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  • Top Egyptian Minister arrested

    Top Egyptian Minister arrested

    {Egyptian police arrested former Prime Minister Hisham Qandil in an apartment in Giza governorate, according to state-run news agency EGYNews.}

    Qandil had been sentenced by a court to one year in prison for contempt. It said he failed to carry out a ruling to nationalize a private company while he served under now-deposed President Mohamed Morsy.

    Qandil was a little-known water minister who became the nation’s youngest prime minister when Morsy picked him for the position in July 2012.

    Morsy, backed by the Muslim Brotherhood and the nation’s first democratically elected president, was forced out of office in July, 2013, with detractors saying he was a tyrant trying to impose conservative values.

    Morsy is in custody, facing charges of incitement to murder in connection with protests against his rule last December. He has refused to recognize the court.

    The interim Egyptian government has cracked down on the Muslim Brotherhood, and in September a court ruled the group’s activities are illegal.

    The military and police have detained large numbers of Brotherhood officials and supporters since the Morsy’s ouster.

    Several hundred people have died in clashes between pro-Morsy demonstrators and security forces since the military removed him.

  • Observers are afraid of the Genocide in South Sudan

    Observers are afraid of the Genocide in South Sudan

    {Observers are fearing the worst for South Sudan, which may very well become the next Rwanda. Much like the Genocide in Rwanda, there is a growing “ethnic tone” attributed to the political violence in South Sudan, where mass graves and indiscriminate killings have marred the young country’s delicate future.}

    On Tuesday the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to bring in an additional 5,500 troops on top of the 6,800 currently stationed to help protect civilians vulnerable to the roving gangs and party faction massacres. Despite a sizeable increase in forces, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon fears that they will not be able to protect every civilian in South Sudan from rivaling party violence.

    “The parties are responsible for ending the conflict,” Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a less than optimistic statement.

    With the U.N. struggling to put a damper on South Sudan’s violence, U.S. Marines have been working to evacuate Americans living in South Sudan after U.N. officials declared that there had been a severe “breakdown in respect for the most basic rights of people”.

    Two mass graves had been discovered earlier this week, one grave in Bentiu containing 14 bodies, and one adjacent to a riverbank containing another 20 bodies. Officials say other reported graves were found in Juba, and more bodies may have been burned.

    The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay weighed in on the human rights abuses, sayng that South Sudan is experiencing a “serious and growing” problem, one which the U.N. can hardly tackle alone.

    This comes after only a brief two year existence for South Sudan, which separated from the north after loyalists to Sudan’s rejected vice president, Riek Machar, attempted a coup against President Salva Kiir. Forces loyal to Machar and Machar himself deny there was ever such an attempt.

    Sudan’s oil-rich and south contained a majority of the separitists, and after succeeding in 2011, the south has experienced “sporadic violence”.

    The growing numbers of casualties and blatant disregards for human life bring the “sporadic violence” to a new level of ethnic conflict says officials.

    In a new wave of fighting, Sudanese forces had taken control of the South Sudan city of Bor until Tuesday, when after a six-hour fight, the military had retaken control of the city.

    In a statement, South Sudan’s President urged for a peaceful reconciliation with the north, and a means to end the fighting between the once united nation.

    Trying to escape the escalating violence, thousands have fled to U.N. supported shelters, where rations and supplies are running low. Some come with varying afflictions, ranging from gunshot wounds to infectious diseases. Officials say they are doing all they can to manage the influx of injured civilians.

    The U.N. says despite the tough road ahead, it will continue it’s efforts to protect South Sudan’s people from harm.

    “The U.N. stood with you on your road to independence,” said Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. “We will stay with you now… The U.N. will stay with you.”

    Until then U.N. officials are doing all they can to make sure South Sudan doesn’t become the next Rwanda.

    {{CNN}}

  • Rucagu to apologize for his share in RTLM

    Rucagu to apologize for his share in RTLM

    {The President of the National Commission of Itorero, Boniface Rucagu , is expected to publicly ask Forgiveness because of his contribution in the creation of RTLM Radio station that played a large role in the spread of hatred of Hutu against Tutsi in 1994.
    }

    This apology is in line with Ndi Umunyarwanda, an initiative launched by President Paul Kagame to restore the unity and dignity of all Rwandans without ethnic divisions.

    Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines (RTLM) was a Rwandan radio station which broadcast from July 8, 1993 to July 31, 1994.

    It played a significant role falling on the April – July 1994 Rwandan Genocide .The station’s name is French for “Mille Collines Free Radio and Television,” Deriving from the description of Rwanda as” Land of a Thousand Hills”.

    Widely listened to by the general population, it projected racist propaganda against Tutsis, moderate Hutus, Belgians, and the United Nations Mission UNAMIR.

    To set up that Radio, Businessmen have contributed their share, among them there was Rucagu Boniface who contributed Rwf 5000 to create the RTLM.

    In exclusive interview with IGIHE, the Former MP Boniface Rucagu Said He was saddened by the fact that he put his contribution in such a business.

    He said that he contributed little money because he was not interested in the creation of such radio.

    “I will apologize because I joined a company that ended up with inciting hatred which led to the Genocide against Tutsis”

  • Kigali: Road destroyed by heavy rain shortly under immediate recovery

    Kigali: Road destroyed by heavy rain shortly under immediate recovery

    {After heavy rains destroying a road in Kigali on 17th December 2013, through immediate government intervention the road will be very soon under perfect recovery.
    }

    This rapid intervention was done by the government to protect public interests through the partnership of ministry of influstructure, Kigali city and the Roads maintenance fund.

    Heavy machines were deployed immediately, after the incident occurred at the road coming from town heading to Remera (Kanogo) after serious destruction had occurred.

    According to the Ministry of infrastructure (MINIFRA) recovery of this road will not take long in order to facilitate the daily transport activities done by the public.

    Based on the research made by Kigali city council the plan for this road recovery was expected to take a period of 3month, but realized it would cause a heavy loss due to the rain water that would be stagnant at that area.

    This heavy rain managed to destroy different roads and a few houses whereby it spent over 3 hours raining.

    The most areas that were badly affected by this rain include Nyabugogo, an area located and dominated by swamps and managed to break up the roads and also penetrating into some of the shops in that area.

  • Ngoma: 2-Injured by Grenade Blast

    Ngoma: 2-Injured by Grenade Blast

    {An Accidental Grenade blast has injured 2 girls; Mukantwari Berthilde aged 17 and Ayinkamiye Rose.}

    The incident occurred this Monday morning, where by victims were rescued and rushed to Kibungo hospital immediately.

    The 2 victims are residents of Kazo sector in Ngoma district where the incident occurred at 2:00.

    According to news from the hospital, victims are under recovery at Kibungo hospital with simple injuries.

    In an interview with IGIHE, 17 year old mukantwari picked the grenade thinking it was a valuable metal for sell but unfortunately blasted and injured the two sisters.

    Speaking to IGIHE, Kazo Buhiga Josue the executive director of Kazo sector confirmed, he is always alert in rescuing victims affected by grenade attacks.

    He also called upon people to be sensitive while picking various unknown metals and people to make rapid intervention on rescuing people in case of such incidence.

    According to information from nurses at Kibungo hospital, patients are under good care and condition whereby they will leave for home very soon.

  • Rwanda set to Launch street electronic dance music

    Rwanda set to Launch street electronic dance music

    {
    For the first time in the Region and second after South Africa Rwanda is set to launch “street Electronic dance Music”.}

    This bash is set to take place on 28th December 2013 at the special Economic zone located Near AZAM in Ndera sector of Gasabo district.

    The bash will start from 8:00 and will be ending at 4:00 in the morning.

    Tickets will be available from 25th December 2013 on 5000 Rwandan francs at KCT, KBC, MTN Nyarutarama, and Kisment Supermarket and in foreign embassies in Rwanda.

    Electronic street bash is commonly known in Europe and the United States of America, and it’s just new in the region precisely Rwanda.

    Popular known Deejays in the world will be joining the crowd on this occasion and some of them include; Dj-Africano (South Africa), Dj Pang (USA), Sammy VenKen (Belgium) with Toxxyc and Makeda from Rwanda

    Speaking to IGIHE, the general director of PLUR (peace, Love and Respect) a company that deals in organizing shows,” the occasion has been organized in order to introduce another modern way of entertainment in Rwanda”.

    Cars for Transport will be available for people from KBC, UTC, and Kisment to the special economic Zone.

  • PSD sent Apologies in Ndi Umunyarwanda

    PSD sent Apologies in Ndi Umunyarwanda

    {PSD has solemnly asked pardon to all Rwandans for crimes that some of its members committed during the 1994 genocide against Tutsis.
    }

    The party has publicly apologized on Saturday 21st Dec. 2013.

    “Ndi Umunyarwanda has the objective of restoring the dignity of every Rwandan citizen. Every citizen should learn from the dark history that characterized Rwandan society with its bad impact on the lives of Rwandans,”said Dr Vincent Biruta , current president of the PSD.

    Ndi Umunyarwanda is a necessary and homegrown solution that will eventually lead to full unity and reconciliation among Rwandans. It is a call that reminds every Rwandan that, first and foremost, we are human beings and then Rwandan.

  • Deadly blast at Egypt security site

    Deadly blast at Egypt security site

    {A huge explosion at a security building in northern Egypt has killed at least 14 people and injured more than 100, officials and state media say.}

    The blast, reportedly caused by a car bomb, led to the partial collapse of the building in the city of Mansoura.

    Interim Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi called it “an act of terrorism”.

    Attacks on Egypt’s security forces and police have increased since the army removed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July.

    No group has so far claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s blast.

    Mr Beblawi told satellite channel ONTV: “The state will do its utmost to pursue the criminals who executed, planned and supported that attack.”

    The Muslim Brotherhood – which supports Mr Morsi and has been banned by the interim authorities – condemned the bombing.

    “Muslim Brotherhood considers this act as a direct attack on the unity of the Egyptian people,” it said in a statement.

    BBC

  • Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan hits back at Obasanjo

    Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan hits back at Obasanjo

    {Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has accused ex-leader Olusegun Obasanjo of threatening “national security” by whipping up opposition to his rule. }

    Mr Obasanjo had “set the stage for subversion” after making false claims of assassination plots and “high corruption” in government, he said.

    Mr Jonathan was responding for the first time to a letter Mr Obasanjo wrote to him earlier this month.

    He had called on the president not to seek re-election in 2015.

    The public spat between the two men shows the deep divisions that have engulfed the governing People’s Democratic Party (PDP), amid fears that it could lose the election under Mr Jonathan’s leadership, correspondents say.

    Last week, Mr Jonathan lost his majority in the lower chamber, the House of Representatives, after 37 PDP MPs defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) party.

    A powerful faction of state governors have also crossed over to the APC, leaving the PDP with fewer governors than the opposition.
    ‘Grave injustice’

    In a rebuttal letter to Mr Obasanjo, Mr Jonathan said his government had taken effective steps to tackle the myriad problems that it inherited when it took office in 2010 – including corruption, oil theft, kidnappings, armed robberies and an Islamist-led insurgency.

    “It is very regrettable that in your letter, you seem to place sole responsibility for the ongoing intrigues and tensions in the PDP at my doorstep, and going on from that position, you direct all your appeals for a resolution at me,” Mr Jonathan said.

    The president said Mr Obasanjo had accused him of putting more than 1,000 Nigerians on a “political watch list, and that I am training snipers and other militia to assassinate people”.

    Such allegations were “unconscionable and untrue” but he had asked the security agencies and National Human Rights Commission to investigate them, he said.

    BBC

  • NSA leaker: ‘Mission’s already accomplished’

    NSA leaker: ‘Mission’s already accomplished’

    {National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden said his “mission’s already accomplished” after leaking NSA secrets that have caused a reassessment of U.S. surveillance policies}

    Snowden told The Washington Post in an interview published online Monday night that he was satisfied because journalists have been able to tell the story of the government’s collection of bulk Internet and phone records, an activity that has grown dramatically in the decade since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

    “For me, in terms of personal satisfaction, the mission’s already accomplished,” he said. “I already won.”

    “As soon as the journalists were able to work, everything that I had been trying to do was validated,” Snowden told the Post. “Because, remember, I didn’t want to change society. I wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself.”

    President Barack Obama hinted Friday that he would consider some changes to NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records to address the public’s concern about privacy. His comments came in a week in which a federal judge declared the NSA’s collection program probably was unconstitutional. A presidential advisory panel has suggested 46 changes to NSA operations.

    Snowden was interviewed in Moscow over two days by Post reporter Barton Gellman, who has received numerous leaks from Snowden. The interview was conducted six months after Snowden’s revelations first appeared in the Post and Britain’s Guardian newspaper.

    Gellman described Snowden as relaxed and animated over two days of nearly unbroken conversation, fueled by burgers, pasta, ice cream and Russian pastry.

    In June, the Justice Department unsealed a criminal complaint charging Snowden, a former NSA contractor, with espionage and felony theft of government property. Russia granted him temporary asylum five months ago.

    The effects of Snowden’s revelations have been evident in the courts, Congress, Silicon Valley and capitals around the world, where even U.S. allies have reacted angrily to reports of U.S. monitoring of their leaders’ cellphone calls. Brazil and members of the European Union are considering ways to better protect their data and U.S. technology companies such as Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are looking at ways to block the collection of data by the government.

    Snowden, now 30, said he is not being disloyal to the U.S. or to his former employer.

    “I am not trying to bring down the NSA, I am working to improve the NSA,” he said. “I am still working for the NSA right now. They are the only ones who don’t realize it.”

    Asked about the Snowden interview, White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said: “Mr. Snowden faces felony charges here in the United States and should be returned to the U.S. as soon as possible, where he will be afforded due process and all the protections of our criminal justice system.”

    AP