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  • M23 Rebel Commander Returns to DRC Army

    {{A senior officer of the M23 rebel movement, Lt. Col. Saddam Ringo Edimo, has made a U-turn back to the ranks of DRC forces FARDC.}}

    Lt.Col. Saddam switched back to the national side Friday, October 5, military sources told local media.

    Saddam returned with him ten men, weapons and ammunition. He was sent Friday to DRC capital, Kinshasa, military sources reported.

    Lt.Col. Saddam was commander of the 6th sector of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) in Fizi-Baraka in South Kivu, before his defection in April.

    Several other FARDC officers had defected during the same month. Early May, they created a military political movement, called “M23”.

  • Supreme Court Postpons Ruling on Ingabire Suit

    {{The Supreme Court postponed a ruling in a suit filed by Victoire Ingabire, challenging one of the laws under which she is being prosecuted.}}

    Sylvie Zainabu Kaitesi, Deputy Chief Justice and lead judge in a panel of nine judge said,“since the panel is incomplete, the court decision will be announced on October 18.”

    Ingabire of FDU opposition Pressure group is charged with “financial support to a terrorist group, conspiring to create state insecurity and divisionism.”

    Detained since since October 2010, Ingabire filed a suit in March this 2012 contesting the legality of Rwanda’s genocide ideology laws.

  • Gabon’s President Bongo Visits Rwanda

    {{President of the Republic of The Gabon, Bongo Ondimba Visits Rwanda on October 5 2012.

    The Visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries in the areas of trade and commerce. }}

  • Gabon First Lady Says Genocide Would Have Been Prevented

    {{The First lady of Gabon, Sylvia Bongo Ondimba has said that Genocide against ethnic Tutsi in 1994 would have been prevented before it occured.}}

    Mrs. Bongo Ondimba made the remarks while at the Gisozi genocide memorial site in Kigali city.

    The Gabon First lady was given an explanation detailing how the genocide was prepared and executed.

    She was overwhelmed by the weapons and tools used to kill and shocked by the manner in which children and women were abused during the dark days.

  • Three Severely Injured in Accident

    Three people were critically injured in an accident involving a motorcycle (RC279 D) taxi and a passenger bus (RAB 580 H ).

    The incident occured in the night of October 5, along the road near Nyarugenge prison towards Nyamirambo suburb.

    The injured were quickly rushed to CHK hospital for immidiate medical attention.

  • Modern Public Library Officially Opened

    {{First Lady, Jeanette Kagame, has officially opened the new public library, Rwanda Library Services.}}

    She said it was one of the many libraries which will be built in the country as part of efforts to cultivate a reading culture among Rwandans.

    “This library is much more than a building filled with shelves of books; it’s a gateway and window to the world.”

    Mrs.Kagame added, “On the pages of the countless books are opportunities for our youth to create a limitless universe, one where they satisfy their curiosity and feed their imagination while developing personal values.”

  • 100 Female Police Officers Ready For Mission in Darfur

    {{The Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K. Gasana has appealed to female police officers who are set to go on mission to continue to raise Rwanda’s flag high by providing quality services during their foreign mission.}}

    “Cooperate with others, provide quality services and Agaciro (dignity) as we bring peace to the rest of the world,” the IGP said.

    IGP Gasana made the call Friday during a pre-deployment briefing of 100 female police officers at the Rwanda National Police (RNP) General Headquarters in Kacyiru, who are set to be deployed in Sudan under the United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).

    The female officers will be replacing the same number which returned home late last month after 23 months of service in Darfur. The contingent will be headed by Inspector of Police, Agnes Mutumwinka.

  • Gabon President Arrives in Rwanda

    {{President Paul Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame October 5,welcome President Bongo Ondimba and First Lady Sylvia Bongo.}}

    Earlier this week, media reported that President Ali Bongo will visit Rwanda from Friday to Saturday to study at first hand its experience with bilingualism.

    Gabon is considering switching to the use of English language following Rwanda’s success.

    Bongo’s visit takes place a week before the Francophonie summit in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo on October 12, which French President Francois Hollande will attend.

    Gabon’s President Ali Bongo wants to boost the use of English in his country, a former colony of France where French is widely spoken.

    Earlier this week Gabon spokesperson Alain-Claude Bilie-By-Nzesai told media that “Gabon wants to look closely at Rwanda’s experience with the introduction of bilingualism.”

    The vast majority of Gabon’s 1.5 million people speak French.

  • PWDs in Gicumbi District Need Help

    {{People living with disabilities in Gicumbi District have warned that they have great walking difficulties due to the mountainous area adding that district should support them to deal with the problem.}}

    Ruremeza Jean Nepomscene who is a representative of disabled people in Rushaki sector said that most of them cannot afford the journey from home to the nearby tarmac roads to access different services.

    They prefer to remain home due to the fact that going the upward and downward the mountains are not easy tasks for them.

    People living with disabilities added that their cooperatives are not well managed noting that in some areas cooperative funds are embezzled.
    However, they have managed to buy a goat for each member of the cooperative.

    Mujawamariya Therese, the vice Mayor in charge of social affairs in Gicumbi District has said that with support from other institutions; the district will find solutions to their challenges.

    She encouraged disabled to join hands and start their income generation project and show them to the district level for funding.

  • Food Processing Firms Cautioned on Standards

    {{Food processing firms have been cautioned on improving packaging, processing and storage in order to keep their products fresh and appropriate for consumption.}}

    Rwanda Bureau of Standards (RBS) says the prevailing inefficiencies in food processing, packaging and storage are bound to increase chances of mycotoxin contamination— chemical poisonous compounds produced by certain fungi that are capable of causing disease and death in humans and animals.

    Dr.Mark Cyubahiro, the Director General of RBS, told Business Times that there is a high risk of contamination during processing, especially in small and medium food processors whose whole process chain is not automated.

    According to scientists, there are many such compounds, but only a few of them are regularly found in food and animal feedstuffs such as grains and seeds.

    In Rwanda the most affected crops include, maize, groundnuts, cassava, sorghum and millet Cyubahoiro says that total mitigation of mycotoxins will be viable if control measures are stretched throughout the value chain.

    Dr Hilda Vasanthakaalam, the Head of Food Science and Technology department at Kigali Institute of Science and Technology, encouraged food processors to apply for quality, marks from RBS increase customer confidence.