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- ↑ "Official Gazette nº 04 of 23/01/20121 .shshshs.Ibirimo/Summary/Sommaire." (Archive) Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR OFFICE STATIONERY SUPPLY Archived 21 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine ." Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on 3 March 2013. "1. Tender Documents in ENGLISH may be obtained from Kigali International Airport (RCAA offices)"
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