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The Government of Rwanda has requested the United Nations to investigate circumstances under which Steve Hege was appointed as coordinator of the UN Group of Experts on the Congo despite his open support for the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) terrorist group.

UP TO 1,816 troops from the armed forces in the region, including disaster management officials, will participate in the forthcoming, EAC Field Training Exercise (FTX) codenamed Ushirikiano Imara.

Kayonza – Kayonza District authorities yesterday called on local residents, particularly those neighbouring the Akagera National Park, to desist from burning bushes.

The Intermediate Court of Nyarugenge, yesterday, adjourned its ruling on the corruption trial involving the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government, Cyrille Turatsinze, and his co-accused, Renée Rwego Harelimana, to Thursday.

KAMPALA - At least six Heads of State from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region are expected to attend a two-day regional summit in Kampala, Uganda, called to agree on how to address the ongoing crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The government will now implement the new salary policy as the Chamber of Deputies yesterday finally passed a bill determining allowances and benefits for top politicians.

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, is expected to visit a camp hosting Congolese refugees in Rwanda, in a mission aimed at drawing attention to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the DRC and its effects on the region.

The two houses of parliament have wrapped up their business to go for a two-month recess.