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Cooperation between Kisangani and Butare

    NAIROBI

    The Kisangani area and the Rwandan prefecture of Butare have agreed to cooperate at commune level, mainly the fields of education, agriculture and economy, the Rwanda News Agency reported on Saturday. Cooperation will include crops from Butare in exchange for Kisangani palm oil. Kisangani businessmen dealing in precious stones will also be encouraged to invest in Butare and there will be greater exchanges between universities in Kisangani and Butare towns.

    Meanwhile, some 500 Kisangani residents, including local political and administrative leaders, returned to the city on 20-21 November after completing a one-month “ideological training” session at a centre near the Rwandan capital Kigali, sources in contact with Kisangani told IRIN on Monday.

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