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It was delirium as Zambia delighted in winning their first Africa Cup of Nations title by beating tournament favourites Ivory Coast on penalties.

Rwanda joined the rest of the world to mourn one of the world’s greatest songbirds, Whitney Houston, who was found dead in her hotel room after a long battle with drug and alcohol abuse that blighted her career. She was 48.

Rwanda, a former colony of Belgium, joined the English club of nations, the Commonwealth, in 2009 but did not withdraw its membership from the French speaking nations’ grouping, ‘Francophonie’.

As the campaign against drug abuse intensifies, Police, this weekend, arrested 27 people believed to be part of a ring that trades or consumes marijuana in Kigali.

NYAGATARE – Police, in collaboration with the Anglican Church, army and local leaders, Thursday, impounded over 170 cartons of illicit brew at Musenyi Anglican Church in Karangazi Sector.

EAC meeting of the Sectoral Committee on Preventing and Combating Corruption held in Arusha, Tanzania, last week, made a series of recommendations to partner states aimed at uprooting corruption.

EAC ministers and experts from a various sectors today commenced a four-day discussion on a crucial bill in Nairobi, Kenya, which, if enacted, will reduce incidences of overloading on the region’s road network.

DAR ES SALAAM – African countries continue to be the leading mineral exporters but have little to show for the continent’s vast resources, with the industry condemned to mainly extractive and unprocessed mineral exports.