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New York - Last week's press conference by Rwandan President Paul Kagame implicated journalists in the recent Kigali grenade attacks.

Rwanda's top diplomat says the country is pressing South Africa to extradite a general suspected of trying to destabilise Rwanda.

At least 16 people were yesterday evening wounded in two simultaneous grenade attacks in the city.

Police in Rwanda say there have been two grenade attacks in the capital - one near Kigali's genocide memorial.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame Wednesday called for Agathe Habyarimana, the widow of his assassinated predecessor, to be tried in Rwanda or elsewhere for her alleged role in the 1994 genocide.

President Kagame today participated in an Eminent Persons discussion at the Pan-Africa Media Conference in Nairobi organised by the Nation Media Group to celebrate their 50th anniversary. (AllAfrica)

A United Nations tribunal today affirmed the conviction and 15-year sentence of a famous Rwandan singer and composer for his role during the mass killings that engulfed the country in 1994, and reduced the sentence handed down against a top official after reversing a number of his convictions. (AllAfrica)

In just sixteen years, Rwanda has moved from being one of the most devastated countries to being not only peaceful, but also a beacon of hope. (AllAfrica)

The government made a minimum of Rwf 75 billion over the sale of several state own institutions as part of its privatisation process; the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, John Rwangombwa, has revealed. (AllAfrica)

Deo Mushayidi yesterday appeared in Nyarugenge Intermediate Court following his arrest in Burundi and subsequent extradition on March 5. (AllAfrica)

A farming ban imposed on Rwandan refugees in southwestern Uganda is raising concerns for their food security, while proposed cash transfers could boost both food prices and theft, warn aid workers and local officials, who are urging the government to rescind the directive. (AllAfrica)

Representatives from the governing boards of UN will arrive tomorrow for an official visit (AllAfrica)

The visiting 15-member military delegation from the US Air Force has commended Rwanda's contribution to Sudan's war torn region of Darfur. (AllAfrica)

The Ministry of Education yesterday officially launched the support to Skills Development in Science and Technology Project (SDSTP) worth $9 million (approximately Rwf51 billion). (AllAfrica)

The visiting Director General for Country Programmes in the UK Department for International Development (DFID), Mark Lawcock, has described that Land Tenure Regularisation programme that the British government is supporting as a success. (AllAfrica)

925 demobilized soldiers with disabilities (DSwDs) have acquired vocational skills over the last five years. (AllAfrica)

The government is pooling all its energy into a project that will see the number of Rwandans with access to electricity increase from the current 9.5 percent to 16 percent in 2012. (AllAfrica)

Rwanda's unique culture that was showcased in the annual International Tourism Trade Fair in Berlin (ITB Berlin) led to the country winning Best African Exhibitor Award for the fourth time in a row. (AllAfrica)

The Ministry of Education, on behalf of President Paul Kagame, yesterday donated a total of 150 laptops to the orphans at the SOS Primary School in Kigali. (AllAfrica)

Equity Market (AllAfrica)

The government has announced that it is going to buy the previous season's maize harvest produced by farmers in Nyagatare District. (AllAfrica)

Rwanda's annual inflation dropped significantly by 2.08 percent from 4.54 percent in the month January to 2.46 percent in February, according to the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR). (AllAfrica)

Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS) has granted Inyange industries a product quality mark for its mineral water that will boost its exports, according to the industry official. (AllAfrica)

Following its approval by the conference of chairpersons of parliamentary commissions, the amendment of the constitution yesterday went back to the House for a final adoption. (AllAfrica)

The Department For International Development (DFID), a UK programme promoting development and reducing poverty has committed £10m (Rwf8.7b) to improve access to financial services by many Rwandans. (AllAfrica)

I want to make it clear that I am not anything like an authority on what I write. I simply express my opinions according to how I see things and will always welcome differing opinions. (AllAfrica)

NAKIVALE Friday, March 19, 2010 (IRIN) - All Pherebonia Nyiramatabaro, 85, wants is land where she and her 15-year-old grandson can grow a few crops. Nyiramatabaro, living in a two-roomed hut in Juru A camp in the Nakivale Refugee Settlement, southwestern Uganda, is one of thousands of Rwandans hit by a Uganda government directive barring refugees from cultivation. (irinnews.org)

African leaders say time is now for the continent to come together to embrace sound governance and collectively pool for development.

A fifteen- member delegation of military officers from the US Air Force arrived in the country yesterday on a mission aimed at learning from Rwanda's institutional development.

By Alfred Nyongesa Wandera In Summary Gen. Nyamwasa is wanted in Kigali to answer various criminal charges among them allegations that he was involved in a plot to topple President Paul Kagame.