The crime is related to a photo shared on social media on Wednesday 26th April 2023, showing a passport labeling him as a feminine person.
RIB has revealed that the picture of the passport shared on social media was forged as confirmed by Rwanda’s Directorate-General of Immigration and Emigration.
“Turahirwa Moïse has been summoned by RIB for interrogation on forgery following the confirmation by the Directorate-General of Immigration and Emigration that the passport was falsified,” Dr. Murangira Thierry, the Spokesperson of RIB has told IGIHE.
The shared photo shows that the passport with the letter ‘F’ (Feminine) on the slot of gender was issued in 2021.
Besides, the photograph does not show the passport’s number.
Before he was summoned, the post triggered mixed reactions among social media users who raised doubts about the authenticity of the passport.
Upon his arrival in the country, Kagame was received by Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax, Tanzania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation.
Kagame then proceeded to State House Dar es Salaam, where he was received by President Suluhu for a tête-à-tête meeting to be followed by a bilateral discussion with members of both delegations.
The two Heads of State are expected to address members of the press. Kagame will also attend a dinner hosted in his honor. Suluhu last visited Rwanda in August 2021.
Kagame will conclude his visit to Tanzania on Friday, April 28th, 2023.
Rwanda and Tanzania renewed their commitment to cooperation, through bilateral agreements signed in various sectors for the social and economic growth of both nations.
The Head of State arrived in Dar es Salaam of the United Republic of Tanzania in the morning of Thursday 27th April 2023 from Zambia where he attended Transform Africa Summit 2023.
Upon arrival in the country, Kagame was received by Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax, Tanzanian Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation.
During his visit, Rwanda’s Presidency has revealed, Kagame will be received at State House by his counterpart of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan for a tête-à-tête discussion before joining members of both delegations for a bilateral meeting.
The two Heads of State are expected to address members of the press.
Kagame will also attend a dinner hosted in his honour. Suluhu last visited Rwanda in August 2021.
Rwanda and Tanzania renewed their commitment to cooperation, through bilateral agreements signed in various sectors for the social and economic growth of both nations.
During Suluhu’s stay in Rwanda last year, both countries signed four agreements in the areas of information and communication technology, immigration, education and regulation of medical products.
The Head of Military Intelligence in Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), Maj Gen Vincent Nyakarundi was part of the delegation.
As Burundian Presidency revealed, Ndayishimiye received Rwandan delegation on 26th April 2023.
Mending relations between Rwanda and Burundi took formal shape after Ndayishimye took office.
In 2020, the two countries initiated efforts to normalize their relations, which had been strained due to an attempted coup in Burundi in 2015.
In July 2021, Rwanda’s Prime Minister, Edouard Ngirente, participated in Burundi’s Independence Day celebrations.
Later in January 2022, President Ndayishimiye conveyed a message to President Kagame through the Burundian Minister in charge of East African Community Affairs, Ezechiel Nibigira.
In December 2022, a Burundian delegation, led by Lt Gen Andre Ndayambaje, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, visited Rwanda for a three-day campaign to encourage over 50,000 refugees who had fled to Rwanda in 2015 to return home.
In September of the same year, Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Vincent Biruta, met with his Burundian counterpart, Ambassador Albert Shingiro, on the sidelines of the 76th United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States where they discussed issues related to bilateral ties and the normalization of relations between the two countries.
The Head of State made the call at the opening ceremony of Transform Africa Summit 2023 held in Zimbabwe from 26th to 28th April 2023.
At the summit, Kagame was also joined by several Heads of State including host President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Lazarus Chakwera of Malawi, King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini, and Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia, among other dignitaries.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a wide-ranging branch of computer science concerned with building smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence.
Many countries around the world have already started to embrace AI technology.
The report released by leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm, Goldman indicated that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could disrupt the global labour market and replace the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs.
It further indicates that the technology can lead to the creation of new jobs as it has the potential to enhance productivity and services by 7%.
Speaking to participants of the 6th Transform Africa Summit (TAS2023) in Victoria Falls, Kagame said that it is still unclear how the AI will affect existing jobs and what ‘safety concerns there will be’.
He stressed the need for Africa to assess benefits it can get from the technology and move fast with it.
“But it is already possible to see that Africa actually has the most to gain because of how these applications can narrow productivity gaps between African firms and our competitors on the other continents. We should therefore move quickly to embrace Artificial Intelligence and make it work for us,” he stated.
The president also said that transforming Africa means digitizing the continent’s economies.
“Already many of the new quality jobs being created in Africa are powered by technology and connectivity. That applies even to traditional sectors like Agriculture, mining and retail,” he noted.
Kagame stressed the need to address existing barriers to make technology the key driver for economic growth and development on the African continent.
He said that everyone has to be connected to affordable broadband and also be able to have a smart device.
As Kagame said, Mobile broadband penetration has been spreading rapidly, but more than 60 percent of Africans who have access don’t use it.
“We need to also keep reducing costs,” Kagame urged participants.
Equally troubling, he noted, is that a big piece of the puzzle is digital skill and literacy.
“One reason many Africans are not taking full advantage of the internet is that they are not yet comfortable with the interface or sometimes the language barrier factor.”
According to Kagame other bottlenecks include digital identity and cyber security as well as continental integration such as the African Continental Free Trade Area or the One Africa network.
“We need to make digital identities of individuals and businesses portable across borders while using technology to reduce barriers to trade. All of this is within our power to achieve. We just need to move faster with a sense of urgency,” he said.
On Wednesday afternoon, Kagame chaired the Smart Africa Board Meeting attended by Heads of State and their representatives from the Alliance’s 36 member countries, international organisations and global private sector players to discuss Africa’s digital agenda.
After a successful 2022/2023 Inter Force Competition that was concluded on 31st January 2023, RDF Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Jean Bosco Kazura instructed the organisation of a Liberation Cup Tournament.
The tournament will be an RDF inter-force competition aiming to boost force morale and cohesion within RDF Units as well as to celebrate the Liberation Day.
According to the Ministry of Defence, the Liberation Cup Tournament will also enhance social interaction with civilian population.
The competition will include three disciplines; Football, Basketball, and Volleyball.
The tournament will run from 1st May – 3rd July 2023 and will be organized in form of championship.
The competition will be composed of 20 teams from RDF Units/Formations divided into 4 groups.
Trophies, medals and awards will be handed over on 3rd July 2023 a day before the celebration of the Liberation.
While addressing the officers at the Eastern Region Police Headquarters in Rwamagana District, IGP Namuhoranye thanked them for their policing services.
He emphasized that ensuring the safety of people in Rwanda and their property remains the primary responsibility of the Rwanda National Police.
“Safety management is a demanding job that requires teamwork, professionalism, humanity, and care,” IGP Namuhoranye said.
He reiterated the need for improved performance, provision of better services, and avoiding anything that would compromise RNP relationships with the community.
The Police Chief further asked them not to get involved in corruption and other related crimes, which have a negative impact on the security and development of the country but also damage the image of the force.
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Effective policing, IGP Namuhoranye said, requires strong partnerships with the citizenry and community policing groups in security management.
He urged them to be active in human security activities and to serve the people to the best of their expectations.
In 2022, EAC member countries established a regional force to end the activism of armed groups in eastern DRC, including the M23 rebels.
According to Jeff Nyagah, these withdrawals followed the deployment of several contingents of the EAC Regional Force who took control after the rebels agreed to leave their positions in accordance with the roadmaps agreed to by the regional heads of state.
In the Rutshuru territory, about 100 km from Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, Ugandan troops under the mission of the EAC Regional Force had since late March taken over Bunagana, a strategic town bordering Uganda that was formerly occupied by the M23.
The fall of multiple localities to the hands of the rebels increased the economic pressure on the population of Goma and its surroundings, as main roads in the region have been interrupted, causing a shortage of food and basic necessities.
“We have so far achieved a ceasefire and the withdrawal of the (M23) rebels. For us, this is an achievement which shows that we are on the right track of restoring peace and the return of the population to their homes,” said General Nyagah. “We welcome this first step.”
During a press conference last week in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi reaffirmed his country’s position not to open dialogue with the M23 rebels. Bertrand Bisimwa, head of the political wing of the M23, also rejected the cantonment of his elements without a direct dialogue with Kinshasa.
Jeff Nyagah, however, is reassuring that the progress of the peace process on the ground remains positive and would lead to a definitive resolution to this crisis, in particular the continuation of talks with the M23 rebels at the regional level.
To reassure that life returns to normal in the region, troops of the EAC Regional Force deployed on the Goma-Bunagana road section, a principal lifeline for local residents, are currently working to secure the traffic of small traders who supply the city of Goma with food products, observed Xinhua on the ground.
“We were leaving the city of Goma to come and supply ourselves here in the town of Kibumba with food products. For the moment, the situation is improving every day and we hope that it will go until the total circulation of the road so that our economic situation gets improved,” said Jeannette Ndangire, a trader from Goma found in Kibumba.
While traffic is timidly resuming on the main roads in the region after the withdrawal of the M23 from certain localities, many residents interviewed in the area deplore the harassment of unidentified militia carrying weapons, threatening local security.
For the EAC Regional Force, these are local armed groups that must be eradicated by all means in order to allow free movement in the areas liberated by the rebels.
“Now that the M23 is no longer there and poses no danger, there is no reason for local groups to continue to carry arms and bother the population. It must stop immediately,” insisted Jeff Nyagah during his address to the population of Kilolirwe in the territory of Masisi, recently liberated by the EAC Regional Force.
Several people interviewed in the camp for displaced people in Kilolirwe also pointed to local armed groups that still sow terror on the roads that connect their homes and the city of Goma.
Since the beginning of the deployments of the EAC Regional Force, four countries have already sent troops on the ground in the DRC, namely Uganda, Kenya, Burundi and South Sudan, thus covering all the localities that used to be occupied by M23 rebels who now withdrew to regroup in the village of Sabinyo, located near Bunagana, at the border with Uganda.
According to data from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in early March 2023, more than 20,000 people have been displaced due to recent fighting in the eastern DRC. In the past year, more than 800,000 people have been affected by renewed fighting between Congolese forces and the M23 rebels.
The two-day conference that started on Tuesday, April 25, at the Polish Exhibition Centre, Kielce city, was officially opened by the Polish Deputy Minister of Interior and Administration, Bartosz Grodecki.
It was also attended by Rwanda’s ambassador to Poland, Prof. Anastase Shyaka.
The conference provides a platform for law enforcement institutions to address pressing global security issues.
This year’s edition focuses on cybersecurity, cybercrime, forensics and logistics in public administration in the context of the new challenges and innovations.
Experts in security will explore technological, organisational and legal aspects of addressing these global security issues.
On the sidelines of the conference is also the International Police and Security Expo, dubbed POLSECURE 2023.
The three-day expo on safety and security includes manufacturers and providers of special, personal protective and rescue equipment; communication systems as well as command and control software.
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DIGP Ujeneza flanked by Amb. Shyaka also held a bilateral meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Police, General Jaroslaw Szymczyk.
Discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two police institutions.
After 48 hours of intense negotiations, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its rival, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to a nationwide ceasefire starting at midnight on April 24, to last for 72 hours. Previous attempted ceasefires have failed.
The two parties continued to exchange fire on Monday, with heavy gunfire heard in certain areas in the capital city Khartoum. Witnesses said constant gunfire was heard on Monday morning at the Khartoum International Airport and along the Nile River. A stray bullet hit the compound of Xinhua’s Khartoum bureau.
Brutal fighting erupted in the Sudanese capital on April 15 and swiftly escalated in different parts of the country.
Neither side has announced casualties. According to data from the Sudanese Health Ministry, more than 400 civilians have been killed, with roughly 4,000 others injured.
Many international organizations and governments have urged the warring parties to stop fighting and solve the current crisis through dialogue. United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the violence “risks a catastrophic conflagration within Sudan that could engulf the whole region and beyond” and called on UN Security Council members to exert maximum leverage.
Countries are racing to evacuate their civilians from the battle-scarred African country. On Sunday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said authorities evacuated 436 Egyptian nationals from Sudan as fierce fighting continues in the neighboring country.
Early on Monday, Uganda evacuated more than 200 nationals from Sudan, Ugandan Ambassador to Sudan Rashid Yahya Ssemuddu told Xinhua. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry announced in a statement on Monday that more than 200 Palestinians in Sudan were evacuated from Khartoum.
The European Union (EU) has completed the evacuation of 1,200 European citizens on 31 flights from Sudan, the bloc’s foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said on Monday, adding that an estimated 400 citizens remain in the country.
“With the concerted efforts of all parties, most of the Chinese nationals in Sudan have been safely evacuated in batches and in an orderly manner to the ports on Sudan’s border or Sudan’s neighboring countries,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily press briefing on Tuesday.
“The security situation in Sudan remains complex and challenging,” the spokesperson said.
