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Rwanda, on Monday submitted to the UN sanctions committee its rebuttal on allegations contained in an addendum to a Group of Experts report that claims Kigali is backing the M23 rebels, who have, over the last two months, seized parts of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

As regional efforts towards eradication of negative forces intensify, military and intelligence chiefs from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) are meeting in Khartoum, Sudan, to find remedies for the problem.

Gasabo Primary Court yester evening granted bail to Idriss Gasana Byiringiro, a journalist with The Chronicles newspaper who is facing charges of making false claims and wrong testimonies in his alleged kidnap case.

Fuel prices at the pump have dropped by 5.8 percent, equivalent to a reduction of Rwf 70 per litre.

The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, yesterday, said Government would increase domestic borrowing to mitigate the impact of delays in disbursement of funds to the national budget by development partners.

The master plans for Kicukiro and Gasabo districts have been taken to the grass roots to enable city residents give their views on them, city officials have said.

The public utility cooperation, Energy Water and Sanitation Authority (EWASA), has come out to explain the current water shortage in the country.

Ambassador Joseph Mutaboba, the Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Guinea-Bissau, met the UN Security Council to brief them on the situation in the west African country.