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{{Rwanda will be honoured at the 40th anniversary of twinning between Ganshoren and Rusatira cultural center in brussels Belgium. The event will be held from 6 to 31 March 2012 under the theme “View of a Country”.}}

Many activities will be offered throughout t he community Ganshoren and cultural centers in French and Dutch: exhibitions, concerts, conferences, events, golf, cinema …and so much more.

Starting with some training in the teaching development of environmental issues and resources the for people whom face these challenges in the south .these tools will be shown through different types movies, photos, debates, and games that aim at teaching public schools and others.

This course includes a temporary set of 20 panels that dates back to 2 years, tracing the history of twinning, with many photos here and there and short texts in French and Dutch.

From Thursday the 29th of march Rwandan delicacies will be served by Rwandan volunteers with various partners and inhabitants of Dortmund, a town in Bruxelles were different cultural tastes of Rwanda will be severed in the Kitchen of Zeyp.

Multi talented Rwandan artist Ben N’Gabo who hails from the beautiful regionof east Buganza in Rwanda will be holding an intimate concert on Friday, March 30th at 20pm.

In partnership with the “Africa Film festival 2012”and Africalia, Rwandan movies will also be premiered, films like “un Dimanche a Kigali” by director Robert Favreau and ‘Sometimes in April, as well as small animations will be shown across Belgium for the next month.

The sculptures of Jean-Marie Semanda who specializes in natural wood sculpture of a mixture of African and Western traditions as well as a concerned environmentalist, will be portraying all his 220 statutes and more than 2000 drawings in the various buildings of ‘The Villas of Ganshoren’ where people will be greeted at the reception with a welcome drink and a few Rwandan specialties.

Alongside Rwandan art will be an exhibition on Rwandan traditional marriages by Aline Gasangare who will open the doors of her memories, documents, tracks, photos this Friday, March 16.

The Belgian-Rwandan co-operation of Ganshoren will have plenty of days and evenings that will portray exhibitions, drawing competitions, food, Dances, concerts, movies and all kinds of activities that portray Rwandan culture.

{{A Rwandan national Cyusa Nkurunziza living in Brussels, Belgium was attacked by a group of young Congolese nationals that severely damaged his eye. He is currently hospitalized. }}

Nkurunziza lives in “Matonge-porte de Namur” a place that is fast becoming a war turf between Rwandan’s and Congolese migrants.

Nkurunziza told IGIHE by phone that the incident happened at night as he was returning from a local pub with his girlfriend Louise Munyaneza.

Munyaneza also told IGIHE that it all started after Nkurunziza caught two young men trying to approach her and warned them to stay away.

The Pub is a common hang out for many young Rwandan’s and Congolese “the only problem is that many of the youth’s here have certain turfs that are not supposed to be crossed” says Nkurunziza.

Nkurunziza stated “here we have rules, Rwandan’s don’t flirt with the girlfriends of the Congolese and they don’t flirt with ours, if u do then it will come down to a fight.”

As Muneyneza recalls, they were at least 200 meters from Nkurunziza’s residence when he told her to turn and run across the street and knock on the first apartment she arrives upon. “I hadn’t noticed the two three men following us, but I know the area was safer.”

Before Munyeneza could run she was knocked down from behind and only managed to escape because they thought she was unconscious. Whereas for Nkurunziza he was severely beaten and cut several times on his face whiling taunting him that no girl would look at his face again, and told to go back to Rwanda before they left him and ran.

Munyeneza found help and took her boyfriend to the hospital, where he is quickly recovering, except for the eye that was injured during the fight that has left him one-eyed. Nkrunziza says he was very lucky to have gotten out of the fight alive.

The Fights between the two communities is said to have been plaguing the streets of ‘Matonge isxelles’ over the last few months.

The rift between the two communities has become worse over the last year. “Before it was just about saving turfs for business, now it about everything, the belief that Rwandan nationals are taking their district, business, and women from them has turned impatient tolerance into extreme violence,” explained Munyaneza.

She added that,“it wasn’t always like this, and not all are mean. Previously we would be glad to meet our fellow Africans now we don’t know whether to shake their hands or run.”

“It is truly worrying for Rwandan citizens that live in this area, we are either forced to fight or forced to move, we came here for the same opportunities but we have also become a threat to them here, why the hate?” inquires Nkurunziza.

{{Reports from Gatsibo district indicate that a man identified as Ruzindana Edward aka Congo allegedly killed his hacked to death his own son and severely injured his wife with a machette.}}

The incident happened at Gitoki Sector on 10th March. This prompted area authorities to conduct a security meeting in which residents were urged to be alert and always prevent such incidences from happening.

Ruzindana is currently on the run. He severely cut his wife Mukamurenzi Consolate after the two quarreled over Frw 5000. The money belonged to the wife which she had obtained from a cooperative to which she is a member.

While ruzindana and Mukamurenzi were engaged in a fight, their son Nshimiyimana Jean de Dieu 25 intervened in attempt to rescue the mother from the brutal attack. In the process Nshimiyimana was cut into pieces and died.

Neighbours allege that Nshimiyimana was scared to intervene because his father had in previous family disputes promised to kill his son.
Mukamurenzi is currently hospitalized at Rugarama health facility.

{{In a case at ICTR involving former Rwanda planning Minister Augustin Ngirabatware, prosecution witness admitted Monday; he had received by e-mail a recording of an interview with RFI conducted May 4, 1994, by former Minister for a trip to Senegal.}}

Last week, the same witness had intervened to refute, before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), the alibi defense of Ngirabatware, including the fact that it will be returned to Senegal in mission between April 30 and May 5, 1994, according to the press reports.

Massamba Ndiaye is an investigator in the prosecutor’s office in Arusha. March 6, he was first called to the stand of the eight additional witnesses permitted to testify to counter the alibi defense of Ngirabatware.

Cons-examined Monday by the defense, he has admitted receiving an audio recording of the interview Ngirabatware, transmitted by e-mail by the administration of RFI.

Responding to a question from Counsel Mylene Dimitri, he said: “Yes, it says Ngirabatware was interviewed in Dakar. That’s what this email confirms. ”

Counsel then showed him an article published by PANA May 2, 1994, indicating that Ngirabatware was welcome to Dakar for a message from its president to Senegalese President on the situation in Rwanda.

”This is what is written,” Ndiaye said Massamba.”He was in Dakar. He came to bring this message. ”

The trial continues Tuesday. Ngirabatware is accused of complicity in genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and incitement to commit genocide.

{{Police has detained Nyirabahire Claudine, 49, and her son, Bitunguhari Felicien 18 allegedly accused of complicity in the murder of John Bosco Ntambara, 49, using a hoe and an iron bar.}}

The crime occurred on March 11th at Nyarubuye cell, Fumbwe sector in Rwamagana District.

According to neighbours, the motive was family conflict. They stressed that Ntambara was drunk and accused his wife of adultery.

According Nyirabahire, a witness, the woman hit her husband on the head following the quarrels.

The family is said to have been involved in misunderstandings for over two decades.

The police Spokesman Superintendent Theos Badege, urged citizens to seek help from the authorities rather than taking the law in their hands.

“These crimes have serious consequences on families and society in general,” said Superintendent Badege.

He called upon residents to provide timely information through community policing to prevent such crimes.

If found guilty the suspects risk life imprisonment.

{{The world’s number four richest woman is battling a court a case filed against her by her own three children who want to remove her from the throne of the family’s multi-billion dollar trust.}}

Gina Rinehart is also Australia’s richest woman with an estimated wealth of more than $18 bn.

Three of her four children including; John Hancock, Bianca Rinehart and Hope Welker want their mother removed from the control of the trust. The court in Sydney has ruled against her.

She has spent several weeks trying to keep the dispute over control of a family trust behind closed doors however; the lid has finally been lifted on an ugly family dispute.

On Friday Rinehart lost a bid to go to the High Court, but it took until today for documents at the heart of the case to be released.

The children of Australia’s wealthiest woman may have a long time to wait before they can enjoy the family fortune. Gina Rinehart has an estimated wealth of more than $17 billion, derived from coal and iron ore assets.

Documents released from court today contain allegations that Gina Rinehart secretly delayed the date her children will receive the family trust to the year 2068.

It’s also claimed that Gina Rinehart threatened her children with a huge tax bill if she was not given long-term control of the family trust.

Gina Rinehart emailed her daughter Hope and said, “This lawyer stuff will never work and all that will result is on massive tax leaving you in bankruptcy.”

There are also claims that Gina Rinehart offered her daughter Bianca a quarterly payment if she agreed to withdraw from the legal proceedings.

Documents also contain a statement from Gina Rinehart saying that her siblings should not receive part of the family trust because, “None of the plaintiffs has displayed the degree of perseverance, work ethic, responsibility and dedication that would be required to administer the trust.”

On Friday, Gina’s brother, John Hancock, released his own statement saying, “I won’t be able to replicate my youngest sister Gina in ‘earning’ the achievement of a Rolls Royce at 25, but at 36, and I’m now using my set of skills to earn enough for my family.”

{{The French President Nicholas Sarkozy has called for a “revision” of the Schengen Agreement threatening to “suspend France’s participation” if a new government policy is not implemented within twelve months.}}

There is a large pupulation of Rwandans living in France and various countries in Europe. Rwanda has enjoyed historical ties with France, German and Belgium.

The Schengen treaty is intended to guarantee the management of migration by controlling the external borders of Europe, however this relies heavily on neighbouring countries.

Sarkozy threatened to pull France out of the visa-free Schengen zone unless the European Union makes progress on reducing illegal immigration.

The Schengen Agreement is a treaty signed on 14 June 1985 between member states of the European Economic Community.

The treaty was supplemented by the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement 5 years later.

The treaties created Europe’s borderless Schengen Area, which operates very much like a single state for international travel with external border controls for travelling in and out of the area, but with no internal border controls.

Sarkozy recently criticised foreigners in France, made the threat in the hope of destabilising Socialist candidate Francois Hollande who is currently leading in pre-election polls.

400 million Europeans in the Schengen zone can cross borders without a passport. Illegal immigrants who access the area can also take advantage of this ability to move freely between countries.

According to 2010 statistics indicating distribution by continent of origin of third country nationals living in the EU, the largest proportion (36.5 %) were citizens of a European country outside the EU-27 a total of 7.2 million people; among these more than half were citizens of Turkey, Albania or Ukraine.

The second biggest group was from Africa (25.2 %), followed by Asia (20.9 %), the Americas (16.4 %) and Oceania (0.9 %). More than half of the citizens of African countries that were living in the EU were from North Africa.

{{Members of PS-Imberakuri opposition political party have expressed concerns over the sudden disappearance of a party official Jean Baptiste Icyitonderwa who has been in charge of awareness in the party.}}

Some members of the party started speculating that the police had secretly detained Icyitonderwa however; Police Spokesman Supt Theos Badege says this is mere hearsay.

“The police are aware of the case and we’re assisting concerned people to find the whereabouts of Icyitonderwa,” he further said. “To be honest we’re not keeping him in our cells.”

A communiqué from PS-Imberakuri states that at around 4am on 3rd March this year, burglars broke into Icyitonderwa’s house who was not there at that time and stole several household items and injured a young boy who resides with Icyitonderwa.

Concerned PS-Imberakuri members speculate that the attack on Icyitonderwa’s house is part of a wider plan from their enemies, who want to silence members assisting Ntaganda in his appeal case scheduled soon.

{{Bishop Augustin Misago of Gikongoro Diocese passed away today morning while he was at work. His colleague said that early in the morning the late Bishop was well.}}

In an exclusive interview with IGIHE, Father Boniface Ntwali said, “Bishop Misago this morning was well with no problem. Misago also spoke to his colleague also this morning.”

Archbishop Smaragde Mbonyitege confirmed the death of Bishop Misago, saying that he was very healthy that today he presided and preached at the Mass.

In 2000, Misago was acquitted of genocide charges after a Rwandan court ruled he played no part in the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi.
Bishop Misago was born in 1943.

He became the Bishop of Gikongoro Diocese in 1993.

Bishop Misago will be burried Thursday.