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The hostilities between South Sudan and the Khartoum government could affect peacekeeping operations in the region, UNAMID police chief James Oppong Boanuh said in Kigali yesterday.

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)’s most wanted fugitive, Felicien Kabuga, is still  hiding  in Kenya, the Tribunal’s Prosecutor, Hassan Bubacar Jallow, declared yesterday. The fugitive millionaire is accused of financing the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in which a million people were killed.

The government’s decision to increase the price of premium petrol last Thursday has led to fears among consumers that the move could lead to yet another hike in food prices and transport costs.

The government plans to transfer Congolese refugees from Nkamira Transit camp in Rubavu District, Western Province, which is congested, to a new location in Nyamagabe District in the Southern Province.

President Kagame will today deliver the commencement address to a graduating class of 370 students and also receive an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, from the William Penn University in Iowa, United States.

Civil aviation authorities from East African Community (EAC) member states want the bloc to expedite the introduction and implementation of a common passport to reduce barriers that still exist at the entry points.

Regional countries should not rush to seal the EAC-EU trade deals, known as the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), a cabinet minister has said.

Lawmakers this week sought explanation as to why the government has proposed the setting up of new public institutions, with some describing the move as a “costly venture”.