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        <title><![CDATA[Saul Butera - Former Freelance Reporter:Rwanda]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero Is Freed After US Prods Kagame Government]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul Butera]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:08:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[M23 Rebels Agree to Ceasefire in Congo, Prepared for Political Solution]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul Butera]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:47:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rwanda Raises Rate to Nine-Year High on Stubborn Inflation]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 09:35:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rwanda Shot at Congo Fighter Jet for Violating Its Airspace]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 19:44:31 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A Congolese waits for the next army convoy heading towards the front line near Kibumba in the area surrounding the North Kivu city of Goma on May 25, 2022 during clashes between the Congolese army and M23 rebels. - DR Congo soldiers fought M23 militiamen on several fronts in the troubled east of the country Wednesday, military and local officials said, with the government appearing to implicate Rwanda in the violent flare-up. (Photo by Arlette Bashizi / AFP) (Photo by ARLETTE BASHIZI/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rwanda Says Congo Hiring Mercenaries Heightens Risk of War]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael J Kavanagh]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:05:06 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>President Felix Tshisekedi</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rwanda Secures $319 Million Under IMF’s New Climate Funding Program]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul Butera]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 06:15:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[M23 Rebel Group Accepts Congo Ceasefire Terms After Ultimatum]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul Butera]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2022 14:29:47 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Soldiers patrol the area in Kibumba that was attacked by M23 rebels in clashes with the Congolese army, near Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[African Leaders Demand Congo Rebels Cease Fire or Face Attack]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-24/african-leaders-order-rebel-group-to-cease-fire-or-face-attack-by-regional-force</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul Butera]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 07:11:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rwanda and Congo Trade Blame as Fight Against Rebels Escalates]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael J Kavanagh]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:15:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[African Efficient Stove Program Targets Pollution, Deforestation]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Antony Sguazzin]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>DelAgua provides stoves for free in rural Rwanda and trains people how to use them. </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[IMF’s New Climate Tool Allows Rwanda to Access $310 Million]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2022 10:47:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Powell Is Blocking Worse Global Inflation, Rwandan Banker Says]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-07/powell-is-blocking-worse-global-inflation-rwandan-banker-says</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul Butera]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2022 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of Rwanda, John Rwangombwa, discusses the economic improvement of women during the World Bank Financial and Private Sector Development Vice Presidency Seminar on October 7, 2010 in Washington DC. AFP/PHOTO Kimihiro Hoshino (Photo credit should read KIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prince Charles, Sports Stars Name Gorillas in Annual Rwanda Rite]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul Butera]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2022 10:02:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Raging Inflation Spurs Rwanda to Hike Rate by Most Since 2009]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-11/raging-inflation-spurs-rwanda-to-hike-rate-by-most-since-2009</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:12:45 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A shop owner negotiates with customers in Kigali, Rwanda, on March 23, 2022. </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Alarmed by Reports Rwanda Aids Congo Rebels, Blinken Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:14:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rwanda Is Backing Rebels Fighting Congo, UN Report Says]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael J Kavanagh]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:09:56 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Soldiers drive through the streets of Rutshuru in their cars days after clashes with the M23 rebels in Rutshuru, 70 kilometers from the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 4, 2022.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Congo, Rwanda Agree to De-Escalate Tensions After Luanda Summit]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul Butera]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 18:23:56 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A policeman gives thumbs up as demonstrators carry a poster during a protest in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 15. Photographer: Aubin Mukoni/AFP</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[UK Commits to Channeling IMF Reserves Through Top African Lender]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul Butera]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:39:35 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The headquarters of the African Development Bank in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[UK to Guarantee $2 Billion of AfDB Debt to Boost Climate Fight]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 05:49:26 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pedestrians pass by headquarters for the African Development Bank (AfDB) in the Plateau business district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Monday, May 16, 2022. Surging international food prices will hit Africa’s economies the hardest and may trigger social unrest if governments fail to cushion the blow, according to a report by Oxford Economics Africa.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Commonwealth Targets $2 Trillion in Trade by 2030 Amid Expansion]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael J Kavanagh]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2022 22:41:43 GMT</pubDate>
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