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  • Ngoma: Man arrested over selling Marijuana

    Ngoma: Man arrested over selling Marijuana

    {A man by the names of Torero Christian is currently held at Kibungo police station after he was found selling marijuana.
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    The incident occurred in karambi village of kibungo sector after a long time being wanted by the police.

    It’s the second time the accused is being arrested after he escaped the police on the first arrest.

    According to Musafiri Francois Xavier the executive secretary of Mahango sector, the accused has been on the run undercover after he heard rumors, that he was wanted by the police.

    However, as residents of Mahango village confirm, drugs are considered to be the primary cause of insecurity to their area.

    Mahango residents added that, some of the popular crimes caused by drugs in this village include drunkardness and stealing, which come as a result of drug consumption.

    Torero was arrested in possession of ten bundles of Marijuana and is expected face justice soon.

  • Tony Blair asked me to ‘help invade Zimbabwe’, says Thabo Mbeki

    Tony Blair asked me to ‘help invade Zimbabwe’, says Thabo Mbeki

    {South Africa’s former president claims that his country was asked to help Britain topple Robert Mugabe}

    Tony Blair’s Government asked South Africa to help Britain invade Zimbabwe and topple Robert Mugabe by force, Thabo Mbeki, the former president, has disclosed.

    When Zimbabwe began sinking into economic collapse and political repression in 2000, South Africa and Britain held starkly differing views over how to respond to the crisis. Mr Mbeki favoured a negotiated settlement; Mr Blair wanted Mr Mugabe to go, by force if necessary.

    “The problem was, we were speaking from different positions,” said Mr Mbeki, who served as South Africa’s president from 1999 until 2008. “There were other people saying ‘no, yes indeed there are political problems, economic problems, the best way to solve them is regime change. So Mugabe must go’. This was the difference. So they said ‘Mugabe must go’. But we said ‘Mugabe is part of the solution to this problem’.”

    Mr Mbeki recalled an interview given by Lord Guthrie, who served as Chief of the Defence Staff and Britain’s most senior soldier throughout Mr Blair’s first government. In 2007, Lord Guthrie disclosed that “people were always trying to get me to look at” toppling Mr Mugabe by force.

    He did not say whether these requests had come from Mr Blair himself. In any event, Lord Guthrie said that his advice was: “Hold hard, you’ll make it worse”, suggesting that the idea was never a serious proposition.

    More on The Telegraph

  • Kigali: Persons With Disabilities to participate in a modeling competition

    Kigali: Persons With Disabilities to participate in a modeling competition

    For the first time in Rwandan history, the National council of the disabled is organizing a show to celebrate the international day of the disabled people.

    The international day for the disabled is always celebrated on the 1st of January 2013.

    According to the Source on the ground, this modeling competition will be composed of 20 participants including disabled girls and boys, mostly known in the Rwandan modeling industry.

    Recently it was confirmed, that the first 3 models will be awarded, but currently awards haven’t yet been announced

    On an interview with IGIHE, Claudine Ingabire the coordinator of this competition said this unusual competition was organized in recognition of the international day of the disabled.

    This modeling competition is expected to take place on 1st January 2013 from 5:00pm at Serena hotels Kigali

    The entry fee will be as follows:

    10000 francs per person –VIP

    15000 francs for couples

    5000 francs- Normal audience

  • Uganda, Ethiopia, Burundi To Shine In CHAN

    Uganda, Ethiopia, Burundi To Shine In CHAN

    {Uganda, Burundi and Ethiopia are the three CECAFA members who qualified for the CHAN finals. “Carry our CECAFA flag up while in South Africa”, Tenga said while addressing an annual CECAFA congress at Hill Park Hotel in Nairobi City on Tuesday morning. }

    Tenga, however, decried the continued poor show in major competitions naming the World Cup and the Africa Cup of Nations as one of the areas where members still needed to double efforts.

    “Let us re-examine and make fresh strategies for better results in future competitions,” Tenga suggested. Ethiopia was singled out and hailed for getting closer to qualification for World Cup Brazil 2014 despite clashing out to Nigeria. Tenga further said that CECAFA region is the most active zone in the whole of Africa and therefore, has the potential to perform better in continental competitions.

    “As a region, we need to improve our performance in FIFA and CAF competitions,” Tenga maintained. Tenga further echoed the need to have both youth and women competitions which will be held starting next year. “We have long talked about this and we must see it starting and it’s our prime target next year,” he added. Tenga, however, observed that all these programs need funds.

    The President revealed that the executive committee was in final negotiations with Super Sport Company on TV rights but most importantly “CECAFA targets having a joint marketing strategy with Super Sport once the contract is signed”.

    Tenga commended Go-TV, UAP and Coca Cola for emerging sponsors of this year’s tournament. Rwanda’s head of State, Gen. Paul Kagame, was also hailed for the continued support towards regional competitions.

    In a related development, the Confederation of Africa Football Associations (CAF) is considering creating a third slot in CAF for CECAFA region. The revelations were made by Mr. Shams Eldin Magdi who represented the continental body in the congress.

    Magdi said the proposal to amend the statutes in order to accommodate the targeted changes were in the final stages. “We have already discussed this matter with the CAF President Dr. Issa Hayatou and he is very positive,” Magdi revealed. He commended CECAFA for holding regular tournaments and urged the regional leadership to maintain the spirit.

    {{Chimpreports}}

  • Congo-Kinshasa: President Joseph Kabila Tours East of DRC

    Congo-Kinshasa: President Joseph Kabila Tours East of DRC

    {The over 1,000-km road trip followed the recent routing of M 23 rebels in the region by the army. Following the recent defeat of M 23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, by the army and the Special Intervention Brigade of UN peacekeeping force, MONUSCO, President Joseph Kabila last week began a road tour of the region formerly held by the rebels.}

    The over 1,000 km road trip that began on November 20, 2013 in Kisangani in Eastern Province, has since taken him to Bunia. He is expected in the North Kivu provincial headquarters of Goma today, November 26, 2013, where a cabinet meeting will hold later this week, Radio France Internationale, RFI reported. Observers say the Head of State opted to make the long trip by road to assure the people of the return of State authority to the area M 23 rebels occupied only three weeks ago.

    President Kabila on Friday, November 22, 2013, held discussions with Eastern Province Governor, Jean Bamanisa Saidi and the executive of the provincial assembly. The Speaker of the Provincial Parliament, Philippe Masikini, said they discussed security, economic and social problems with a plea to the President to ensure the return of peace and security to Ituri and Bas-Uélé areas where local and foreign armed groups continue to operate, the Digital Congo website reported.

    The spokesman of North Kivu civil society groups, Barrister Me Omar Kavota, urged the President to take urgent action against armed groups in the region, facilitate the return of displaced people and prosecute soldiers accused of sexual abuses in Minova area in 2012, ‘La Tempête des Tropiques’ said.

    Cameroon Tribune

  • NCCK urges Uhuru Kenyatta to attend ICC trial

    NCCK urges Uhuru Kenyatta to attend ICC trial

    {The National Council of Churches (NCCK) has urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to attend his trial at the International Criminal Court.}

    NCCK urged the ICC to conclude the cases facing the Kenyan leaders at The Hague “as soon as possible” and ensure justice for victims, witnesses and the suspects.

    The churches’ council accused the government of clawing back Kenyan freedoms by targeting the media and non-governmental organisation.

    Rev Canon Peter Karanja, speaking on behalf of the council, urged the withdrawal of the Bill in the National Assembly seeking to control NGOs

    “By seeking to control the NGOs and the media, the government is essentially seeking to muzzle the institutions that hold it to account,” the NCCK general secretary said.

    Daily Nation

  • How to Prevent Holiday Luggage Theft

    How to Prevent Holiday Luggage Theft

    {The holiday travel season in upon us and that means thousands of bags will be moving through the nation’s airports over the next month. To protect your bags you’ve got to be careful, otherwise what you packed might not be inside when you get to the baggage carousel.}

    Here are some tips to keep your bags safe over the holidays.

    Get to baggage claim quickly. Don’t lollygag, don’t go to the bathroom, don’t get a cup of coffee, make sure you stand next to the carousel and watch your bag come off the conveyor. The sooner you get there, the more likely you are to leave with your bag, instead of someone else.

    You’ve got that junky suitcase you’re embarrassed to travel with? Don’t be, that’s the one you should travel with. Designer bags are a magnet for thieves, who are betting there’s something nice inside your Louis Vuitton suitcase.

    Finally, if your bags do go missing, file the claim quickly. Some airlines give passengers only four hours to file a claim for a reimbursement, after that it’s your loss.

    {{ABC News Beyond the Headline}}

  • China to send ‘jade rabbit’ buggy to the moon next month

    China to send ‘jade rabbit’ buggy to the moon next month

    {China will land its first probe on the moon in early December which will deploy a buggy to explore its surface, an official said on Tuesday, marking a major milestone in the country’s space ambitions.}

    China has already photographed the surface of the moon to prepare for the landing, said a spokesman for the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

    In 2007, China launched its first moon orbiter, the Chang’e One orbiter, named after a lunar goddess, which took images of the surface and analyzed the distribution of elements.

    The lunar explorer buggy was named “Yutu” in a public vote. “Yutu” means jade rabbit, a reference to Chang’e pet rabbit in folklore.

    “Chang’e Three’s mission requires mastering many key technologies. The technical difficulties and the risks involved in carrying out the mission will be high,” spokesman Wu Zhijian told a news conference, carried live on state television.

    “In taking on the mission to land on the moon, Chang’e Three will help China fulfill it’s lunar exploration dream, it’s space dream and the Chinese dream,” said Wu.

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    Scientists will aim to carry out a soft landing and the buggy will rove around on the moon’s surface. Scientists will also and test deep space communication technologies, Wu added.

    Advancing China’s space program has been a priority for the leadership, with President Xi Jinping calling for China to establish itself as a space superpower.

    Scientists have discussed the possibility of sending a man to the moon some time after 2020.

    China successfully completed its latest manned space mission in June, when three astronauts spent 15 days in orbit and docked with an experimental space laboratory critical in Beijing’s quest to build a working space station by 2020.

    China is still far from catching up with the established space superpowers, the United States and Russia, which decades ago learned the docking techniques China is only now mastering.

    Russia successfully carried out its first soft landing of a lunar probe in 1966.

    Beijing insists its space program is for peaceful purposes, but the U.S. Defense Department has highlighted China’s increasing space capabilities and said it was pursuing a variety of activities aimed at preventing its adversaries from using space-based assets during a crisis.

    China says it will share the technological achievements of its manned space program with other nations, especially developing ones, and will offer to train astronauts from other countries.

    (Reuters)

  • China ‘monitored’ US B-52 air zone flights

    China ‘monitored’ US B-52 air zone flights

    {China “monitored” US B-52 bomber flights in its newly-declared air defence identification zone, the defence ministry said Wednesday, in an assertion of its authority that avoided threatening direct action.}

    The flight of the giant long-range Stratofortress planes was a clear warning that Washington would push back against what it considers an aggressive stance by Beijing in the region.

    Beijing’s non-confrontational response elicited scorn from some Chinese netizens as weak in the face of defiance, but analysts said it may never have intended to impose the zone by force.

    The Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea includes Japan-administered islands at the heart of a tense dispute between the two neighbours.

    Beijing’s controversial demand that aircraft submit flight plans when traversing it triggered a storm of diplomatic protest, and the Pentagon said the B-52s did not comply with the Chinese rules.

    But in a statement, Beijing’s defence ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said: “The Chinese military monitored the entire process, carried out identification in a timely manner, and ascertained the type of US aircraft.

    “China is capable of exercising effective control over this airspace.”

    The statement, China’s first official response to the US action, did not include any expression of regret or anger at the flight, and appeared to be relatively mild, while reiterating Beijing’s claim of control.

    Under the rules declared by China, aircraft are instructed to provide a flight plan, clearly mark their nationality and maintain two-way radio communication so they can respond to identification queries from Chinese authorities.

    Any that do not comply can face “defensive emergency measures”, says Beijing, which portrays the zone as in line with international practice. State-run media say the ADIZ extends as close to Japan as Tokyo’s own zone approaches China.

    AFP

  • Thai protests target more state offices

    Thai protests target more state offices

    {Thousands of Thai protesters have massed outside four ministries, a major government office complex and more than a dozen provincial halls in an escalation of their efforts to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.}

    The Department of Special Investigation [DSI] was evacuated on Wednesday as about 2,000 protesters gathered outside, rallying against the prime minister and her influential brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

    Hundreds of demonstrators also gathered in front of the ministries of labour, energy, health and commerce in Bangkok, along with local government offices in 19 provinces, according to a senior Interior Ministry official.

    “We are very upbeat and I think we will win in a few days,” protest leader and former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban told reporters, calling for the creation of an unelected administration to run the country.

    “If we demolish the Thaksin regime… we will set up a people’s council, which will come from people from every sector,” he said. “Then we will let the people’s council pick good people to be the prime minister and ministers.”

    Anti-government protesters chanted abuse at the DSI as scores of riot police scrambled to put on helmets and hold up shields, with crowds pushing against a low fence.

    The DSI, located in a complex of key government offices, recently indicted Thaugsuban for his alleged role in the deaths of more than 90 people in a 2010 military crackdown targeting supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra.

    Aljazeera