Upon arrival to Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia; they were welcomed by the President Namibia Hage Gottfried Geingob and First Lady Monica Geingos welcome as communicated by Rwanda’s Presidency via a twitter account.
Kagame is expected to hold discussions with his Namibian counterpart Hage Gottfried Geingob on Tuesday and witness the signing of a cooperation agreement which will open doors for further cooperation between the two nations in the areas of Trade and Investment, Mining, Air Service, Agriculture, Health, Tourism, Peace and Security, Infrastructure, Energy, ICT, Environment, Culture and Education among others.
They will also tour Namibia Diamond Trading Company that promotes diamond sorting, valuing, selling and marketing practices through the exclusive use of domestically mined stones.
Rwanda and Namibia enjoy cordial diplomatic relations which have seen the two sides cooperate on various matters including security.
President Kagame has previously made visits to other southern African states, including Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana, Angola, Madagascar, and Zimbabwe.
The visits are seen as a deliberate move by the presidency to consolidate Rwanda’s relations with countries across the continent.
UR was formed in 2013 to promote knowledge, research and discoveries with utmost commitment to take education standards higher towards academic excellence to address challenges affecting the community.
CAVM inherits programs from former: Higher Institute of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (“Institut Superieur d’Agriculture et d’Elevage-ISAE Busogo), created in 1989, Faculty of Agriculture of the former National University of Rwanda (NUR) created in 1963, Faculties of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine of the former UP created in 2004 and Food Science and Technology Department from former Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) created in 1997.
The college is located in a favorable environment enabling students to immerse knowledge in both theoretical and practical skills with extensive research.
Located in Busogo sector, Musanze district predominantly renowned for agriculture and animal husbandry practices, CAVM works closely with residents in its neighborhood to address emerging challenges affecting their agriculture.
The college has expert lecturers with international repute and offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate degrees.
As the leading university in agriculture-related courses, CAVM has committed to incubating projects with a promising impact on the education sector, improving citizens’ livelihoods and the nation in general.
It has so far run quite a large number of projects, some of which were independent while others were fruits of collaboration with international or local organizations.
More details of the partnership are found via the following link: www.cavm.ur.ac.rw.
To date, CAMV offers Bachelor degree courses, Masters and Ph.D. in different departments.
These include programs in Master of Science in Agribusiness, Master of Science in Agroforestry and Soil Management, MSc in Animal Production, MSc in Soil and Water Engineering, and MSc in Crop Sciences.
The college also offers Ph.D. programs in Agroforestry Sciences, Agribusiness, and Rural Development among others.
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Payments have been made easier for students at the College of Agriculture, Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine. Tuition fees are deposited to the University of Rwanda’s in different banks.
The University of Rwanda also has the scheme of paying tuition fees within two installments. More details concerning fees structure and payment information at the University of Rwanda can be accessed through the link below: https://ur.ac.rw/?Fee-structure-and-payment-information
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The application to study at the University of Rwanda is completed through the university’s website: www.ur.ac.rw and proceed through the Application Portal.
The application process requires an e-mail address, Identification or passport number for foreigners.
Courses are offered in English at the University of Rwanda.
The applicant is required to pay Rwf 10,000 non-refundable fees for Rwandans and East African students while foreigners have to pay Rwf 12,000.
For more payment details, visit: www.postgraduate.ur.ac.rw
The Blood Sisters is leading by Erich Gonzales, a famous Philippine actress. Wait! Does the name ring a bell? Yes, she is the “Penang” in Be My Lady. This time she will present three sisters named Agatha, Erika, and Carrie all by herself.
They are triplets who were carried by a surrogate mother and got separated after an agreement their parents made fell through.
The story started from the line of Erika, who is a dancer in a bar using her beauty to lure men for money to save her son from a chronic illness.
However, she witnessed a murder accidentally and then was chased by the killer. On her way to escape, Erika encountered her sister Carrie who was brought up in a wealthy family.
Unexpectedly the murderer mistakes Carrie as Erika, giving the latter another chance to live another life belongs to the former.
The third sister Agatha comes up and helps Erika discover the truth behind their secret lives.
In The Blood Sisters, the story revolves around the characters that appear in almost every scene.
To witness how the triplets separate, reunite under the most complicated circumstances, to understand all scars and hatred behind their splendid appearance, to find out the more mysterious relationships between different characters, welcome to Novela E plus and don’t miss the attractive plots by following every day.
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The company provides a robust signal transmission service for public and private broadcasters, offers consumers outstanding Pay-TV programs, online video service, terminals, door-to-door service, and flexible payment.
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With the theme of “Legislate Peace – Implementation of the DPCW for Sustainable Development”, the event is expected to expand the agreement by collecting further public support for the establishment of legally binding international law for peace based on the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).
The DPCW, a comprehensive document that clarifies the role of the members of international society to prevent and resolve conflicts, is in the process of being introduced to the UN as a draft resolution. As a part of the process, HWPL and its affiliated youth organization, IPYG, promote worldwide “Legislate Peace” project, which has gained 1.5 million supports from 195 countries through supporting signatures and peace letters written to their respective national leaders.
The event planned over 2 days from 18th to 19th September in South Korea includes sessions to discuss the practical measures for building sustainable peace in attendance with international law experts, faith leaders, scholars, youth and woman organizations, and media persons.
The host organization, HWPL, as known as “Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light”, is an NGO associated with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the UN Department of Global Communications and in Special Consultative Status with the UN ECOSOC. This year’s event marks its 5th Anniversary of the WARP Summit.
Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Marie-Gorette Umutesi, the Police spokesperson for the City of Kigali said that the suspect identified as Nsabimana Olivier, 30, was at the time found with a consignment of cannabis.
“Residents reported Nsabimana to local leaders that he sells cannabis,” she said.
“On August 18, Police, DASSO and Irondo personnel raided Nsabimana’s home in Murindi, Ndera Sector where they recovered a consignment of cannabis and took the suspect into custody over the criminal act,” added CIP Umutesi.
It is said that Nsabimana was a retailer of cannabis in Ndera and is connected to a ring of drug traffickers, some of them have been arrested and others still at large.
“There is a group of cannabis traffickers and retailers, some of whose particulars have been ascertained through information sharing with the public, and Nsabimana was among them,” the spokesperson said.
She warned that operations are continuous for any drug dealer to “face the wrath of the law.”
“The law is very clear and the punishment for engaging in drug-related crimes is severe. We appeal to the public to maintain the spirit of information sharing so as to prevent such people from poisoning Rwandans and the young people in particular, who are the majority of victims,” CIP Umutesi warned.
Anyone convicted of trafficking and selling narcotic drugs faces a sentence of between 20 years and life in prison, and a fine of up to Rwf30 million, as stipulated under article 263 of the penal code.
According to a communiqué from the Angolan presidency, the two leaders will be part of the second quadripartite summit that will bring them together with President Joao Lourenco of Angola and Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo.
According to the communiqué, the meeting between the four African Heads of State follows the Luanda Summit on 12 July.
The four heads of state will on August 21 witness the signing of the instruments that enshrine the understandings reached.
At the last meeting, Rwanda and Uganda reached understanding to resolve tensions that have erupted between their two countries in recent months, after contacts undertaken by Angola with DR Congo’s assistance.
The statement after the meeting said that “the summit welcomed the political will of (Rwanda and Uganda) to continue dialogue with a view to finding a solution to existing problems.”
The August 21 event is a follow up of the July 12 summit also held in Angola’s Luanda which brought together the heads of state of the four countries.
The State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Amb Olivier Nduhungirehe has told IGIHE that Angola requested the signing of agreements between Rwanda and Uganda.
The July meeting convened by the Angolan president was devoted to regional security, cooperation and strengthening of ties among the four countries.
It also reviewed the regional situation and reinforced coordination within the framework of multilateral concertation mechanisms.
In the July summit’s final communiqué, the heads of state stressed the importance of a permanent, frank and open dialogue that should be strengthened both bilaterally between the states of the region and multilaterally, for the consolidation of peace and security as a fundamental premise for economic integration.
It has been two years since Rwanda, Uganda relations worsened.
Uganda has been deporting different Rwandans who accuse it of inhumane imprisonment and torture on false accusations by Uganda’s Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence and rebel groups against the Government of Rwanda.
Over 900 Rwandans have been reportedly detained in Uganda.
This saw the Government of Rwanda advising Rwandans not to travel to Uganda for their security until the situation gets back to normal.
Rwanda also accuses Uganda of conspiracy with rebel groups intending to destabilize state security.
The handover took place yesterday at the headquarters of Kigali city located in Nyarugenge district where outgoing Kigali city councilors also handed duties to the new committee.
Athanase Rutabingwa, the former chairperson of the Kigali city council handed over duties to his successor Jeannette Bayisenge.
Elections of Kigali city’s new leaders took place on Saturday. Pudence Rubingisa was elected the mayor of Kigali city for 5-year tenure deputized by Dr. Erneste Nsabimana in charge of Urban Planning and Infrastructure and Nadine Umutoni Gatsinzi in charge of social affairs and economic development.
Kigali city councilors were also elected on the same day where Jeannette Bayisenge was elected the chairperson deputized by Didas Kayihura Muganga while Rose Baguma became the executive secretary.
Other elected councilors include Didas Kayihura Muganga and Rutera Rose representing Kicukiro district; Pudence Rubingisa and Rose Baguma representing Gasabo; Nadine Umutoni Gatsinzi and Mutsinzi Antoine representing Nyarugenge district.
They joined five councilors appointed by President Paul Kagame including Dr. Jeannette Bayisenge, Gentille Musengimana, Gilbert Muhutu, Regis Rugemanshuro, and Dr. Ernest Nsabimana.
The statement released by the world follows recent the article published by the British financial magazine, Financial Times which reported that poverty figures in Rwanda are spin doctored to maintain a good reputation.
The Financial Times claimed to have conducted an analysis of the survey’s more than 14,000 data points and interviews with academics show that rising prices for Rwandan families meant poverty most likely increased between 2010 and 2014.
The analysis of the National Institute of Statistics (NISR) on findings of the 4th Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV4) and (EICV3) indicated that poverty reduced by 6.9% between 2011 and 2014.
The FT analysis of the same data contradicts that finding, suggesting there has been a consistent attempt to misrepresent the results.
According to the Financial Times (FT) calculations, it is only possible to show a poverty decline of 6.9 percentage points if the mean value of the NISR’s cost of living index was 4.7 percent.
The Financial Times explained that poverty could only have fallen by such a large margin if average prices for the poorest 40 percent of households increased by 4.7 percent or less between January 2011 and January 2014.
The magazine consulted Diane Rwigara, David Himbara, a dissident who fled the country, a Belgian Fillip Reyntjens among others.
Sam Desiere, a senior researcher at Belgium’s University of Leuven who has studied Rwanda’s poverty statistics, says average prices probably increased by at least 30 percent between 2011 and 2014 based on his analysis of price data included in Rwanda’s household survey.
That conclusion would imply that poverty increased by about 6.6 percentage points, according to the FT analysis. “The higher the inflation rate,” said Mr. Desiere, “the more poverty increases.”
The new statement released by the World Bank, indicates that the bank’s staff weighed in publicly, clearly, and with commensurate technical rigor on the Rwanda poverty measurement debate in a working paper (Revisiting the Poverty Trend in Rwanda: 2010/11 to 2013/14) published in September 2018.
“The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) shared the underlying survey data and engaged in constructive discussions to elaborate in detail on the methodology used to measure and monitor poverty in Rwanda. The published technical paper was based on careful and clearly set-out analysis, with a finding that supported the official trend published in NISR (2016),” reads in part the statement released by the World Bank.
The statement further reads that Consistent comparisons of monetary poverty measures over time, just like consumer prices or GDP, require the use of a deflator.
However, the World Bank clarifies that the appropriate deflator for measuring poverty is not the Consumer Price Index or GDP deflator, but rather a composite “cost-of-living” index that is representative of the food and non-food consumption choices of poor households as well as the unit prices they face in the markets where they purchase goods and services.
“Poor households consume a diet that is less diverse and relies more on self-produced (especially in rural areas), basic, and cheaper staples. The consumption choices and prices faced by the poor, be it in informal urban or rural markets, differ from those informal retail stores and supermarkets. A comparison between populated areas of Kigali and the country’s rural towns and villages shows wide variances in consumption choices and prices faced by households,” reads the statement in part.
“Differences over methodologies for poverty estimation are common in all countries, including developed ones, given the complexity of the subject matter. There is no single “best way” to estimate poverty that is appropriate for all contexts and all times. Methodology adjustments may be necessary to better capture the position of the poor, so that policy adjustments can be targeted to address their needs,” adds the statement.
According to the World Bank, the official NISR poverty measures are calculated using appropriate deflators that are computed based on the prices faced and consumption choices made by poor households in different regions of Rwanda.
The bank further explains that it has a strong track record of producing reliable analytical work.
“We continue to work on this topic in Rwanda, and we welcome critical views of our technical work and methodology. We support constructive debate aimed at improving the measurement and monitoring of poverty, as its elimination is at the core of our mission,” reads the statement.
The 5th Integrated Household Living Conditions Survey (EICV5) in October 2018 indicated that Rwanda had 11.8 million population in 2016/2017 of whom 38.2% were poor while 16.0% were under the line of extreme poverty.
President Paul Kagame recently criticized the article by the Financial Times which claimed that poverty figures in Rwanda are manipulated.
The President made the critics last week in a conversation dubbed ‘Meet The President’ held at Intare Conference Arena in Rusororo where he affirmed that nothing is fabricated about the progress Rwanda is making.
Commenting On the report Kagame said: “I will bet with anyone that there is actually nothing fake or fabricated or doctored about the progress we are making. If anyone is saying we still have problems to deal with, then they are right because there are still many challenges we have to deal with. We are dealing with them and we will deal with them. There is nothing new about Rwanda having problems, and all of us working together to make a difference for ourselves.”
Claiming the report false, the President also referred to the reports of the World Bank report, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Economic Forum and Standard & Poor’s (S&P) which recently upgraded Rwanda’s economy from “B” to “B+”.
“The S&P agency rated Rwanda from B to B+, the same week Rwanda is said to fake data about poverty levels. There is such a thing as western propaganda. That is why I really want us to be together in this fight because it is a fight for who we are and who we want to be. It is a fight about ourselves, about Rwandans, about Africans,” he said.
The new schedule follows the previous communiqué signed by the State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe which indicated that Rwanda Day 2019 was postponed due to unforeseen circumstances that another schedule would be communicated.
Rwanda Day 2019 is a gathering that brings together Rwandans living abroad and their friends.
It was previously set for Saturday 24th August 2019 but has been postponed to 5th October 2019 in Bonn city, Germany as announced by Rwanda’s embassy in Germany.
Rwanda Day has been held since 2010 and serves as a platform for bringing together all Rwandans from the diaspora and their friends to discuss how to further advance the development of the country and get up to speed on the current progress.
The latest Rwanda Day took place on 10th August 2017 in Flanders Expo, a multipurpose hall in Ghent town, Belgium.
Rwanda Day presents opportunities for attracting foreign investments and networking.
Participants are given the floor to address their questions directly to the Head of State, share ideas and express their wishes as well.
At the occasion, Rwandans get insights into Rwanda’s progress and share ideas on ways forward.
Since 2011, Rwanda Day has been taking place in Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta in the United States of America, Paris in France, Toronto in Canada, London in the United Kingdom, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, San Francisco in USA (Rwanda Cultural Day), and Ghent in Belgium.
The narcotics were recovered on Thursday in her house located in Kigabiro Sector, Cyanya cell.
Police said the arrest of Ngendakumana followed a tip-off from members of the public, who suspected her to be a drug trafficker.
Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Hamdum Twizeyimana, the Eastern region police spokesperson, said that after police received information about the suspected illegal conduct, they made a search at her home where the drugs were recovered.
She was soon after taken into custody for the criminal act.
“Her accomplice, a man, who was at home, fled on seeing Police officers. Residents said he is a stranger in the community. He is suspected of being one of Ngendakumana’s customers and had come from Kigali to purchase cannabis from her,” said CIP Twizeyimana.
He explained that police have strengthened the crackdown on drug trafficking and distillers of unhygienic and harmful alcoholic drinks but commended the role of the public through credible information sharing.
If convicted, she faces between 20 years and life imprisonment and a fine of up to Rwf20 million, according to article 263 of the penal code.
