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  • Urban Boys set for Europe tour

    Urban Boys set for Europe tour

    { After setting the Crowd on fire in Rwandan night while in Kampala at Club rouge the 1st runners-up of Guma Guma primus superstar 2013 are set to leave the country for a European tour on March 3rd 2014. }

    The tour starts in Belgium on March 8, as the band performs at this year’s Miss and Mister Rwanda/Belgium. It is the second time the group will be performing at the event after their performance in October last year.

    The Rwandan superstars are set to leave the country on March 3rd 2014.

    “We are definitely ready for the tour and our fans should expect electrifying performances,” said Safi Lee.

    “This is certainly a busy year for us because from Europe, we shall stage another concert in Dubai,” he added.

    Peaking to Journalist Safi Lee, the group’s front man said they will also perform at different venues across Belgium and in France. The tour ends in Switzerland early April.

    The Take It Off singers are currently working on their latest single, Chagua, featuring Jay Polly and the song will be released this month with a video.

  • More investment allocated to Rwanda-South Korea

    More investment allocated to Rwanda-South Korea

    {The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea said Tuesday the country is exploring more potential investment areas in Rwanda.
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    Park Byeong Seug led an 11-member team of legislators from South Korea for a two-day visit in the country to explore potential areas of investment among other things.

    Seug and his delegation who met the Senate president, Dr. Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo, on Tuesday lauded the relationship between the two countries as cordial.

    “We are eyeing areas like energy, Information Communication Technology, general infrastructure and rural development,” he noted.

    “Korea and Rwanda have so many things in common and both countries have scarce natural resources and experienced terrible periods of colonialism, but we are still able to achieve milestones in economic development and poverty eradication,” Seug added.

    He also applauded the country’s Vision 2020 development agenda, saying it’s similar to what Korea used to achieve its socio-economic transformation.

    “I commend President Paul Kagame’s leadership for not only helping the country achieve political stability but also a robust economy,” Seug said.

    “Korea is one of the few countries in the world that have managed to turn from aid recipients to donors in less than a century,” he added.

    Seug pointed out that his country will continue to partner with Rwanda even in other areas.

    Dr. Ntawukuriryayo hailed South Korea for its fast transformation, saying it is an inspiration to developing countries like Rwanda.

    “About 40 years ago, this country was among the poorest in the world, but it’s amazing how it got out in such a short time,” Ntawukuriryayo said.

    “The cordial relationship between the two countries is about 50 years old, but this visit cements it more,” he added.

    South Korea’s largest telecom company, Korea Telecom, early last year entered into an agreement, valued at $140m (about Rwf 91 billion)with Rwanda to deploy a high-speed (4G LTE ) broadband network across the country that will see Rwandans access fast, reliable and cheaper internet services.

  • FNL rebels acquitted on Stealing and rape charges in Congo

    FNL rebels acquitted on Stealing and rape charges in Congo

    {Forces of national liberation of Burundi (FNL) rebels are being accused of stealing and rape charges in the Eastern Congo region (Kivu province).}

    According to information from the Rwanda news agency, donors from NGO, s confirmed this information before resuming support to settlers of the Kivu region on 21st January 2014.

    They confirmed the witnessing of 2 ladies who were raped in Mushule village before they were set free, 1 who was killed in Kalazi village, and livestock that was stolen in the last 3 weeks.

    However, information from Congo media claims the Rebel group may be working in collaboration with the Congo government (FARDC) in these crimes of rape and armed robbery.

    Lastly donors from NGO, s are finding it hard to rescue and supplying donations to these victims due to the road that was broke–up by rain in Katobo.
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  • Netherlands: Man held for extradition to Rwanda

    Netherlands: Man held for extradition to Rwanda

    {The Public Prosecution Service in Netherlands has today held a 54 – year resident of Leusden for extradition to Rwanda. }

    Jean Baptiste M. is suspected of involvement in the 1994 genocide against Tutsis.

    The suspect is also accused of crimes of preparation and execution of massacres of Tutsis in Nyakabanda, in the capital of Kigali where he was Secretary – General of the CDR which was then a notorious extremist party.

    He is suspected of involvement in the drawing up of lists of the names of Tutsis who were to be killed. Include He would also have been involved in the supply of weapons to militiamen, erecting roadblocks and several attacks on Tutsis.

    {{Residency withdrawal}}

    In June 2013 the Netherlands residence of Jean Baptiste M. was withdrawn from him after discovering serious reasons to believe that Jean Baptiste participated in the Genocide against Tutsis.

  • UN calls for tougher force in Central Africa

    UN calls for tougher force in Central Africa

    {UN envoys urged African countries Wednesday to reinforce a military mission struggling to contain strife that some officials have warned could become genocide.}

    Only 4,000 troops of a promised 6,000 African force have been deployed while France now have 1,600 soldiers in the country, mainly in the capital Bangui.

    But on a day in which at least 10 people were killed in lynchings and other sectarian attacks in the capital, UN envoys on genocide prevention, human rights, children and sexual violence in conflict all called on the UN Security Council to order tougher action.

    Adama Dieng, the UN adviser on the prevention of genocide, said the size of the African force officially known as MISCA means it cannot cope with the chaos.

    “There is an urgent need for the full deployment of MISCA peacekeepers as soon as possible,” Dieng told a Security Council meeting on the conflict that erupted in March when rebels overthrew the president.

    Dieng said that on a visit to the country in December, he had been shocked by the “level of hatred” that has built up between the Muslim and Christian populations as the government has lost control.

    He said there was a “high risk both of crimes against humanity and of genocide.”

    Leila Zerrougui, UN envoy on children in conflict, estimated that there are up to 6,000 child soldiers in the various militias battling for control of the country of 4.5 million people.

    She also said there were some 500,000 children among the more than 900,000 people who have fled their homes because of the strife.

    Between January and November 2013, more than 4,500 cases of sexual violence by fighters in the Seleka coalition of rebels were recorded, according to Zainab Bangura, the UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict.

    “I am here today to plead for your continued attention to this crisis,” Zerrougui told the 15-member council, which faces calls from France for the UN to take over the African force.

    She said there had been “unprecedented levels of brutality” in attacks on children and others.

    “We need to send a stronger signal to perpetrators of these atrocious crimes that they will be held to account,” she said.

    UN leader Ban Ki-moon named Bernard Acho Muna, a Cameroon Supreme Court lawyer and former deputy chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for Rwanda, to lead a commission of inquiry for Central African Republic ordered by the Security Council.

    Ex-Mexican foreign secretary Jorge Castaneda and Fatimata M’Baye, a lawyer and leading Mauritanian human rights activist, will also serve on the commission that has a mandate to identify perpetrators of rights crimes.

  • Syria Geneva II: UN to hold talks with rival groups

    Syria Geneva II: UN to hold talks with rival groups

    {UN mediator for Syrian peace talks Lakhdar Brahimi is to hold separate talks with rival delegations to assess their willingness to meet together.}

    The behind-the-scenes negotiations follow the first day of a major peace conference in Switzerland which ended in bitter divisions.

    Mr Brahimi’s initiative takes place before full talks resume on Friday.

    It remains unclear whether the two sides will negotiate face-to-face – as planned by the UN – when talks restart.

    The BBC’s diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall says that while the peace process may have got off to a rocky start in Montreux – with heated disagreements on Wednesday – at least neither of the two rival delegations from the government and the opposition walked out.

    BBC

  • Rwandans crying foul as the government multiplies 12.5 times the cost of lodging a complaint in the courts

    Rwandans crying foul as the government multiplies 12.5 times the cost of lodging a complaint in the courts

    {Rwandans who have no financial means are said to be so surprised after hearing that the Government decided to increase fees to lodge a complaint in the courts. They said it is the way to deny justice to poor people who can’t afford the newly established cost.}

    The Rwandan Ministry of Justice has announced that the process costs will increase by 12.5 times and that fees will be paid by the complainant to Government and if he won the case the accused will pay the total cost back to the complainant.

    The initial cost of lodging a complaint in the Primary Court was Rfrw 2000 and according to the new changes it will be Rfrw 25,000. Lodging a complaint in the high court will shift from Rfw 4000 to Rwf 50,000. Those who used to pay about Rfrw 6000 for a complaint which is lodged in the Commercial High Court will now have to pay about Rfrw 75,000 whereas a complaint that is addressed to the Supreme Court will pay Rfrw 100,000 having shifted from Rfw 80,000.

    Explaining the reason for these changes, the Minister of Justice Johnson Busingye said “The law regarding the cost passed through changes for the past 10 years ago” and currently Rwanda has gone through new legal system where people can access justice without paying money.

    He added that the ability of the courts has changed showing that those who bring their cases to court they know the reason because they have first thought about it. For this they will keep paying money for lodged complaint. However the Minister reveals that accepting the case will depend on the value of the cause.

    For those who have not financial means, Minister Busingye said Government has already put in place the mechanism to help those who cannot afford judicial cost.

  • Marriott expects Rwanda hotel to open by December

    Marriott expects Rwanda hotel to open by December

    {{DAVOS, Switzerland (AP}}) — {Marriott International’s chief executive says a planned hotel in Rwanda should open by the end of this year. He also says that will make Marriott the first big international hotel chain to enter the country since its genocide two decades ago. }

    Arne Sorenson says the Kigali hotel should be ready to open by December and that the company is working with local partners to fill jobs.

    Those about to get employed “feel like they’ve won the lottery,” Sorenson said on a panel Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

  • Rwanda Foreign Exchange Market report for Wednesday 22nd January 2014

    Rwanda Foreign Exchange Market report for Wednesday 22nd January 2014

    {Today on RSE, the market activity was higher compared to the previous trading session. The total turnover for the day was Rwf 122,414,700 from BoK counter which recorded 6 transactions of 386,900 shares traded at Rwf 245 and Bralirwa counter which recorded 2 transactions of 33,200 shares traded between Rwf 832-838.}

    Both BoK and Bralirwa share price remained unchanged from yesterday’s closing prices of Rwf 245 and Rwf 838 respectively. KCB shares last transacted at Rwf 185 while NMG and Uchumi Supermarket shares last transacted at Rwf 1,200 and Rwf 165 respectively.

  • Vanoil amicably resolves disputes with Rwanda

    Vanoil amicably resolves disputes with Rwanda

    {{VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Jan. 22, 2014)}} – V{anoil Energy Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:VEL), (“Vanoil” or the “Company”), a Vancouver-based Canadian international oil and gas development company announces that the Government of Rwanda and Vanoil have agreed to end their discussions regarding the exploration of Lake Kivu in Rwanda following expiry of the Technical Evaluation Agreement (“TEA”) between them in June 2013. As part of this agreement, the Government of Rwanda and Vanoil have amicably resolved the issues referred to in the Conciliation Committee under the TEA.
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    {{About Vanoil Energy Ltd.}}

    Vanoil is an oil and gas company with a portfolio of assets in East Africa and in the Republic of Seychelles, in the western Indian Ocean.

    In Kenya, Vanoil holds a 100% interest in onshore Blocks 3A and 3B, acquired in October 2007 through the signing of a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with the Government of the Republic of Kenya. These blocks cover 24,912 km2 in Kenya’s Anza Basin and are geologically analogous to the prolific Muglad and Melmut Basins of South Sudan and geographically in close proximity to the recent PaiPai discovery in Kenya.

    In offshore Kenya, the Company anticipates the receipt of its 10% working interest in the highly prospective 5,110 km2 Block L9 alongside Dominion Petroleum Kenya Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Ophir Energy plc) and FAR Limited. This block lies directly south of Block L8 which hosts the Mbawa gas discovery made in 2012.

    In the Seychelles, Vanoil has a 25% participating interest alongside partner Afren plc in offshore Exploration Areas A and B, covering some 14,319 km2.