Ngirente was speaking this Friday while presenting ‘Rwanda’s education sector programmes’ to both chambers of the parliament.
The 2017 World Economic Forum report dubbed ‘Global Human Capital Report’ revealed that only 62% of people from across the World are qualified on the job market. The report shows that 38% have unexploited talents.
In Rwanda, Ngirente said that 39% of people with employment are not qualified for the job market.
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In agriculture, tea plantation, value addition and processing, only 2,500 employees are qualified yet the sector needs a minimum of 7,000. The sector will need 9,000 in 2020 and 12,000 employees in 2025.
Only 2,657 are qualified in coffee farming and processing out of 3,687 needed by 2017. People qualified for horticulture are 39 individuals out of 528 needed by 2017.
In mining and mineral processing, only 13,000 are people qualified out of 23,900 needed by today.
In hospitality, only 41,000 are qualified, whereas a total of 82,400 will be needed by 2020.
In dairy processing, 76% of people in the sector are not qualified, the reason why only 10% of all milk production is processed. He said the country needs 730 qualified people in the sector.
Textile industry employs only 1,500 people but they need 2,930 qualified employees.
In urban planning, construction and city development, there is need for 11,500 and 17,000 employees by 2018 and 2024 respectively.[Jd1]
MPs blamed government on rampant changes in education systems, teachers’ welfare and congestion in classrooms for being behind the graduation of non-competent employees on the job market.
“Incessant changes which do not base on research leave students in dilemma, this is an issue that should be looked into,” said MP Theobald Mporanyi.
The leading financial institution in the country has also, from 30th June, registered a total profit of Rwf17.7 billion tax inclusive up from RwF16.5 billion in the same period last year.
BK Chief Financial Officer, Nathalie Mpaka, attributed the profit to customer loyalty and growth in BK Corporate, Small and Medium Enterprises loan book.
In the first nine months of last year, the bank’s clients’ assets were at Rwf392.7 billion registering an increase of 14% on annual basis compared to Rwf392.7 billion the previous year. The gross loans totaled Rwf452.6 billion compared to Rwf400.5 billion in the first nine months of last year.
In the first nine months of last year, the bank’s total assets were worth Rwf761.3 billion, increasing from Rwf596.4 billion in the same period of the previous year.
According to the Chief Operating Officer at BK, Désiré Rumanyika, the bank keeps an open eye on more customers targeting to expand its growth through offering new services.
“We plan to enable our agents to attract more customers to open up BK accounts through the Bigereho na BK campaign. The bank hopes to deepen financial inclusion by encouraging people to open bank accounts and promoting a savings culture by enticing customers to deposit money on their savings account,” Rumanyika said.
The discussion took place yesterday in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on the sidelines of the African Union-European Union (AU-EU) summit.
Through his twitter handle, Mimica said that officials from both sides discussed the cooperation in welcoming migrants from Libya to Rwanda.
“Meeting President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame and Minister of Foreign Affairs Louise Mushikiwabo discussing how EU could contribute and support Rwanda’s offer to welcome 30,000 migrants from Libya,” reads Mimica’s tweet.
Among other topics discussed include African, Caribbean and Pacific’s new partnership; the future Rwanda’s presidency over the African Union; and Gender.
These migrants from Libya come from different African countries targeting to cross to Europe through Mediterranean Sea where they desire soft life.
Recently, Mushikiwabo said that Rwanda will offer possible support in transporting migrants who will wish to be repatriated in their countries of origin as well as welcoming others who will wish to come in Rwanda.
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According to Africanews, the African Union (AU), European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) have decided to put in place a task force in Libya to check migrant abuse.
The AU’s Moussa Faki Mahamat, EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker, its foreign affairs Chief Federica Mogherini and the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met on Wednesday morning on the sidelines of AU-EU summit.
A statement joint press release said the EU-AU-UN Task Force aims to save and protect lives of migrants and refugees along the routes and in particular inside Libya, accelerating the assisted voluntary returns to countries of origin, and the resettlement of those in need of international protection.
“This action will build on, expand and accelerate the ongoing work done by countries of origin, and the IOM, with EU funding, which allowed so far the voluntary return to their countries of origin of 13 000 migrants since January,” reads Federica Mogherini’s tweet.
The African Union Chairperson Alpha Condé announced at the end of the AU-EU summit that Moroccan, French and German aircraft would soon start evacuating the 3,800 migrants from one particularly bad camp near the capital, Tripoli.
EU officials said they would also be discussing a proposal from French President Emmanuel Macron for police and military action against human traffickers and slavers in Libya.
According to Daily Maverick, the summit ended with a joint AU-EU declaration on the migrant situation in Libya, demanding “the opening without delay of a thorough, credible and independent investigation into the alleged sale at auctions of African migrants and the related serious violations of their rights,”.
It also called for an investigation of the condition of migrants in Libya and for ways to be found to provide them with help in voluntary repatriation to their countries of origin.
The declaration also asked all destination states with illegal migrants on their territories “to suspend their forcible return to Libya, considering the dangerous security situation in the country”.
And it urgently appealed to the international community as a whole to provide financial, material and technical support to the efforts of the AU Commission, the International Organisation for Migration and the countries whose nationals were stranded in Libya, to facilitate the return of migrants who wished to be repatriated.
Launching the survey findings in Kigali on Thursday, Jean-Léonard Sekanyange, the chairperson of RCSP, said lack of satisfaction among rural residents is result of their limited means to pay private property valuers and unawareness of expropriation law. City dwellers often pay private property valuers to reassess their land value and determine whether it matches with the expropriators’ given value.
“We have recommended civil society organisations to step up efforts to explain laws to citizens for them to file grounded appeals when they are not satisfied with the decisions that affect them,” said Sekanyange, adding that citizens also have responsibility to know about the laws in force without waiting for anyone to teach them.
Sekanyange said that RCSP is advocating for government’s support in paying private valuers when a landowner has no means and wants to reassess the value of their properties. He added the survey was inspired by complaints from unhappy expropriated landowners which are going to civil society organisations.
“Lack of satisfaction is also rooted in the fact that whatever price is paid, a landowner cannot equate it to remaining on their land but we strive to ensure that the compensation given to landowners uplifts their living conditions other than pulling them down. Sensitisation is also vital to ensure that expropriated people use well the funds to buy other properties or start income-generating projects,” he added.
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Dr. Eric Ndushabandi, who led the researchers’ team, said major complaints from expropriated landowners include lack of timely notification on expropriation, delay of the compensation and lower prices. Only 69.4% of landowners received adequate information on expropriation and only 36.8% said their say was given adequate value.
Dr. Usta Kayitesi, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Rwanda Governance Board, commended RCSP for the survey, saying it informs the decision-makers and all institutions involved in expropriation process.
“It is vital for all citizens to receive good services, on time and in due process. The law is clear and concerned institutions should abide by it. Prices are set and must be updated every year according to the law,” she said.
Among the surveyed, 74.7% were expropriated by central government, 18.8% by local government and 6.9% by private sector. The compensation price varied between Rwf131 and Rwf20,000 per square metre while a very big disparity in land value was observed between rural and urban areas.
Under the support of Norwegian People’s Aid (NPAS), the study surveyed 449 households in 16 sectors from 12 districts across the country. Participants in the study are predominantly aged between 30 and 49 years. At least 73.7% of participants rely on land as their primary and often only source of income.
Kagame was speaking yesterday at the African Union-European Union Summit 2017 at Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
The head of State said the gathering of Europe and Africa takes place at a time when they are all looking for tightening the unity of respective regions and collaborate more effectively.
“The institutional reform of the AU currently underway aims to make our organisation more focused, effective and financially stable. The decision tells the collective determination of African leaders to accelerate progress towards AU founding ambitions,” he said.
He said as Africa’s future depends on the quality of cooperation within itself, it is their responsibility to mobilise the resources to pay for important programmes that benefit people while alleviating the burden on partners.
“A robust implementation mechanism has been put in place at both political and technical levels,” he said.
“The process is characterised by flexibility in accommodating the specific needs of member states while maintaining fidelity to the core principles, outcomes and more fundamentally, ownership of the organisation’s activities,” he added.
Kagame went on saying the critical role already played by the Regional Economic Blocks will also be enhanced by a clear division of labour and improved coordination with the African Union Commission.
He said the reform represents a landmark opening to strengthen the partnership between Europe and Africa which are permanent neighbours and have a shared understanding of numerous key interests, notably in terms of security, migration, environment, trade and investment.
“A test of our collaboration and our humanity lies clearly before us with the unfolding tragedy of African migrants in Libya and in similar situations elsewhere. We must act together,” he urged.
A more decisive and self-sufficient AU will mean more favourable and reliable external partnerships for everyone involved. Continued cooperation and understanding from the EU is an important factor in the success of this effort, he said.
“It is no accident that the institutional reform puts youth engagement and participation at the centre. Guaranteeing opportunity, safety and a voice to the young people of Europe and Africa is the best defence of our shared values and our common future,” Kagame observed.
The signing ceremony took place in Kigali on Wednesday between Finance and Economic Planning Minister, Amb. Claver Gatete and the Director General of AfDB in EAC, Gabriel Negatu .
A total of $171 million of the loan will go to water distribution and sanitation programmes while $84 million will go to skills and business development.
“On water programmes, the loan will be used in rehabilitation and expansion of water networks in Kigali City and the country’s secondary cities. Construction and rehabilitation of Nzove water treatment plant so that it can produce more 35,000m3 to meet Kigali demand,” said Minister Gatete.
“Also the loan will help construct the 2nd phase of Gihira II water treatment plant so that it wproduces 15,000m3 per day and rehabilitation of water networks in six secondary cities of Musanze, Rubavu, Nyagatare, Huye and Rusizi,” Gatete added.
A total of 1.1million people will benefit from clean water as 475,000 people will benefit from sanitation programmes.
Chief Executive Officer for Water and Sanitation Corporation (WASAC), Aimé Muzola, said that the deal is in line with Rwanda’s target to achieve 100% clean water access by 2024.
“The funds will be used in constructing water networks because in most parts, network connections are outdated and in some areas, cities have been expanded and the level of supply do not satisfy consumers,” Muzola said adding that the most populated areas will be prioritized.
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Trade and Industry Minister, Vincent Munyeshyaka said that there is an area that will be developed for Made in Rwanda with the target to empower local companies to be able to compete internationally.
“When you see the vision of industry development in Rwanda, it requires Rwandans to have particular technologies and skills to produce different products,” he said
AfDB’s Negatu said that he is optimistic that the loan will contribute to the improvement of lives of Rwandans. He said the attained development in the country was not from donation, but it is from good resources management.
“President Kagame meets with Antonio Gueterres, United Nations Secretary General on the sidelines of the 5th AU-EU Summit 2017 in Abidjan,” reads the tweet of the office of the president.
Kagame is in Abidjan, Ivory Coast where he is attending the 5th African Union-European Union (AU-EU) Summit.
The two day summit which started this Wednesday is being conducted under the theme ‘Investing in youth for a sustainable future’
2017 is a defining year for AU-EU relations as it has been ten years since the adoption of the Joint Africa-EU strategy.
The 11th iCPAR CPA and CAT examinations are being conducted from 27th November to 1st December 2017 at two different centers: Kigali Independent University (ULK) and Huye Campus of the University of Rwanda (UR).
A total of 1336 candidates are registered for December examinations where 911 candidates registered to sit for CPA examinations while 425 candidates registered to sit for CAT examinations in December 2017.
As the Professional Accountancy Organization mandated by law to regulate the Accounting profession in Rwanda with one of its mandate to organize and conduct relevant examinations, iCPAR aims at producing a critical mass of qualified professional accountants for Rwanda Market and the region.
The Institute is committed to produce critically a mass of qualified accountants needed by the Rwandan economy and filling the existing gap as identified by numerous needs assessments like the 2015 ROSC A&A, among others.
Currently a total of 19 candidates completed CPA – Rwanda qualification while 31 candidates completed the CAT -Rwanda qualification.
Quality accountants are at the heart of the development of Capital Markets, you need reliable and credible financial information to build investor confidence, enhance economic development and increase attractiveness of a country’s investment climate thereby encouraging inflows of foreign direct investments (FDI) and general business development.
Therefore, It is important for the public and private sector in Rwanda to realize the importance of hiring professional accountants who are registered and hence regulated and have this as a prerequisite to being considered for employment.
ICPAR is also a member of the Panafrican Federation of Accountants (PAFA) and Associate member of the International Federation of Accounting (IFAC).
Upon Kagame’s arrival in Abidjan, Ivory Coast at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny airport he was received by President Alassane Ouattara, reads Office of the President’s Tweet.
This year’s summit is being conducted under the theme ‘Investing in youth for a sustainable future’.
African and European Heads of State and Government gather for the summit including the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk; the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker; the President of the African Union, IdrissDéby and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, MoussaFaki.
2017 is a defining year for AU-EU relations as it has been ten years since the adoption of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy.
Taking stock of the progress made since the Brussels Summit in 2014, African and European Leaders will be given the opportunity to provide guidance in order to jointly address current and future challenges and to deepen their strategic partnership, launched in 2007 with the adoption of the Joint Africa-EU Strategy.
Swedish ambassador Jenny Ohlsson has been in Rwanda in 2007 to 2009 as Swedish political diplomat. She returned in Rwanda in 2016 as an Ambassador with residence in Kigali. Her predecessors had their residences in Nairobi, Kenya.
As both countries celebrate 20 years of cooperation and partnership, IGIHE talked to the Ambassador on diplomatic ties between both countries.
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{{ IGIHE: It’s been a year since you presented your credentials as first Resident Swedish ambassador to Kigali; how do you see the country so far and how do you feel with living here? }}
{{J.O:}} First of all, I feel at home because it is the second time to live in Rwanda and I really enjoyed living here due to the atmosphere of hope and possibility. Also, when I came here for the second time, I could see the progress that had taken place and it’s a nice feeling to live somewhere where things are going in the right direction.
Personally, I am happy that my family is here; I got pregnant with my first son in Rwanda. It is very special to bring him back in Rwanda.
{{As you noted, Rwanda has and is still developing; what is your point of view on what caused such a change in the last twenty years?}}
The Leadership has played an important part in Rwanda’s progress but also I’d like to give credit to the Rwandans for the development that has taken place. Both contributed to where Rwanda has reached now.
{{Tell us more about the evolution of your diplomacy in Rwanda since 1997
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In 1997, it was absolutely new for us to come to Rwanda. There had been some relations between Pentecostal churches from both countries but there were no diplomatic ties. Everything had to start from scratch. We didn’t know what was Rwanda? What was their culture? We started with a lot humanitarian support in the first years, we also started with budget support from 1999, and then step by step wi started cooperation with police, decentralization structure, university, institution building….
First there was one person, she rented a room in Novotel, she hired a driver and it grew from there, one woman, one backpack one driver and then we had something called embassy office which is not a really embassy and now finally we have an embassy with an ambassador which is a great thing.
And I must tell you that we don’t have embassies in all countries in Africa for us this is a big thing I think I am the fifteenth ambassador we have in Africa.
{{What are your cooperation and partnership plans in this second mandate of President Kagame?}}
I am quite sure we will continue with our development cooperation with Rwanda, but I think and I hope that it will shift a little to other kinds of cooperation like political, trade-related businesses, peacekeeping and so forth. I think Rwanda is moving very fast; there are a lot of global issues where we can cooperate and bring a great contribution to all. In short, I hope that our relations will be broader in the next coming years.
{{Economically speaking, where do you see Rwanda in 2024?}}
I’m not an economist but I am sure that in 2024, Rwanda will have developed more; probably, as it’ll be the last year of President Kagame’s mandate, I think there shall be a feeling of transition. And as I know Rwanda, the country will be well-prepared for that transition, so I’m not worried at all for that time, I’d even say that I’m optimistic and positive that Rwanda will be on a greater level.
{{What are your cooperation projects and plans with Rwanda? }}
We will continue in developing cooperation with Rwanda, but I think and I hope that it will be shifting a little bit to cooperation, political, trade, business and peace keeping. I think Rwanda is moving very fast, there is lot of global issues where we could cooperate like climate change, I hope for the next seven years, we will continue with the development cooperation but our relationship will be broader.
{{Rwanda and Sweden will soon celebrate 20 years of cooperation and partnership; what do you plan for such a great event? }}
We will have the event on the 5th December, and for this year we wanted to focus on the role of a father and gender equality in society; Hence, this is to why we decided to hold an exhibition dubbed Swedish Dads and we also started out an interesting Instagram Photo challenge dubbed “RwanDads” that will be honoring our anniversary and the winner shall be awarded officially on the 5th December.
