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The central bank of Rwanda launched its own securities exchange on Tuesday making it a milestone to the development of the nation that was severely affected by the 1994 genocide.

President Mwai Kibaki's government accused rival Raila Odinga's party of unleashing genocide in Kenya on Wednesday as the death toll from tribal violence over a disputed election passed 300.

A mob torched a Kenyan church on Tuesday, killing villagers cowering inside, as the death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election soared to nearly 200.

Microsoft Corp. and International Trade Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Connect Africa summit in Kigali, Rwanda on Tuesday, so as to be able to expand the development of information and communication technologies (ICT) infrastructure.

The German telecommunications supplier Ericsson has announced its participation in the Millennium village project to provide connectivity in Africa especially in rural areas.

At least ten African Heads of State are xpected to attend the forthcoming information and communication technology summit in Kigali-Rwanda, on 28 October 2007, to discuss key Information and communication technologies (ICT) related issues for the Africa region.

They've become as much a symbol of Africa's landscape as the stereotypical lions and plains

Fame can be used to 'take the focus, when it's put on you, and throw it onto other things,' he says.

The government of Rwanda has committed to the One Laptop Per Child initiative, saying on Wednesday that it will provide a system to all primary school children within five years.

The debate on whether or not Rwanda and Burundi should be included in the East African Community (EAC) has existed since the concept of re-igniting the regional union several years ago. Internally, the will to federate in East Africa has always seemed crippled by instincts of self preservation arising out fear of domination by a 'superior state' over 'weaker' ones.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Wednesday in Tunis, approved a grant of about US$ 44.95 million, to finance the Kicukiro-Kirundo Road Project linking Rwanda to Burundi.

The East African Community member states and Rwanda have sought a loan from World Bank, under which the regional revenue authorities have designed sophisticated methods to boost revenue.

South Africa's MTN Group now owns 97.34 percent of MTN Uganda following a $55 million cash purchase on Monday.

Trading with South Africa was unheard of under Apartheid. But 15 years on, the nation has become an economic force.