“As part of the fight against the phenomenon of illegal immigration, 11 illegal immigration attempts were foiled late Monday night,” Jbabli said in a statement.
Among the rescued included 20 Tunisians and 549 people of different African nationalities, it said.
Located in the central Mediterranean, Tunisia has been one of the most popular transit points for illegal immigration to Europe.
The number of illegal immigrants attempting to reach Italy via Tunisia has been on the rise, despite the strict measures taken by the Tunisian authorities to tackle illegal immigration.
The consensus was reached during a meeting in Moscow between Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, and Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, held talks with Patrushev as they respectively lead the mechanism of the Strategic Security Consultation between China and Russia.
The two sides discussed the current international strategic situation and expressed their willingness to jointly practice true multilateralism, oppose all forms of unilateral bullying, and promote democracy in international relations and a multi-polar world.
Both parties believe that peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region should be firmly maintained and that the introduction of Cold War mentality, bloc confrontation and ideological conflict should be opposed.
The two sides also exchanged views on the Ukrainian issue among others.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland, in actual use, expanded 14.5 percent year on year to 127.69 billion yuan in January, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday. In U.S. dollar terms, the FDI inflow went up 10 percent year on year to 19.02 billion U.S. dollars.
High-tech industries saw a rapid FDI increase of 62.8 percent in January. Specifically, foreign investment in high-tech manufacturing surged 74.5 percent, while that in the high-tech service sector rose 59.6 percent.
In Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning Province in northeast China, the five millionth car produced by BMW Group’s joint venture in China, BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. (BBA), rolled off the production line on Monday.
The five millionth car is an all-new pure electric BMW i3 eDrive40L, which shows that BMW is ready for the electric era in China’s automotive industry, said Franz Decker, the president and CEO of BBA, in an interview.
The company said BMW sold about 42,000 pure electric vehicles in China in 2022, up 91.6 percent from the previous year.
In south China’s Guangdong Province, ExxonMobil’s mega-investment project in Huizhou made new progress in February as it completed the hoisting of heavy equipment and started the construction of a technology center.
The ExxonMobil Huizhou Ethylene Project, with a total investment of about 10 billion U.S. dollars, has seen the smooth construction of the first-phase project and the preparatory work of the second-phase project.
It is ExxonMobil’s first integrated center of its kind outside the North American headquarters with a pilot plant, product development, and process development, which can serve to meet the growing market and technology needs of the Asia Pacific region, according to Fernando Vallina, chairman of ExxonMobil (China) Investment Co., Ltd.
“We believe that Guangdong has a highly business-friendly environment. The government is very experienced. We will continue investing here with our model. It’s not to build just one plant; it is to build first a complex and then keep on adding faces, keep on investing for many years,” said Vallina.
Data show that the total amount of funds in place for the whole project reached 1.42 billion U.S. dollars, and the accumulative investment in fixed assets reached 17.55 billion yuan (around 2.55 billion U.S. dollars) by the end of 2022.
“China is the biggest market in the world for chemicals. It is the second-largest economy in the world. So it’s a vitally important market for us. We believe that to be successful globally, it’s imperative to be successful in China,” said Vallina.
GE Healthcare China President and CEO Zhang Yihao said the strong resilience and vitality of the Chinese economy and the opportunities for China to further open up at a higher level strengthened the company’s confidence in deep-rooted development in China.
FDI flowing into China’s central region reported a year-on-year expansion of 25.9 percent in January, followed by 21.6 percent in the western region.
Shu Jueting, a spokesperson for the commerce ministry, said on Thursday at a press conference that China will always adhere to open cooperation and provide opportunities for the world through its own development.
Foreign businesses will enjoy more opportunities in China’s enormous markets, institutional opening-up, and deepened international cooperation, Vice Minister of Commerce Sheng Qiuping has said.
The event was organized by Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) with support from 28 media worldwide. HWPL, a South Korea-based international peace NGO affiliated with the UN ECOSOC and the UN DGC, has carried out global peace movements for world peace and cessation of war since its foundation in 2013.
The workshop included the celebration of a publication of “Peace Journalism Studies” which was collaborated by HWPL and international journalists with their expertise and perspective on peace. The topics of the “Peace Journalism Studies” ranged from analyzing conflict situations and peacebuilding efforts with a country case to the role of civil society in bringing social changes through advocacy of peace.
From his congratulatory address, Dr. Salim Khan, director of News & Views Network (NVN) from India said: “Journalists should play important role in spreading the message of love and justice. I expect that this HWPL online event on journalism will bring fresh ideas with regards to the role of media in peacebuilding and raise awareness facilitating the advocacy of peace in the society.”
Mr. Robert Maseka, founder of Rob Youth Foundation from Namibia noted: ”We need to make sure that we promote a global media network that will promote democracy, human rights, and good governance. Through collaboration we are able to give the right information, we can communicate and unite the world.”
After 2 guest speakers’ congratulatory addresses, 3 journalists gave presentations who contributed to the publication of “Peace Journalism Studies.”
Ms. Frieda Sila Kana, the journalist of Digital Media Venture in Papua New Guinea, delivered conflict and violence in Papua New Guinea, saying “Sorcery and Witchcraft Accusations Related Violence is an emerging trend of violence and enemy of peace (in Papua New Guinea). The actions of inflicting pain causing death is barbaric, intense and inhumane that it cannot be ignored.”
Mr. Ihor Shevyrov, the publicity ambassador of HWPL and a journalist from Ukraine, emphasized, “International peace should be built not only by the UN, but also by every country. Democracy, openness and freedom of civil society, the level of protection of the rights and freedoms of every person, as well as peace education and a culture of peace are decisive for building sustainable peace in any country. All these principles are clearly defined in the 10 articles of the founding DPCW Peace Declaration. United Nations needs new peace convention on DPCW.”
Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War(DPCW) is an international peace law drafted by the HWPL International Law Peace Committee, which is comprised of international law experts from 15 different countries. Consisting of 10 articles and 38 clauses, the DPCW, embodies the principles and measures for preventing and resolving conflicts and sustaining a peaceful global society.
Ian Seo, general director of public relations department of HWPL said, “Peace as an institution from people having a mind of peace and various organizations collectively supporting peace and taking actions gradually becomes habits, customs, norms, ideas, laws, and ultimately a culture of peace. The HWPL International Workshop on Peace Journalism: A Road to Institutional Peace for Sustainable Development is appealing to all of you to take the role of media as a messenger of peace to develop it as an identity of individuals and as a global culture.”
In response to the need for strengthening the peace network of the world’s media, HWPL plans to publish Peace Journalism Studies and hold events regularly where journalists can discuss and share opinions to enhance peace journalism.
The full version of “Peace Journalism Studies” can be downloaded on the website: Peace Journalism Studies[ (https://c11.kr/19wr2)->https://seo2id.wixsite.com/pjsworkshop].
Police asked the residents to report people, who destroy forests to sell trees and other individual activities.
Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Emmanuel Habiyaremye, the Police spokesperson for the southern region, said that there have been reports of people in Musha Sector, who fell trees in protected forests.
He added that some of those destroying forests have been arrested in separate operations.
“On Monday, February 20, one person was arrested in a forest located in Mujyejuru village, Bukinanyana cell of Musha Sector where he was cutting trees to sell and for firewood.
It was not the first the same person together with others, were mentioned in the same environmental crimes,” CIP Habiyaremye said.
The suspect was handed over to RIB at Save station.
He lauded residents, who protect the forests and report those who destroy them.
Article 44 of the law on environment, prohibits cutting trees in forests or protected areas like national parks or burning them.
Article 59 of the same legal instrument stipulates that any person, who causes death, destroys protected plants, harvests or damages them, commits an offence.
Upon conviction, the offender is liable to an imprisonment term of not less than three years and not more than five years and a fine of between Rwf1 million and Rwf3 million.
Speaking about the day, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said that Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration observed by people all over the Commonwealth in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, the Pacific and Europe.
She highlighted that this year’s theme signifies the active commitment of member states to collaborate on climate action, support the development of free and democratic societies, and the promotion of peace and prosperity to improve the lives of all Commonwealth citizens.
“And during this Commonwealth Year of Youth, it focuses our efforts on building a better future for the 1.5 billion Commonwealth citizens under the age of 30,” noted Scotland.
This year, Commonwealth Day will take place on Monday 13 March, and will be the start of a series of events and activities to take place across the world during the week, including faith and civic gatherings, debates, school assemblies, flag-raising ceremonies and cultural events.
This year also sees Commonwealth member states supporting the Commonwealth of Nations Flag for Peace initiative which was launched last year in December.
Flags for Peace symbolise the shared values and principles of the Commonwealth and will be shared with every Commonwealth nation. Every city in the UK will also receive a flag that they can choose to raise following short ceremonies on Commonwealth Day. Some ceremonies will include a Commonwealth Proclamation to be read by Town Criers, accompanied by fanfares, pipers and cathedral or church bells later that evening.
In London, where the Commonwealth Secretariat headquarters are based, on 13 March there will be a multicultural, multi-faith service at Westminster Abbey drawing together testimonies, performances and readings from throughout the Commonwealth. The event will feature a procession of Commonwealth flags, with young flag bearers representing each of the 56 nations of the Commonwealth.
Commonwealth Day 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of the signing of the Commonwealth Charter, which was signed by late Queen Elizabeth II on 11 March 2013 and outlines the values and aspirations which unite the Commonwealth.
This will be the first Commonwealth Day since the queen’s passing, and the first presided over by King Charles III as King and Head of the Commonwealth.
Mulueberhane has taken the yellow jersey from British national, Briton Ethan Vernon who claimed the first two stages.
Meanwhile, Eric Muhoza emerged the best Rwandan as he crossed the finishing line in 14th place, in a group of riders who finished 11 seconds behind today’s stage winner.
The race will continue with the fourth stage on Wednesday 22nd February where cyclists will race for 138.3km from Musanze to Karongi District.
Kagame and Nyusi met in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia in the evening of Friday where the traveled to attend the African Union (AU) Summit.
Rwanda’s Presidency disclosed that both leaders two leaders discussed ongoing areas of bilateral cooperation including the partnership to restore security in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado Province, among others.
As he arrived in Maputo on Saturday, Nyusi told the media that while the Mozambican defence and security forces are seeking to build up greater capacity to fight terrorism, the Rwandan forces will remain in Cabo Delgado.
“One of the points we have been discussing is the sustainability of the Mozambican armed forces [FADM] and police”, added Nyusi.
This approach seeks to ensure, that when the Rwandans do leave, the Mozambican armed forces and police will be able to guarantee fully that they can meet the challenges posed in the defence and security sector.
While the Mozambicans’ own capacity is built up, the Rwandan troops will fight side-by-side with the FADM in the fight against terrorism and other threats to Mozambican sovereignty.
Kagame had pledged to continue supporting Mozambique “and we affirmed that we are going to step up the fight against terrorism”, declared Nyusi. “We shall step up the fight because terrorism is the main problem”.
Kagame’s pledge came after the European Union publicly guaranteed the first 20 million US dollars towards the end of last year in support for the Rwandan operations in Mozambique.
Meanwhile, according to a report in Monday’s issue of the independent newssheet “Mediafax”, four terrorists have been captured in the town of Mocimboa da Praia. It is said that the jihadists took the risk of slipping into the town because they were hungry.
They went to the houses of their mothers to ask for food. Their mothers did feed them – but also denounced their presence to the local authorities. According to media reports, Members of the Rwandan military contingent went to their homes and arrested the four men.
Rwanda started the deployment of troops of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and the Rwanda National Police (RNP) to Mozambique on 9th July 2021, to fight terrorist groups, honoring the request of Mozambique.
Before Rwandan troops’ intervention, terrorists had killed 3000 civilians while more than 800,000 were displaced. The insecurity had also put to halt all development projects in the area controlled by insurgents.
The joint operations between Rwandan and Mozambican troops yielded big where different regions were seized from rebels.
Rwanda and Mozambique have been enjoying vibrant relations for many years.
On Monday 12th September 2022, President Kagame and his counterpart of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi met in Kenya ahead of the inauguration of president, Dr. William Ruto.
Both leaders discussed ways to further strengthen the ongoing bilateral collaboration between Rwanda and Mozambique.
In February last year, Kagame received Nyusi with whom they discussed the good progress that has been made between Rwanda and Mozambique in the ongoing cooperation towards securing Cabo Delgado as well as other areas of bilateral collaboration.
Rwanda and Mozambique have cooperation agreements in different areas including security, trade and investment among others.
The one day event held at the RNP General Headquarters at Kacyiru was officially opened by the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) in charge of Administration and Personnel, Jeanne Chantal Ujeneza.
It was held under the theme: “A World where children are at the heart of peace and security.”
It was also attended by Warren Kid, from the Dallaire Institute Global Affairs in Canada, and Francisca Mujawase, the Director at the Dallaire Institute for Peace and Security – African Center of Excellence.
DIGP Ujeneza said that the RNP and DI have maintained a long-standing collaboration and have a shared mission of preventing the recruitment and use of children as soldiers in armed conflicts as reflected in the memorandum of understanding signed between the two parties in 2019.
The roundtable discussions, she said, opens an opportunity to share unique experiences, the challenges they encountered in their mission, and successful strategies on protecting children during conflict, including preventing the recruitment and use of children in armed violence.
“Through the roundtable, the female officers will engage and debate on key topics. The goal is to generate new knowledge and lessons learned to inform the work of the Dallaire Institute and the RNP going forward,” DIGP Ujeneza said.
“As recognized by the United Nation Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, the Kigali Principles and the Vancouver principles; the Dallaire Institute and the RNP also share the same conviction of the relevant role of women in peacekeeping in general and in particular the protection of children against the modern scourge… their recruitment and use in armed conflicts,” she added.
The role of women police officers in the prevention, she said, becomes effective when they are equipped with knowledge and skills to better understand the fragile context that threaten the protection of children, in order to adopt effective prevention measures.
Lack of such skills, she noted, increases the vulnerabilities of children to recruitment.
The Dallaire Institute has supported training of 38, including 26 female officers, who were certified as trainers on the Dallaire Concept.
The certified trainers facilitate in training of Formed Police Units (FPUs) prior to their deployment to the UN mission.
The Training of Trainers courses and those extended to women officer in particular, the DIGP said, helps to make a difference in their daily duties, both home and beyond borders where they also become good ambassadors for children’s rights by spreading the message with their colleagues since the protection of children starts at home and has no limits.
“These training of Trainer courses for the RNP officers and for women in particular, helps to make a difference in their daily duties, bothat home and beyond borders where they become good ambassadors for children’s rights by spreading the message. Protection of children starts at home and has no limits,” DIGP Ujeneza reiterated.
He replaces Commissioner General Dan Munyuza who has held the duties since 2018.
The statement released by the Office of Prime Minister on Monday 20th February 2023, also reads that Commissioner of Police (CP) Vincent Sano has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner General of Police (DCGP) in charge of operations.
CP Sano has been serving as the Commissioner in charge of Finance prior to his new appointment.
Among others, Kagame named Col Celestin Kanyamahanga as the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence replacing Maj Gen Emmanuel Bayingana.
The new Police Chief was appointed DCGP in charge of operations in 2018. He had previously served as the Commandant of National Police College.
