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{Access Bank-Rwanda Staff at the Kigali Genocide Memorial. the Bank donated Frw6million to the memorial site at Gisozi.}

{{Access Bank Internantionl In Rwanda has donated U$10,000 (approx. Frw6M) to the Kigali Genocide Memorial. }}

The funds will facilitate activities of the memorial site where thousands of victims of the 1994 genocide are buried.

The 1994 Genocide against ethnic Tutsi claimed over a million lives.

Acess Bank staff were shown around the Memorial site where they also received explanations on the causes of the genocide in Rwanda and how to avert it.

Chris Osisiogu the head of Acess bank in Rwanda told IGIHE that their gesture was aimed at honouring the victims of the genocide and work with others in preventing genocide.

He said, “Access Bank does not engage in business activities alone but its the banks responsibility to support the people and initiatives where its working from”.

{Access Bank Staff listen to explanations from Kigali memorial Guide}

{Mutangana Frederic of AEGIS Trust}

{Access Bank Staff lay a wreath of flowers at the site where genocide victims are buried}

{{The government of France has said that it’s Property (Centre D’Echanges Culturels Franco-Rwandais) in Kigali city has been closed down by the city authorities.}}

Ambassador Michel Flesch, the French envoy in Rwanda was quoted by foreign press saying the complex was shut down by Kigali city authorities that noted the complex did not match the standard required of buildings within the city.

According to Ambassador Michel the complex was locked by the city authorities last week.

This follows the stained relationship between the two countries in the run-up to the 20th commemoration when President Paul Kagame reiterated Frances principal role in the preparation and execution of the 1994 Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda which claimed a million lives.

France responded by rejecting participation in the commemoration event in Kigali.

However, the Mayor of Kigali city Fidel Ndayisaba said the closure of the cultural center has no connection with the stained diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Ndayisaba said according to the law the cultural center complex didn’t comply with the new standards of the city and thus needed to be removed.

In December 2013, the French ambassador was served with a notice letter giving the proprietor of the land onto which the complex is built 90 days to comply with the city standards.

However, an official in the French Foreign affairs Ministry denounced the closure of the center saying it was still conducting its services of teaching french language to Rwandans.

{{Contact TV has been overwhelmed by the big loss it has undertaken following the closure of the {(Centre D’Echanges Culturels Franco-Rwandais)} Franco-Rwanda cultural exchange centre where the Contact Studios are located.}}

The closure of the centre located close to the main roundabout at the entrance into Kigali city has been French property for a long time. However, under the new regulations, the plot of land has to be returned to Kigali city.

The French government therefore intends to destroy the centre before handing the plot of land back to Kigali city council.

Albert Rudatsimburwa the proprietor of Contact TV said the new changes have affected his television business which had just started days after the 20th commemoration week.

Mr. Rudatsimburwa says His television had began airing programs to its viewers and was planning to connect through GO TV a cable Television service provider in Rwanda.
He noted that finding a new place to install TV studio equipment will be a huge challenge.

{{Rwanda Government and Belgium have signed an € 18 million Financing agreement. The funds will be used in supporting the health sector.

The Finance Minister Ambassador Claver Gatete signed onbehalf of Rwanda government while Belgium was represented by Belgium envoy to Rwanda.}}

The Grant will be disbursed in two installments including first € 9M for 2014/2015 and the 2015/2016 fiscal years respectively to contribute to an annual increase in the allocation to the health sector budget for the two consecutive years.

The Ambassador of the kingdom of Belgium in Rwanda noted;

“Spectacular increase in life expectancy and substantial reduction of maternal and child mortality have become flagship successes of the Rwandan health sector. Rwanda is one of few countries in the world that is achieving key indicators of the millennium development goals in the health sector. This is the result of a sound policies and concrete actions to achieve well defined goals.”