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Author: Théophile Niyitegeka

  • Gasabo: CPCs called to be vigilant against criminals

    {Members of Community Policing Committees (CPCs) in Gasabo District have been ‎urged to strengthen their role in curbing crimes by enhancing their cooperation with the Police to ensure maximum safety.}

    The call was made by Inspector of Police (IP) Theogene Mugabo, the District Community Liaison Officer (DCLO) for Gasabo while meeting with about 115 CPCs of Gisozi Sector, on April 15.

    The meeting that was attended by local leaders and community night patrols.

    It intended to enhance partnership between Police and stakeholders in implementing community policing initiatives.

    IP Mugabo noted that drug abuse remains one of the challenges affecting security, which he said should be given special attention to break other crimes it fuels.

    “We find most crimes are related to drug abuse, like domestic and gender based violence, assault and theft; so endeavor to work with the residents to identify drug dealers and abusers, and facilitate easy means to fight them,” IP Mugabo said.

    He further urged them to involve the public on matters of security through neighborhood watch and vigilance to identify and prevent anything that can impede on the safety and security of the community.

    He also urged them to lead by example and desist from anything that can tarnish the image of their activities.

    Joseph Murangwa, speaking on behalf of the CPC’s hailed the collaboration with police mainly through giving them skills on maintaining security and arousing them about security consciousness.

    He reiterated their commitment to ensuring security prevails in their localities.

    Source:Police

  • Want better sperm? Doctors say these things are a must

    {A man’s sperm is an important part of him, and if the sperm is negatively affected, fertility would become difficult.}

    Doctors and medical experts have warned that these six things are a must if you want healthy sperm:

    {{1. Work out }}

    Harvard researchers found that men who worked hard the most had a 33% sperm count than men who exercised the least. This is because exercising helps burn fat and boost testosterone.

    {{2. Maintain a healthy weight }}

    Being overweight or obese can negatively affect your sperm health. Another important reason to visit the gym.

    {{3. Avoid excessive alcohol intake }}

    Health experts have warned that excess alcohol consumption can have adverse effect on your sperm health. Excess alcohol intake can affect your liver function, testosterone, libido and sperm in diverse ways.

    {{4. Eat healthy }}

    The quality of your diet can also have a good impact on your sperm quality. Foods like vegetables and whole grains and foods rich in proteins are good for your sperm. Foods rich in lycopene like tomatoes are also good for your sperm quality. Whereas junk foods have detrimental effect on your sperm quality.

    {{5.Beware of your mobile phone }}

    In a Cleveland clinic study, men who used their phones more had decreased sperm mobility than men who didn’t use it that much. Be wary of putting your phones in your front pocket.

    {{6.Reduce stress level }}

    Stress is a sperm killer; so you must try to reduce your stress level and observe more rest. Stress can lead to erectile dysfunction, which will make it harder for reproduction to occur.

    Want better sperm? Then these tips are for you.

    Source:Elcrema

  • Rwanda, Djibouti strengthen bilateral ties

    {President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame yesterday arrived in Djibouti for a two-day State Visit. They were received at the Airport by Djibouti President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and Djibouti First Lady KadraMahamoudHaid.}

    President Kagame’s visit is reciprocal, following the Djibouti President’s two-day visit to Rwanda in March last year.

    Upon arrival, the two Heads of State met for a tête-à-tête before holding bilateral talks and meeting members of the press at a joint press conference at the Djibouti President’s Office.

    In their statements, both Presidents highlighted the need for stronger African ties and the belief in a dignified Africa.

    In his opening statement, President Kagame said: “Rwanda and Djibouti share close bilateral ties as well as a belief in the importance of a strong, dignified Africa. Our two countries desire closer collaboration on issues of common interest, in particular trade and investment. Our cooperation is not limited to these areas but extends to many others that our two sides find mutually beneficial. We will continue to work together to advance integration in the region and continent particularly through ongoing AU reforms and continue to advocate for greater unity. The goal being increased prosperity for Djibouti and Rwanda, our region & Africa.”

    Resident Omar Guelleh welcomed President Kagame and his delegation to their ‘second home, Djibouti’ and expressed solidarity with the people of Rwanda as they commemorate the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi for the 23rd time.

    “Rwanda and Djibouti are bound to shape special relations, thanks to our common willingness and commitment to promote trade and business and cultural ties. As I am sure, you know that there are many opportunities that we have not exploited so far in order to strengthen our economic ties and foster growth in our countries. Among many, transportation remains a key sector to the business community, indeed the free movement of good and people between the two countries is necessary to enhance trade between our countries and would be a model between the rest of the countries.
    Rwanda and Djibouti enjoy good bilateral and working relations. The Ambassador of Djibouti to Ethiopia based in Addis Ababa represents his country to Rwanda.

    Likewise, Rwanda’s Ambassador to Ethiopia is accredited to Djibouti. About 30 Rwandans live in Djibouti, most of who work as engineers in different military bases, while three have lived in Djibouti for almost 30 years and are teachers.

    Djibouti’s President Ismael Omar Guelleh held a two-day State visit to Rwanda in March 2016. During the visit, a General Cooperation Agreement that provided a foundation for future technical agreements and cooperation, as well as a MOU between Djibouti Ports Authority and the Rwanda Development Board were signed.

    Other agreements previously signed include: A MoU on education in 2007, and a trade agreement between the Private Sector Federation and the Chamber of Commerce of Djibouti following a trade mission in February 2014. Our two countries also cooperate in the East African Standby Force, which conducts many of its trainings in Djibouti.
    Tomorrow President Kagame is scheduled to address the Djibouti National Assembly- Parliament as well as Visit the Port of Doraleh, marking the end of his two-day visit.

  • Fundraising before candidates’ approval prohibited -NEC

    {The National Electoral Commission has condemned acts of people claiming to be presidential candidates and mobilizing funds to support their presidential campaigns even before registration is done. }

    At the end of February 2017, Mpayimana Philippe arrived in Rwanda from France for presidential campaigns and has been asking Rwandans to raise funds for him to finance his presidential campaigns.

    Mpayimana declared his chief fund-raiser and phone numbers where the money can be sent.

    In March 2017, Green Party held a General Assembly and approved Dr Frank Habineza as its flag bearer in presidential campaigns during which he requested members of his political party to raise Rwf 1.5 billion to support his presidential campaigns.

    NEC has condemned such acts saying it is not allowed to raise funds before eligible presidential contenders are confirmed.

    “ It is prohibited. First , we don’t even have eligible candidates. We will start receiving presidential candidates from 12th to 23rd June 2017.We will release eligible candidates’ list on 7th July 2017.We will have no candidates before the said date” NEC executive secretary Charles Munyaneza has told IGIHE.

    NEC executive secretary, Charles Munyaneza.

  • President Kagame visits Djibouti

    {President Paul Kagame and First Lady have today arrived in Djibouti on a two-day state visit, the office of the presidency has confirmed via a twitter.}

    Djibouti is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. To the east is its coastline on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

    Djibouti has offered Rwanda 20 hectares of land near Port of Djibouti, PAID and Dubai World International Port.

    Kagame’s visit to Djibouti follows the previous two-day state visit of his counterpart, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh to Rwanda in March 2016.

    At the time, Rwanda offered ten hectares located in Kigali Special Economic Zone to Djibouti.

    President Paul Kagame with his counterpart of Djibouti,Ismaïl Omar Guelleh.

  • Trump to sign executive order to reform H-1B visas

    {US President Donald Trump is planning to sign an executive order that seeks to make changes to a visa programme that brings in high-skilled workers.}

    The time-limited H-1B visas for skilled workers, which are sought by Silicon Valley heavyweights, are meant for scientists, engineers and computer programmers, and are an important gateway for many attracted by tech hubs across the country.

    But the White House said the programme is undercutting American workers by bringing in cheaper labour and that some tech companies are using it to hire large numbers of workers and drive down wages.

    Trump is going to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday where he plans to sign an order dubbed “Buy American, Hire American,” ordering the Labour, Justice and Homeland Security Departments to propose reforms to the visa programme to prevent immigration fraud and abuse.

    Those departments would also be asked to offer changes so that H-1B visas are awarded to the “most-skilled or highest-paid applicants”, anonymous officials told the Associated Press news agency.

    There are, however, limits to the scope of Trump’s action in the absence of a broader legislative plan.

    Administration officials said that the order seeks to strengthen requirements that American-made products be used in certain federal construction projects, as well as in various federal transportation grant-funded projects.

    The officials said the commerce secretary will review how to close loopholes in enforcing the existing rules and provide recommendations to the president.

    The order specifically asks the secretary to review waivers of these rules that exist in free-trade agreements.

    {{‘Largely symbolic’}}

    The Trump administration said that if the waivers are not benefiting the US they will be “renegotiated or revoked”.

    During his campaign, Trump said he supported high-skilled visas but later came out against them.

    At one debate, he called for fully ending the programme, saying: “It’s very bad for our workers and it’s unfair for our workers. And we should end it”.

    “I think what we’re looking at here is largely symbolic,” New York-based lawyer Danielle Mclaughlin told Al Jazeera.

    “On April 29, Trump will be 100 days in office, and one of the promises he made was … that he would make sure that Americans were hiring Americans and that they were buying American.”

    About 85,000 H-1B visas are distributed annually by lottery. Many go to technology companies, which argue that the US has a shortage of skilled technology workers.

    The US president cannot, by a simple decree, change the number of visas allocated.

    {{‘Transitional step’}}

    But the White House hopes, that signing the decree will build momentum before a possible legislative reform.

    “This is a transitional step to get towards a more skilled-based and merit-based version,” a White House official told AFP news agency.

    “There is a lot we can do administratively, and the rest will be done hopefully legislatively.”

    Critics say the programme has been hijacked by staffing companies that use the visas to import foreigners who will work for less than Americans.

    The staffing companies then sell their services to corporate clients who use them to outsource tech work.

    Employers from Walt Disney World to the University of California in San Francisco have laid off their tech employees and replaced them with H-1B visa holders.

    The tech industry has argued that the H-1B programme is needed because it encourages students to stay in the US after getting degrees in high-tech specialties, and that they can not always find enough American workers with the skills they need.

    Source:Al Jazeera

  • Horacio Cartes says he will not seek re-election

    {Horacio Cartes rules out running in 2018 vote, seeking to end political crisis unleashed by bid to change constitution.}

    Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes has said he will no longer seek re-election next year, after his bid to change the constitution triggered deadly riots.

    Cartes said in a statement on Monday that he will “in no event” try to run in the April 2018 vote, seeking to end a political crisis unleashed by his push to remain in power another five years.

    Presidential re-election has been taboo in the South American country since the 35-year dictatorship of General Alfredo Stroessner ended in 1989.

    After senators passed an amendment last month to change that, opposition activists stormed Congress, ransacking politicians’ offices and setting them on fire.

    Police shot dead one opposition activist in a raid during the riots. Hundreds of people were injured and more than 200 arrested.

    That triggered calls for crisis talks, backed by Pope Francis. But they fell apart when the main opposition, the Liberal Party, boycotted them.

    Cartes said he hoped his “gesture of renunciation” would “deepen the dialogue aimed at strengthening this republic’s institutions,” the AFP news agency reported.

    But the opposition said the conservative president’s Red Party had not gone far enough.

    “The only way to believe the president’s statements is if the ruling party shelves its attempt to amend the constitution,” said the speaker of Congress, Liberal Party politician Roberto Acevedo.

    But Red Party spokeswoman Lilian Samaniego said party leaders had decided against withdrawing the amendment.

    Cartes’ attempt to change the constitution had the backing of his leftist rival Fernando Lugo, who was president from 2008 to 2012 and also wants to run again.

    But the Liberal Party bitterly opposes changing the 1992 constitution’s limit of a single five-year term.

    Cartes’ change of heart came as international pressure mounted against his re-election bid.

    One of US President Donald Trump’s top envoys for Latin America, Francisco Palmieri, the assistant secretary of state for Western hemisphere affairs, is going to Paraguay for talks on Tuesday.

    And Luis Almagro, the secretary-general of the Organization of American States, is expected on Thursday.

    President Cartes' pledge came as international pressure mounted against his re-election bid

    Source:Al Jazeera

  • Boko Haram atrocities could make European immigrant crisis worse

    {The devastation wrought by Boko Haram, which has left millions of people in northeast Nigeria on the brink of famine, could exacerbate Europe’s migration crisis if the world fails to act urgently, the country’s chief humanitarian coordinator said.}

    Nearly five million people in the region are desperately hungry and risk starving to death this year if they do not receive food aid, according to figures from the United Nations.

    This could drive even more Nigerians to flee the country and attempt the perilous journey to Europe via the Mediterranean Sea, unless the international community ramps up support and funds, said Ayoade Alakija, Nigeria’s humanitarian coordinator.

    “With so many people facing famine, this is the wrong time to criticise us and simply say ‘You are the giant of Africa’.

    “The world could see a mass exodus from a country of 180 million people if support is not given, and fast … if people facing famine fall into famine,” she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation in an interview in the Senegalese capital of Dakar.

    While the European Union has been strained by the influx of 1.6 million refugees and migrants between 2014 and 2016, a greater number of people in northeast Nigeria, some 1.8 million, are displaced and unable or unwilling to go home, Mr Alakija added.

    “For Nigeria, this is an unprecedented humanitarian crisis of large magnitude. We, and the wider world, were largely unprepared for it,” she said, adding that Nigeria was struggling to respond as it deals with its first recession in 25 years.

    Nearly five million people in northeast Nigeria are on the brink of famine

    Source:Express

  • Easter: Seven crushed to death in Lagos

    {Tragedy hit Lagos communities on Monday after seven persons were crushed to death in two separate accidents that occurred in the Gbagada and Surulere areas of the state.}

    It was gathered that while two passengers lost their lives and 14 others were seriously injured in the Gbagada mishap, five died and several others were injured in the Surulere incident.

    The Gbagada crash happened after a commercial bus had a head-on collision with a cab at about 3pm.

    Similarly, in the Surulere incident, which occurred around 6pm within the Funsho Williams Avenue, five passengers lost their lives after a commercial bus burst into flames.

    Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency were said to have rescued the 14 survivors and rushed them to the Gbagada General Hospital, Gbagada, and the Trauma Centre, Ikeja.

    The General Manager of LASEMA, Mr. Adeshina Tiamiyu, noted that the deceased were taken to the Lagos Mainland Hospital mortuary.

    He said, “We received a distress call about the accident at about 3pm. It happened around Gbagada bus stop, inward Anthony.

    “Preliminary investigation conducted at the scene revealed that a Volkswagon bus had a head-on collision with a Mazda taxi.

    “Fourteen persons were rescued by emergency responders and taken to the Gbagada General Hospital and the Trauma Centre, as they sustained varying degree of injuries.

    “Two lives were lost and their remains were moved by the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit to the Lagos Mainland Hospital mortuary. The damaged vehicles were recovered with the help of our towing truck for free flow of traffic in the area.”

    Source:Daily Post

  • Lake Malawi boat disaster: ‘Man held on to bag of flour’

    {A 67-year-old man has said he escaped death by clinging to a bag of maize flour after the boat he was on capsized on Lake Malawi.}

    Graciam Kondowe was among 54 passengers who police say survived after the boat overturned in stormy weather on Sunday.

    Five people drowned while 11 are still missing, police said.

    The boat was packed with worshippers returning from Easter celebrations when it capsized in the remote Rumphi district in northern Malawi.

    Mr Kondowe told Malawi’s privately owned Zodiac radio station that heavy winds buffeted the boat about 15 minutes into their journey.

    The crew decided to return to shore, but the boat capsized before they could get back, he added.

    Mr Kondowe said he held on to a bag of maize flour which fell out of the boat, and eventually swam his way to safety.

    Eight of the 54 survivors are being treated in hospital after sustaining injuries, police officer Denis Banda said.

    Locals residents used canoes to rescue most of the passengers, Malawian journalist Joab Chakhaza told the BBC.

    Search operations are continuing for the 11 people still missing, but the chances of finding them alive are slim, he adds.

    Boats are a common mode of transport on the vast Lake Malawi, and accidents of this magnitude are rare.

    In 2012, 47 migrants fleeing drought and conflict in Somalia and Ethiopia drowned in the lake after their boat capsized.

    Lake Malawi is one of the biggest lakes in Africa

    Source:BBC