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Thank you Dr Fields for your kind introduction and for the honour of this degree you have just conferred on me. I accept it with deep humility, knowing that in actual fact, it is a recognition of the collective effort of Rwandans to work for a better and brighter future.

President Paul Kagame on Saturday told Graduating students at William Penn University that, Rwanda’s miraculous sustainable prosperity lies in the dignity of its people.

RUBAVU – A high-level defence, military and security delegation from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), over the weekend, held bilateral security talks with their Rwandan counterparts led by the Minister of Defence, James Kabarebe.

The government has set up a Disaster Steering Technical Committee (DSTC) that will be charged with coordinating disasters in the country.

Sudan’s President Omar al Bashir has called on the East African Community (EAC) partner states to help resolve the ongoing dispute between his country and its neighbour, South Sudan.

The Rwanda Defence Force’s distinguished reputation of discipline is largely why it is respected worldwide and must be jealously guarded by all means, a top military officer told the last contingent of peacekeepers heading for Darfur in this year’s rotation exercise, yesterday.

The 2012 Africa Progress Report, launched on Friday, warns that Africa’s strong economic growth trajectory -- which will see the region increase the pace of growth well beyond 5 per cent over the next two years -- is at risk because of rising inequality and the marginalisation of whole sections of society.

The rate of illiteracy in the country is on the decrease compared to the previous years, according to latest figures from the Ministry of Education.