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Rwanda and OPEC agree to resume cooperation

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    Rwanda and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reached an agreement to resume bilateral relations, RNA reported on Friday. The head of OPEC, Rilwa Lukman, said during a two-day visit to Rwanda that OPEC would release over US $18 million, which had been allocated to the country before the 1994 war and genocide. "Before 1994, OPEC had given Rwanda financial support to implement different projects including the construction of roads," Lukman was quoted as saying. "The same relations were extended to other fields like communication, transport, agriculture and health," he added. The funds will be used to import petroleum products, according to RNA.

    Three sentenced to life imprisonment

    A criminal court in Rushashi on Thursday sentenced three genocide suspects to life imprisonment, Rwandan radio reported on Friday. The three were part of a group of 17 genocide suspects from the Rushashi and Musasa commune who had been jointly tried by the court. Four of the suspects were sentenced to jail terms ranging from five to 25 years while five others found guilty of theft and destruction of property were told to compensate the victims. Five other suspects were released after the court found them not guilty.

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