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President Paul Kagame arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday, for the 22nd World Economic Forum (WEF).  The three-day high-powered meeting is being held in the Ethiopian capital for the first time.

The Arusha-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday swore in nine judges, including three East Africans, to wind up cases still pending at UN Court ahead of its December 2014 closure.

Leon Mugesera, regarded as one of the chief architects of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, is expected to re-appear before Nyarugenge Intermediate Court to inform the court on whether he has succeeded in putting together his defence team.

Three convicts at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) had their guilty verdicts upheld by the Appeals Chamber of the tribunal. But one saw his life sentence reduced to 30 years in prison

Fears of serious human rights abuses in the latest wave of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), especially in areas that have previously witnessed sexual violence committed against civilians by members of armed groups have emerged.

The proposed release of over 2000 inmates who are aged above 70 years on the grounds of advanced age has drawn debate, with survivors sharply disagreeing on the criteria.

The government has said it will turn Remera prison into an exclusive female facility, a move aimed at having more organised and innovative correctional centres.

A team of medical experts from Egypt will carry out 150 surgical operations during their one week stay in Rwanda, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health.