Author: IGIHE

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced it has added the new Easy UPS 3M, a 60 kVA to 100 kVA (400V) Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS), to its 3-Phase UPS family of products.

Available in East Africa now, the Easy UPS 3M personifies simplicity as it is easy to install, easy to use, and easy to service, providing business continuity for small and medium businesses, and making it an excellent fit in both the data center space and in industrial environments.

During the launch at Marriott hotel Kigali the firm assured that an optimized footprint design and enhanced product features, Easy UPS 3M protects critical equipment in a multitude of physical environments from damage due to power outages, surges, and spikes.

This unit saves on CapEx investment while also delivering up to 99% efficiency in energy-saving ECO mode.

Customers benefit from the included start-up service to ensure the Easy UPS 3M is properly and safely configured for best performance, reliability, safety, and peace of mind.

“With our latest 3-phase offer, Schneider Electric is better able to meet both customers needs and partner requirements in a wide range of industries, making it an excellent fit for small and medium businesses, data centers, and manufacturing facilities,” said Edouard Heripret, General Manager East Africa, Schneider Electric. “Easy UPS 3M fills a growing market need for a solution delivering power availability, reliability, manageability, quality, and convenience.”

This new offer is rugged, with a wide input voltage window and strong overload protection, all in a compact footprint.

Designed and tested following Schneider Electric’s standardized rigorous procedures, the UPS rolls into position quickly and installation is simple.

It features an intuitive display interface for easy configuration and monitoring, and, with optional network management card, customers can monitor and manage the UPS status remotely through Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure IT cloud-based software suite.

Schneider’s global service setup with strong, local networks of service specialists provides customers with a complete range of services throughout the entire Easy UPS 3M lifecycle.

{{Simple to install, use, and service, Easy UPS 3M: }}

• Provides easy design configuration with the input/output/bypass breaker built in so there is no need for an external breaker cabinet. It is simple to service and offers front/top access for service and built-in UPS lifecycle management.

• Offers resiliency against harsh environments with conformal coated printed circuit boards, replaceable dust filter, operating temperature up to 40 degrees C, and strong overload protection, all of which make Easy UPS 3M a reliable solution to ensure business continuity.

• Provides less system complexity and saves on CapEx investment making it ideal for small and medium businesses.

• Enables easy monitoring and management with EcoStruxure IT’s cloud-based software suite when you buy the optional network card. For more information, visit www.schneider-electric.com/ecostruxure-it.

To learn more about Easy UPS 3M, visit our web page.

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The changes were made early November 2019 pursuant to the provisions of Rwanda’s constitution of 2003 as amended in 2015 especially in article 116.

The new Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Vincent Biruta took on from Dr. Richard Sezibera who has headed the ministry since October 2018.

Dr. Biruta’s political journey dates back to 1997 when he joined Rwanda’s cabinet as the Minister of Health and later assumed different government functions. This means he has served for 22 years up to date and is the longest-serving cabinet member. The latest appointment makes him the 23rd Minister for Foreign Affairs since Rwanda obtained Independence.

He held various top government positions and assumed chairmanship of the Senate for 8 years.

Born on 19th July 1958, Biruta is a Rwandan trained physician and politician.

He also holds post-graduate qualifications in Planning and Management of Health Services in Developing Countries obtained from Université Libre de Bruxelles, in Belgium.

Dr. Biruta, the incumbent President of Social Democratic Party [PSD], has headed five different ministries.

From 1997 until 1999, he served as the Minister of Health; 1999 to 2000 Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications.

He was the President of the National Transition Assembly from January 2000 until 2003. From August 2003, until October 2011, he was the President of the Rwandan Senate, the upper chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Rwanda.

In December 2011, he was named the Minister of Education and served in that capacity until 24th July 2014, when he was named the Minister of Natural Resources.

He later served as the Minister for Environment from 31st August 2017 until his recent appointment on 4th November 2019 as the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

This made him the 23rd Foreign Affairs Minister since Rwanda’s Independence and the 10th after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

He is among 14 diplomats that headed the Foreign Affairs Ministry with no previous background of ambassadorial career. Having proficiency in at least two foreign languages like French and English are among the competencies the post requires.
Biruta speaks fluently both French and English, making him qualified for the post in addition to his vast experience in political leadership.

Dr. Biruta attended several international environment summits representing Rwanda where he shared impressive ideas, earning him and the country’s reputation in spheres of remarkable environment conservation.

He has, on behalf of Rwanda, appended signature on international environmental pacts and protocols and chaired different environment summits including the Kigali Amendment.

{{Foreign Affairs Ministers since Independence }}

1. Rusingizandekwe Otto: 1961–1962
2. Habamenshi Callixte: 1962 – 1963
3. Amb. Mpakaniye Lazare: 1963–1965
4. Bagaragaza Thaddée: 1965–1969
5. Dr. Nsanzimana Sylvestre: 1969–1971
6. Gashonga Deogratias: 1971–1972
7. Munyaneza Augustin: 1972–1973
8. Col. Nsekalije Aloys: 1973–1979
9. Amb. Ngarukiyintwali François: 1979–1989
10. Dr. Bizimungu Casimir: 1989–1992
11. Ngulinzira Boniface: 1992–1993
12. Amb. Dr. Gasana Anastase: 1993–1994
13. Bicamumpaka Jérôme: 1994 –
14. Amb. Dr. Jean Marie Ndagijimana: July 1994 – November 1994.
15. Amb. Dr. Gasana Anastase: 1994 – 1999
16. Amb. Amri Sued: 1999 (a few months)
17. Dr. Iyamuremye Augustin: 1999-2000
18. Al Hajj Andre Habib Bumaya: 2000-2002
19. Amb. Dr. Charles Muligande: 15 November 2002 – 08 March 2008
20. Amb. Rosemary Museminali: 08 March 2008 – 04 December 2009
21. Louise Mushikiwabo: 04 December 2009 – 18 October 2018
22. Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera: From 18 October 2018 – 03 November 2019
23. Dr. Vincent Biruta: 04 November 2019 –

The event will begin on the 31st of December 2019 from 8 pm onwards.

The entrance ticket is priced at 50,000 RWF and can be purchased at selected selling points around the city including Kigali Convention Centre and online www.events.rw.

While Village B will be open to public from 3 pm – 5 am January 1st, 2020.

Kigali Convention Centre throws Rwanda’s largest New Year’s Eve celebrations since 2016.

The event is created to promote Rwanda as a preferred entertainment destination and this year’s event is expected to be attended by more than 4,000 partygoers.

Previous countdown concerts were graced by international headliners including Koffi Olomide, Sauti Sol, Yemi Alade and international and local DJs.

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From 1999 until 2006, he was a member of Quartier Latin International, the music band formed in 1986 by Koffi Olomidé.

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After having multiplied parties & mixtapes his career as DJ became very serious and It was not long before he stood out and spread the name of “The 1 N Only Dj Shine” all across the world (Europe, Africa, USA, Canada, Asia).

Over the years, he collaborated with world-famous artists like Booba, Maître Gims.

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The death of the girl hailing from Huye district was known on Monday evening.
She was working at the home of a one Karamage François.

Sources say that it was raining when the girl took shelter in a closed kitchen with a heater inside from where she suffocated.

The executive secretary of Nyarugenge sector, Nyamutera Innocent has confirmed to IGIHE that the deceased might have died of suffocation.

“She closed herself in the kitchen with a hot brazier as it rained. The brazier is the probable cause of her death,” he said.

Nyamutera explained that Police found the kitchen closed and partly de-roofed the house whereupon they found the girl’s body straddled behind the door.

Her body was taken to Kacyiru Hospital for postmortem.

During a press conference held yesterday, Kigali leadership revealed a plan to take possession of such ideal properties in order to maintain cleanliness and implement law provisions.

Article 58 of the Constitution stipulates that the owner can be deprived of his/her land when it is located in the perimeters of Kigali city staying idle for three years respectively.

The law also stipulates that stalled building under construction is considered as abandoned property susceptible to cause insecurity when it spends either two years without active progress or when the owner cannot be identified.

Kigali city vice mayor for urbanization and infrastructure, Dr. Nsabimana Ernest said that such laws will be applied to make Kigali a clean city and advised property owners to put them to proper use.

Nsabimana revealed that the law also concerns state-owned property located in mentioned areas.

“We had policies but the management of Kigali city wants to implement revised measures to mobilize owners to exploit their property in accordance with Kigali city Master Plan. Further legal actions will be taken for owners failing to comply with legal provisions,” he said.

According to Kigali City officials, the policy will be initially applied to owners who failed to comply with regulations following several warnings.

The City of Kigali reports they have identified over over 50 idle plots of land.

While commenting on work done by 71 Infantry Battalion who concluded their one year tour of duty and returned back home yesterday, Steven John, one of Internally Displaced People under the protection of Rwanda Battalion in Malakal said he has been particularly impressed by the Rwandan Battalion activities towards the community.

“We like the way you are closer to us; it makes us feel like brothers and sisters. We hope that your successors will equally do the same.”

71 Inf Bn was deployed in Upper Nile State. They handed over duties to 105 Infantry Battalion.

71Inf Bn Commanding Officer Lt Col William Ryarasa said that apart from their assigned UN mandate of providing protection to civilians, RDF peacekeepers trained youth of Tonga village, Panyikang county on the carpentry, bricklaying, and masonry.

Women in Malakal town were trained in making economic cooking stoves to reduce risks of sexual violence that were likely to happen when collecting firewood.

Currently, Rwanda is the 2nd biggest troops contributing country in support of UN/AU mandates with a total of 5361 military personnel deployed under different peacekeeping missions in Darfur, South Sudan, and Central Africa Republic.

Challengers CC, who won the toss and opted to field first, easily chased the target of 131 runs in 24 overs with major contributions from Zappy Bimenyimana (70runs from 60 balls) and Sruthin Padayaddy (27 runs from 34 balls).

The tournament’s closing ceremony, held at the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, was a simple affair, with cricket players (both men and women) of Division I and II, and senior officials from Unimoni and Rwanda Cricket Association present.

In the Men’s Division I, Pankaj Vekaria of Kutchi Tigers CC was a standout performer. He won the Man of the Series, Best Bowler, and Best Fielder titles. Zappy Bimenyimana of Challengers Cricket Club was the Man of the Match while Calvin Watuwa from Kigali CC took home the Best Batsman award.

In the Men’s Division II, Spartans CC defeated Zonic Tigers CC by 80 runs. Simon Okech was the Man of the Match while Ivan Thawithemwira was named the Man of the Series and Best Batsman. Daniel Gumyusenge and Dhaval Patel bagged the Best Bowler and Best Fielder title respectively.

The women’s cricket matches were interesting. Charity CC won three matches out of four in the Women’s Division I and Queens of Victory CC won five out of six matches in the Women’s Division II.

Dusabimana Olive of White Clouds CC (Women Division I) and Tuyizere Cynthia of Ndera Girls CC (Women Division II) were awarded the Woman of the Series title. Tuyizere Cynthia also won the titles of Best Bowler and Best Batsman.

Speaking on the occasion, Peeush Pillai, Country Head of Unimoni Rwanda, commended the efforts of the Rwanda Cricket Association in organizing the cricket tournament and said that “tournaments like this are an ideal platform for aspiring cricketers in Rwanda to showcase their talent and to enhance their skills in the sport.”

Unimoni, a Finablr company, has a rich history of promoting sports, including cricket and football, at different levels across the world.

The Unimoni-Rwanda Cricket Association Premier League started in 2013 as a tournament for Rwanda’s major cricket clubs.

In its sixth edition now, this year’s tournament, held from 21 July to 10 November 2019, saw participation from 24 teams (14 men’s clubs and 10 women’s clubs) from across the country.

The visit was in line with the “verification of MINUSCA units’ base camps” as well as the “service performance” of Protection Support Units (PSU) and Formed Police Units (FPU).

Mr. Yenigun was accompanied by MINUSCA Deputy Police Commissioner, Brig. Gen. Ossama el Moghazy and Director of UN Mission Management Support Section of Police Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jessica Van Der Werf.

They were received by Rwanda PSU 1-IV contingent commander, SSP Alex Fata, who guided them through a tour of their base camp assessing serviceability of the infrastructure and equipment of the unit, at the same time appraising their management.

He also briefed them about the contingents’ personnel, readiness, welfare and operations conducted since its arrival.

SSP Alex Fata thanked the MINUSCA leadership and the people of CAR for the continued support and close partnership that facilitate the unit’s effective discharge of its assigned duties.

The RWAPSU 1-IV was deployed in CAR in January this year and is in charge of the close protection of CAR and UN high profile authorities.

Among those under PSU protection is the Prime Minister of CAR, the Minister of Justice, President of National Assembly, the Special Representative of the UN secretary General to CAR (SRSG), escorting foreign visiting delegations in CAR, Protection of civilians and the execution of other special tasks assigned by the command of Joint-Task Force for Bangui (JTFB).

“We assure you that we shall sustain these efforts and commitment for the good of the people of CAR,” SSP Fata said.

Commissioner (Rtd) Yenigun commended Rwanda’s commitment to UN mandate and international peace, and thanked the Rwandan peacekeepers for their “courage.”

“I am very delighted and impressed by the visit conducted today. Rwanda police achievements and contribution to UN missions is remarkable. We thank the Government of Rwanda for being among the leading police contributors to UN missions,” Yenigun said.

“Your good presentation, immeasurable efforts, and preparedness we observed during this visit, undoubtedly, show that you are performing to the standards required by the UN; keep it up.”

Rwanda maintains three Police contingents in Central African Republic (CAR); two FPUs and a PSU, each composed of 140 Police peacekeepers.

FPUs are charged with crowd control, conduct of patrols, protection of people in Internally Displaced Camps and escort duties, among others.

Other 29 Rwandan Police peacekeepers are Individual Police Officers (IPOs), who serve as mentors and advisers.

They were arrested in a six-day operation dubbed ‘Operation Usalaama VI’ conducted between October 30 and November 4, during which illegal goods worth over Rwf80 million were seized from the suspects.

At least ten of those arrested during the operations are major drug dealers.

Operation Usalama was conducted jointly by Rwanda National Police (RNP), Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Rwanda Standards Board (RSB), Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Ministry of Agriculture, Rwanda Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration, Rwanda Energy Group (REG) and other relevant entities.

Usalama, meaning safety in Kiswahili, is a regional operation conducted every year simultaneously in 28 Eastern and Southern Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisations (EAPCCO and SARPCCO) member states against high impact crimes including; trafficking in human beings, people smuggling, counterfeit, illicit and substandard pharmaceuticals and foods and narcotics, among others.

The operation also targets environmental crimes (wildlife crimes, illegal logging, and fishing), theft of copper cables and other metals, smuggling of minerals, a proliferation of illicit small arms and light weapons, terrorism and tracking fugitives.

Some of the impounded illegal and substandard goods, according to the report of the operation released Monday, include narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (136kgs of cannabis and 38,487 liters of illicit drinks) worth over Rwf32.5 million; smuggled clothing valued at Rwf11.3 million;

Other items include substandard and fake veterinary and agricultural drugs like industrial fertilizers worth Rwf25.7 million; skin bleaching cosmetics (lotions, oils and soaps) valued at Rwf3.3 million; substandard foodstuff, especially meat and bread; and 26 boxes of pharmaceuticals, which were being sold illegally; 70kgs of minerals; and 27.7kgs of stolen electric cables.

RNP spokesperson, Commissioner of Police (CP) John Bosco Kabera said that fighting these criminal acts should be everyone’s responsibility so as to protect legal business and the public against substandard and dangerous products.

“Together with other relevant institutions, we continue to raise awareness and enhance operations to fight and prevent such criminal practices. This is one of the reasons why units like border security, Revenue Protection Unit, and the Anti-Narcotics Unit were established,” CP Kabera said.

“These smuggled expired and counterfeit products are dangerous to legal business, harmful to consumers, and damaging to the economy through tax evasion. If you don’t want to get into conflict with the law, do legal businesses… do the right thing,” he warned.

The spokesperson called upon the general public especially those residing on borderline, to continue their community policing spirit and share information on people, who attempt to traffic and smuggle goods and other cross-border crimes.

At that time, the number of merchants and promotional efforts were just as usual, but the turnover was far beyond the expectation, so 11 November became a fixed date for T-mall to hold large-scale promotion activities. Double eleven then has become the annual event of China’s e-commerce industry, and gradually gets the international e-commerce industry influenced.

The variety, velocity, vitality, and value featured in the Double Eleven Carnival does impress the whole world and bring considerable financial interest to the society as the seller can save much cost in operation while the buyer can enjoy goods of quality and quantity at large discount.

It is remarkable that on the Double Eleven Carnival in 2018, the daily turnover reached 30.54 billion USD. Obviously, the credit shall go to the development of the internet; otherwise, the traditional shopping system can never support such a huge volume of trade.

The internet does not only affect the business, but also change our daily life when smartphones and functional Apps have been introduced here. As the country witnessed an astonishing increase in the coverage of mobile phone, it is reasonable that audiences require more flexible and feasible ways to expand the possibility to enjoy a variety of content with the device.

As we are also approaching the Christmas Season, questions such as “What is the best choice for entertainment with friends and family?” “How to make the most of your leisure time especially during the travel or when the TV set is not available?” could be a trouble especially when facing a variety of electronic devices, certainly a smartphone will always be a preferred alternative, and to serve the very requirement of watching fascinating content such as live matches and telenovelas, StarTimes ON shall always be the best choice as there already have been over 18 million users having fun with it across Africa since 11 November 2019!

StarTimes ON is a Subscription Video On-Demand service enjoys a rank of top 5 on the Popular Entertainment App List of Google App Store Popular Entertainment App List. In the ‘Africa Best Content App’ category of the 6th annual Digital Impact Awards Africa 2019 (DIAA), the StarTimes ON App was up against Kwese iflix, DSTV Now, Netflix, and won the accolade.

In 2018, more than 500,000 African users of StarTimes ON watched the World Cup online at the same time.

This is the first time that large scale audience to watch such a high-level game through mobile phones. Recently, the hit novella in Kenya, The Blood Sisters, has been watched by more than 300,000 people across Africa through the app with an average viewing time of more than 30 minutes per person. It is now well recognized in Kenya that StarTimes ON is the best TV series follow-up platform.

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The victories of StarTimes ON consist of the same four V factors, which are consistent with the special date 11.11 in four 1st ranks!

Variety No.1, there is a variety of content includes top novella dramas, local films, various programs and live sports matches under more than 150 live channels across Africa as well as the on-demand programming storage of more than 20,000 hours.

Velocity No.1, the velocity of system operation ensures the users can enjoy 150+ live channels, the large-capacity content storage and high identification of network quality with support of automatic switching between HD/SD modes.

Vital No.1, StarTimes ON now has been applied by over 18 million users and enjoys a rank of top 5 on the Popular Entertainment App List of Google App Store Popular Entertainment App List.

Value No.1, StarTimes ON offers additional value for the users as to save up to 40% data consumption.

“Every second for fun, always second to none.” With the contribution of four V factors, StarTimes ON welcome all users to define the “FUN” as it could serve you anywhere at anytime. It is the very one to customize your order just like dining in a restaurant with various content of quality.

With StarTimes ON, encountering a traffic jam, you could be the one laughing at the updating content while the others are frowning at the vehicle lines; under an electricity power cut situation, you could be the one to continue enjoying fascinating content on mobile phone while the others sitting in front of a TV waiting.

The whole family can have fun with StarTimes ON as mom follows up the on air telenovela, dad keeps watching football matches presented smoothly, while the children entertain and learn from creatively educational programs.

No wonder that StarTimes are well recognized as the best partner for Christmas Season.

StarTimes ON as a new independent OTT platform, with bearing the “fun” core in the concept to keep offering services of quality and quantity, presents confidence and strength in operation especially with further developing functions in response to the requirements of audiences. It is naturally that there should be no limits to entertain yourself; StarTimes ON is here for you to join and seek more possibilities of fun.

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