola, to attend the 10th Extraordinary Summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) that began Saturday, June 3.
Africa
Prime Minister Ngirente in Angola for ICGLR summit
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Africa
Prime Minister Ngirente in Burundi for EAC Summit
East African Community Chiefs of Defence Forces and Chiefs of Defence Staff met for an extraordinary meeting in Bujumbura, Burundi, on Monday, May 29, over the security situation in eastern DR Congo.
Security
DR Congo: Gen Kazura attends EAC meet in Burundi
Rwandan peacekeeper in Central Africa Republic. The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is marked on Monday, May 29. The 75th anniversary will be marked with the theme “Peace begins with me.”
International
World celebrates 75 years of UN peacekeeping
KDF troops serving under EACRF offered medical aid to an expectant lady and took her to a health center where she had a successful delivery.
Africa
DR Congo: Kenyan troops help pregnant woman deliver
First Lady Jeannette Kagame during her visit in Ngororero, one of the districts affected by floods and landslides earlier this month, on Friday, May 26. Courtesy
Rwanda
First Lady Jeannette Kagame visits disaster-affected families in Ngororero
Fulgence Kayishema, one of the fugitives most wanted for crimes they committed in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, was arrested on Wednesday, May 25, in Paarl, South Africa.File
Crime
How Genocide fugitive Kayishema changed identity to elude capture
Genocide Fugitive Fulgence Fayishema has been arrested in Paarl, South Africa.
Law
Rwanda welcomes arrest of Genocide suspect Kayishema
Members of the FDLR-FOCA, a UN-sanctioned terrorist group that has operated in eastern DR Congo for nearly three decades. The genocidal militia was formed by the masterminds of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Today, along with its splinter groups including CNRD/FLN and RUD-Urunana, the militia is at the heart of the insecurity affecting eastern DR Congo and the region.
Africa
US takes on DR Congo’s Tshisekedi over supporting FDLR genocidal militia
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Crime
‘Most wanted’ Genocide fugitive Kayishema arrested
Some of over 6000 houses that were destroyed  by landslides and floods on May 2- 3 in Rubavu District. Courtesy
Environment
Rwf700m raised for victims of floods, landslides
I&M Bank tellers attend to clients at the headquarters branch in Kigali City. The bank  has sustained its growth momentum into the first three months of 2023, reporting a 12% growth in Profit Before Tax of Rwf3.3 billion. BAHIZI
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I&M Bank records Rwf3.3 billion pre-tax profit in quarter one of 2023

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