The incident took place this morning around 9 am as Bandetse sought shelter under the tree as it rained heavily.
Police spokesperson in Kigali city, CIP Goretti Umutesi has told IGIHE that both the motorcyclist and passenger were sheltering under the same tree.
It is said that they ran away as the tree squeaked and eventual crumble hitting dead Bandetse who was returning to save his motorcycle from the tree fall.
Police rushed for intervention but found the man dead upon arrival and took his body to Kacyiru Hospital.
CIP Umutesi condoled with the bereaved family and called upon all people to be cautious during this rainy season.
“People should not seek shelter under trees during this rainy season lest thunder strikes them or the trees crush them. It is advised against sheltering in forests, trees, touching steel and sheltering in public places with no installed lightning protection systems,” she said.
Kagame made the observation today as he attended the 8th edition of Confédération Générale des Entreprises de Côte d’Ivoire (CGECI) Academy 2019 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast as the guest of honor.
CGECI Academy is one of the largest forums of the Ivorian Private Sector.
As he delivered his remarks, Kagame expressed delight to return to Ivory Coast to learn about the country’s work and strengthening relations as well.
The President highlighted that the Ivorian private sector is an inspiration, because of its productivity, dynamism, and resilience which contributed to the recovery and rapid development of the nation and stressed the need to exchange best practices between both countries.
“The potential of Ivorian business to grow and be a pillar of our continent’s economy is evident. For example, we would like to see more Ivorian investment and expertise in Rwanda, as well as the exchange of best practices for the creation of a strong industrial sector,” he noted.
Kagame said that companies in Côte d’Ivoire and around Africa can do much more to catalyze and finance local innovation and commended CGECI, for the commitment to the next generation of African entrepreneurs.
This year’s conference is themed ‘Creating a conducive business climate’.
President Kagame explained that such forums are highly relevant to complement efforts expended by African countries to support the cause.
“Efforts by many African countries to improve their business environments are bearing fruit, but we can all do so much more. One way to advance this cause is through forums like this one. Coming together here, we make useful connections, share experiences, and learn from each other,” he said.
“The starting point is ensuring that relevant actors in both the public and private sectors get involved for the right reasons. Ultimately, what we seek is to attract and retain the maximum levels of investment we can, both domestic and foreign, to grow our economies and generate wealth of our citizens,” Kagame added.
The President said some factors are beyond our control but emphasized that ensuring to get the best value for every amount invested is within reach.
Kagame underscored that ‘no opportunities should be lost to regulatory barriers or other delays and uncertainties of our own making’ and shared Rwanda’s efforts that are showing off.
“For Rwanda, we made a deliberate effort to mobilize every branch of government, alongside the private sector, to contribute to business climate reforms. The stakes were high and a consistent focus on key indicators has led to good results. Therefore, there is no reason not to do what is within our capacity. We will all directly feel the benefits of doing just that,” he said.
Kagame stressed that the timing is right, with Africa coming together to proactively shape the future through the African Continental Free Trade Area which he considered an exciting and very promising development for the continent.
“Each country and region has to do its part to ensure the success of the economic integration that we all want to see. We are counting on you and your colleagues around Africa to sustain that momentum,” he noted.
“You are well-placed to mobilize our business communities to seize this exceptional chance. Now is the time to prepare for the implementation phase and capitalize on the benefits that the African Continental Free Trade Area holds, for everyone involved,” added Kagame.
The President also called on Governments to do their part, listen to, and work with the private sector, to overcome existing barriers to doing business and ensure that young people are equipped with the education and training required, to take advantage of new opportunities.
“We have to reach a point where our countries have the capacity to finance our own transformation. Development aid has been useful and it continues to be useful, especially when we work to get the most impact out of every cent that we receive. But the point has never been to remain dependent forever when we have always had the potential to be wealthy ourselves,” he said.
“There are much more productive ways for our continent to partner with various countries and regions, for mutual benefit. This remains an urgent task and the African private sector has an indispensable role to play,” observed Kagame.
According to Stéphane Aka-Anghui, the executive director of the General Confederation of Enterprises of Côte d’Ivoire (CGECI, Patronat) the Rwandan president was chosen as the guest of honor because his country has made considerable efforts to make the business environment attractive and could share its experience with Ivorian companies.
The World Bank Doing Business report 2018 rated Rwanda 29th globally in easing business and second in Africa following Mauritius.
The 8th edition of “CGECI Academy” was initially scheduled for October 17 to 18 and was rescheduled from October 14 to 15 in Abidjan for Rwandan President Paul Kagamé to participate.
Kagame was last in Ivory Coast on 20th December 2018 when he was conferred honorary citizenship of Abidjan.
This forum, held annually since 2012 at the initiative of CGECI, aims to promote the creation of a business environment conducive to the national private sector.
The Minister made the appreciation on Saturday as he officially inaugurated newly constructed hostels for 40 Intwaza from Rusizi district.
The elderly survivors, locally known as ‘Intwaza’ in Kinyarwanda to describe their post-genocide resilience, are widows and widowers – Genocide survivors who live in well-managed retirement homes to avoid isolation and loneliness.
Minister Shyaka said that security is paramount for the country to consolidate gains.
On the night of 4th to 5th October 2019, armed assailants raided Kinigi sector, Musanze district where they killed 14 residents and injured many.
Following a deadly attack that left fourteen dead, a hunt for the assailants was mounted where after Police confirmed that 19 of the attackers were shot dead while 5 were arrested and paraded before the media.
Minister Shyaka praised Rwanda’s soldiers for professionalism and readiness top contain emerging security threats and civilians for cooperation to preserve security.
“I would like to inform our soldiers that civilians are also active. Grass root leadership is actively contributing to enhanced security. You have to provide information on any security. This is the commitment shared by residents from different districts,” he said.
Minister Shyaka explained that girls are also ready to defend national security and arresting suspects serving with an example from a recent case in Musanze district.
“If you got wind of it, two girls recently chased after assailants, apprehended, cuffed them and alerted soldiers. Being a soldier doesn’t only require male nationals but also our girls can make it. This induces pride in promoting inclusive gender policy. Had it not been the promotion of such a policy, these girls would hide in the backyards by the time they saw the attackers. They, however, stood firm and chased after and seized assailants because gender equality policy has taken root and yielding fruits,” he noted.
Prof Shyaka made the appreciation following the revelation by one of the attackers identified as Ndayisaba Alex, hailing from Cyuve sector narrating how he was apprehended by two girls.
Ndayisaba took cover in a hole under a concealment of grasses as Rwanda’s soldiers opened gunfire to him and his colleague.
“I took cover in a hole for about four hours. An old woman who came later to collect vegetables saw me and ran away. I was on a red T-shirt. I followed and told her that she should have no worries about. The old woman asked for my identity card which I didn’t have and decided to surrender. She had two girls who apprehended me as I tried to escape and brought me to the police,” he said.
Minister Shyaka called on other citizens to embrace such bravery to safeguard the nation in collaboration with security institutions.
According to neighbors, the incident took place around 10 pm on Saturday when the two partners developed a dispute.
“We heard them fighting and rushed to calm the situation. We found the woman breathing hard and told us that the husband had banged head on the wall. The woman died before finding a motorcycle to take her to the hospital,” said one resident.
The executive secretary of Mugombwa sector, Sibomana Damien has told IGIHE that the man was arrested by Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) as investigations are underway.
“The man was arrested. Investigations are underway to establish the cause of his wife’s death. Sources reveal that the husband hit his wife’s head on the wall,” he said.
Mpakaniye is detained at RIB station in Muganza while the woman’s body was taken to Kibirizi Hospital for an autopsy.
Both spouses were born in 1993 and were legally married. The woman leaves a child of one year.
The first-ever gathering dubbed, “ICDL Africa Forum 2019”, will convene in Ubumwe Grande Hotel on October 16th, 2019. It is a key platform that will advance the continent’s digital transformation agenda.
The ICDL Africa Forum will bring together over 200 participants, focusing on the role and the need for digital skills in Africa in addressing the challenges of the skills gap in the Workforce across the continent. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of ICT and Innovation Rwanda will be joined by various key personalities from Smart Africa, Kigali City, ANSUT, AIMS, GIZ – STEP, Computer Aid International, TETFUND, ABSU-CEP, and others.
The summit will feature two-panel discussions, case studies, testimonies, public-private workshops, and thematic working groups that will provide participants avenues to explore major challenges for the development of Africa’s digital industry. Furthermore, it will discuss the possible solutions that can be put in place to address these challenges
Other key subjects at the summit will be: How can we assess the relevancy of standardized Digital Skills by adopting ICDL? What insights can be drawn from the creation of a public-sector workforce ‘ICDL Profile’ as the standard across member states? What must a united Africa do to better enhance the implementation of Digital Literacy?
“We are excited to welcome the ICDL Africa Forum,” says Alice Umurerwa, Marketing Development Executive at ICDL Africa. “Digital literacy is at the heart of a strong economy, where citizens are equipped with the digital skills necessary for their education, in their workplace or in their daily lives. By focusing our efforts on making Africa a digital literate continent, we are enabling Rwandans and other Africans to be globally competitive in the job market and facilitating their career journey.
Today, ICT is transforming lives as people use new technologies to communicate, collaborate and conduct business across time zones and borders, without restriction.
ICDL Africa is a subsidiary of the ICDL Foundation, the not-for-profit certifying authority of ICDL. Established to guide the implementation of the ICDL standards in the African context, ICDL Africa manages the accreditation of a growing network of ICDL Accredited Test Centres (ATCs) and provides a focal point for the formation of partnerships with organizations who share our national economic development and capacity building goals
ICDL certification programmes have been delivered to over 14 million people, in 41 languages, across 100 countries, through a network of over 24,000 test centers.
President Geingob made the remarks on Friday while presiding over the official inauguration of the new Headquarters for the Namibia Police Force in the capital Windhoek.
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dan Munyuza attended the inauguration ceremony at the invitation of his counterpart, Sebastian Ndeitunga.
In his speech, President Hage thanked IGP Munyuza and his delegation for attending the ceremony and for the “valuable and excellent working relations” between Rwanda National Police (RNP) and Namibia Police Force.
RNP and Namibia Police Force signed a memorandum of understanding in 2015 to partner in various areas of Policing, including training, cooperation against cross-border crimes like cybercrimes, narcotics, and human trafficking, terrorism, and tracking of criminal fugitives, among others.
Since then, Namibian Police officers have been trained in Rwanda in varied policing disciplines including the Police Senior Command and Staff Course (PSCSC) at National Police College (NPC) in Musanze District and cadet course. Namibian Police also trained the RNP Band Unit in basic and advanced band courses.
Cooperation is one of RNP’s main focus in its pursuit of collective security in the face of an evolving security landscape coupled with technological advancement, which, on one hand, is crucial for development, but on the other, have facilitated cross-border crimes.
Over the years, RNP has signed about 40 bilateral and multilateral agreements which mainly focus on training, exchange of information, tracking of criminals, as well as other best practices.
“Congratulations to my brother and friend Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, 2019 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Well deserved! Your remarkable commitment to Ethiopian unity, as well as regional peace and cooperation, are an inspiration to many in Africa,” he tweeted.
According to the Nobel Prize website, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea.
The prize is also meant to recognize all the stakeholders working for peace and reconciliation in Ethiopia and in the East and Northeast African regions, according to the Nobel Peace Prize website.
“When Abiy Ahmed became Prime Minister on April 2018, he made it clear that he wished to resume peace talks with Eritrea. In close cooperation with Isaias Afwerki, the President of Eritrea, Abiy Ahmed quickly worked out the principles of a peace agreement to end the long no peace, no war stalemate between the two countries,” the website said.
The website further said that an important premise for the breakthrough was Abiy Ahmed’s “unconditional willingness to accept the arbitration ruling of an international boundary commission in 2002”.
The Nobel Prize also mentioned that “In Ethiopia, even if much work remains, Peace Laureate Abiy Ahmed has initiated important reforms that give many citizens hope for a better life and a brighter future. As Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed has sought to promote reconciliation, solidarity, and social justice.”
Abiy Ahmed becomes the 100th Nobel Prize Laureate. He will pick it in Oslo city, Norway in December 2019.
The award comes with close to 900,000 dollars (Rwf 832 500 000) as a prize.
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old environmentalist, was a finalist with Prime Minister Abiy. A total of 301 candidates, 223 individuals, and 78 organizations were in the running for this year’s award.
“No doubt some people will think this year’s prize is being awarded too early,” reads the statement from Norwegian Nobel Committee. “The Committee believes it is now that Abiy Ahmed’s efforts deserve recognition and need encouragement.”
After learning about the good news, Prime Minister Abiy thanked the selection committee for choosing him and dedicated the prize to Africa.
Prime Minister Abiy is the first Ethiopian leader to win the Nobel, while Emperor Haile Selassie I was a nominee for the Nobel in 1964.
Ivorian Didier Drogba, a former striker for Chelsea FC was invited at the summit as the UNDP Goodwill Ambassador. He is the founder of the Didier Drogba Foundation which provides financial and material support in both health and education to people in Africa. His foundation opened a school in Ivory Coast last year.
As he addressed YouthConnekt participants on Thursday, Drogba shared an inspirational talk to the youth on his football career.
He cited several challenges including his father who never wanted him to play football, succumbing to several injuries that affected him and discrimination in remuneration that African footballers abroad used to face in terms of contracts among others and urged the youth to work hard for their dreams.
“We are looking for respect, but we have to prove why we deserve it. All my life was full of challenges, but the challenges made me take the lead of my life. For you to succeed you need to work hard,” Drogba advised.
Born on 11th March 1978, Didier Yves Drogba Tébily is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is best known for his career at Chelsea, for whom he has scored more goals than any other foreign player and is currently the club’s fourth highest goal scorer of all time.
He was named African Footballer of the Year twice, winning the accolade in 2006 and 2009.
An Ivory Coast international between 2002 and 2014, Drogba captained the national team from 2006 until his retirement from the Ivory Coast team and is the nation’s all-time top goalscorer with 65 goals from 105 appearances.
He led the Ivory Coast to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, their first appearance in the tournament, and also scored their first goal.
He later captained the Ivory Coast at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.
He was part of the Ivory Coast teams that reached the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2006 and 2012 but were beaten on penalties on both occasions.
On 8 August 2014, he announced his retirement from international football.
In 2018, Drogba retired from professional football at the age of 40.
Afterward, on 11 December, he became Vice President of the international organization Peace and Sport.
Kagame is a fan of Arsenal FC and sometimes makes comments on the performances of the team.
David Luiz is the first Arsenal first-team player to visit Rwanda since the partnership’s launch last season.
He arrived in Rwanda at 8 pm Thursday along with his fiancé and mother in a two-day visit to Rwanda.
David Luiz’s visit follows in the footsteps of Arsenal legends Alex Scott, Tony Adams and Lauren who have previously participated in the Kwita Izina Gorilla naming ceremony – a prestigious celebration of Rwandan conservation and culture.
He was welcomed by Rwanda Development Board (RDB) before heading to Marriot Hotel where he is accommodated.
Davis Luiz also visited Kigali Genocide Memorial this Friday and paid tribute to over 250,000 victims of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi laid there.
Before his arrival to Rwanda, Luiz expressed to represent Arsenal in Rwanda as one of the luxurious tourism destinations.
“I have heard wonderful things about the breath-taking beauty of Rwanda and its people, and I can’t wait to experience the country and all it has to offer. I am very proud to represent Arsenal to help tell a global audience of Rwanda’s modernization into a luxury tourism destination, its amazing culture and its enthusiasm for football development,” he said.
Born in Diadema, São Paulo, Arsenal’s number 23 started his career with Brazilian side Vitória before moving to Europe to sign for Portuguese giants Benfica.
He went on to play for Chelsea and Paris St Germain before joining Arsenal in the summer of 2019. In total, he has played 475 club games scoring 33 goals, the most recent being the winner in Sunday’s 1-0 win against Bournemouth in the Premier League. He also has 57 caps for the Brazil National Team.
With a combined following of more than 52 million on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, David Luiz is the third most followed player in the Premier League.
The visit comes after a highly successful first year of Visit Rwanda’s partnership with Arsenal as the club’s inaugural Sleeve Sponsor and Official Tourism Partner.
In just twelve months, the partnership has made Rwanda a must-see holiday destination for football fans and tourists around the world.
An independent survey conducted by Hall and Partners of 20,000 Arsenal fans across 30 markets found that as a result of the partnership, 51% of respondents are more likely to consider Rwanda as a tourist destination, demonstrating a shift in perception and understanding of the country.
In 2018, 1.7 million people visited Rwanda – an 8% increase from 2017.
This success has led the partnership to be nominated for a Leaders Sports Award in the sponsorship category, which recognizes the best work and most talented individuals in sports business.
Visit Rwanda and the partnership with Arsenal also won the top award for destination excellence in luxury and experiential travel at the 2019 Luxperience Awards and an Honorary Award for Partnership for ‘a unique and transformational partnership by an African brand’ at the 2019 Best of Africa Awards.
This marks the 13th Course of this kind at the RDF CSC since the College started in 2012. The course produces critical and creative thinking officers who can adapt to the ever-changing operational environment, and who are motivated to continue learning and improving throughout their careers.
While officiating at the graduation ceremony, the Commandant of RDF Command and staff college, Major General Jean Bosco Kazura noted that the graduates have acquired necessary skills which will help them conduct their future duties with more professionalism and protect the country as required.
“The College trusts you and can confidently say that you leave these premises with more commitment, determination, patriotism and loyalty than ever before to put the country before yourself, to dedicatedly contribute in making this country more peaceful, strong, prosperous and better place to live.”
“It is the College’s belief that you are now equipped with the right tools to effectively, constantly and consistently, together with other RDF members, confront unpredicted and predicted threats against our country,” Maj Gen Kazura said.
On completion of the course, the students are able to competently perform Command responsibilities such as Company Commands, deputy Battalion Commanders as well as the duties of Grade 3 Staff appointments at tactical and operational levels.
A total of 478 RDF officers have so far graduated from the Junior Command and Staff course since the College was started.
