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As a way of creating more jobs for the population, mainly the youth, government has embarked on a plan to encourage establishment of craft centres in all districts.

Thousands of Congolese nationals are fleeing to Rwanda and Uganda escaping violence following resumption of clashes between DR Congo army and rebel groups, officials have confirmed.

A Rwandan man residing in Denmark can be tried by the Danish courts for his alleged role in the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, the Supreme Court announced yesterday.

Land wrangles dominate the cases received at the Office of the Ombudsman, according to a report from the government’s anti-graft watchdog. Out of a total of 3,662 cases received between 2010 and 2011, 525 were related to land wrangles, followed by 421 administrative cases from both public and private institutions.

Infrastructural developments in the area designated for the proposed Kigali Special Economic Zone (KSEZs) are nearing completion.

Government has finally issued a directive to reopen Ecole Secondaire de Hotelerie et Tourisme, a tourism school in based in Gasabo District, following the improvement registered by the administration.

East African lawmakers and other partners should tackle unemployment and under-employment, which are key crises that need immediate attention, the speaker of a regional parliamentary assembly has said.

KIREHE–The district agricultural officer of Kirehe has blamed climate change for the unprecedented torrential rains that have caused severe flooding in the region.