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The Elysée Summit for Peace and Security in Africa was held in Paris on 6-7 December. It dealt with peace and security in Africa, the economic partnership and development, and climate change.

Fifty-three delegations from African countries and France took part in the Summit, as well as representatives from the United Nations, the African Union, the European Union, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the African Development Bank.

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{After the arrest of several illegal drugs in Gicumbi district, officials decided to introduce a new system of fighting against drugs.
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Some of the drugs including 3000 litres of crude waragi (kanyanga), and 400 packets of chief waragi were held and poured in front of the public, while suspects were tried in front of public.

Talking to IGIHE, Nsengimana Azarias the prosecutor of Gicumbi and Rulindo, it’s not common for the court to trying such convicts in front of public.

However, nine convicts of drug allegations were tried in front of the public in order to eliminate and fight against drugs.

According to Sindayigaya Eduard, the head of security in Gicumbi district, “this system will support Gicumbi district to make people support and also understand the crimes against the law”.

However, this will be done through interaction between local security officials and the inhabitants of Gicumbi district through information.

Some of the conclusions from the officials include, 3-5 years in prison and 500,000 Rwandan francs fine, which will be charged to anyone who will be found guilty of doing drug practice.

According to district statistics 10 are from cyumba sector, kaniga, rubaya, mukarange and Nyankenke in Gicumbi district.

According to information on the ground 8 people were sentenced to 1 year in prison followed by a fine of 100,000 Rwandan francs, while another convict was sentenced to 2-years in prison.

{President Yoweri Museveni returned home after Mandela funeral and immediately called his top political and army advisers where he dropped the bombshell:}

“I’m going home, I din’t realize just how the world has changed, till I went to South Africa,” said Museveni to the shocked members of his inner cabinet.

“There will be no other rap,” he quipped.

During the last elections, Museveni, popularly known as Ssebo, had developed a rap campaign song: ‘Do you want another rap?’

But he had more.

“I have travelled a lot in Africa and abroad, I do not want Uganda to be like our neighbour with retired presidents so old they can no longer run a kilometer, I thank comrades in the army and the NRM, we saved Uganda from a savage and we must now look from aside” reports the Red Pepper, Uganda’s authoritative newspaper.

The image of world presidents trooping to Uganda seemed to have left a powerful imprint in one of the remaining ‘strongmen’ of Africa. However, If opposition politician Kizza Besigye thought he would rise easily, he was in for a rude shock.

“But this country is not a medical laboratory. No, not even when i’m gone will comrades let the vision of the revolution and NRM fall to the stooges,” said Museveni in an indirect allusion to Besigye who is a medical doctor by training.

Later, when asked about Barack Obama’s speech about leaders who kill dissent ‘by their own people’ while feeling sorry for the passing of Madiba, Museveni said Obama ‘exaggerated the situation’, saying no current African leader has problems with opposition leaders.

“He likes talking in parables . . . in New York, that’s what I told him, Africa’s problems are too complex for them. He exaggerates situations in Africa.

“He was just taking photos,” he added, then entered his motorcade and swirled off!

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{After being charged of allegations over corruption by some residents, the executive secretary of Nyakabanda sector Mutarugera Dieudonne denies charges.
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Some of the allegations include corrupt provision of tenders which are offered after personal financial charges from him, Discrimination between employees and refusal of media interaction.

In an interview with IGIHE people expressed anger and unhappiness on the way Mutarugera charges money which he refers to 10% offered before service delivery.

One of the Nyakabanda residents Fabrice confirmed he gave him 100,000-Rwandan francs for him to authorize the production of a documentary movie of Nyakabanda sector.

According to Dianne, a Nyakabanda resident the bid for the construction of a nine year basic education school wasn’t offered following the right terms.

In an interview with IGIHE, the executive Secretary Mutarugera Dieudone denied all the allegations which he referred to as hatred from some of the people.

{Police officers operating in the Northern region on December 11 converged at the National Police College (NPC) in Musanze District to join other Rwandans in promoting unity and reconciliations under ‘Ndi Umunyarwanda’ initiative.}

Bishop John Rucyahana, the President of the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (NURC), who presided over the event, said: “This programme is intended to maintain the dignity of Rwandans and the country in general. This is a means to erase hypocrisy and promote togetherness as we continue to learn our bad history.”

He urged the officers to uphold ‘Ndi Umunyarwanda’ and also participate towards raising awareness among officers and in communities to own this exercise.

He further reiterated that the Rwandan community broke apart due to its bad history that was characterized by divisionism that resulted into mass killing during the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi where more than one million Rwandans were massacred.

He added: “We want Rwandans to be open to one another and speak out their minds freely; this is how we will be able to build a united society with common. The bad history destroyed the tradition and spirit of unified Rwandans, which we should strive to revive.”

Present at the event was also Commissioner of Police Vianney Nshimiyimana, the Commandant of the College and CP Christophe Bizimungu, the Dean of studies at NPC.