England booked a last-16 tie against Senegal with a comfortable 3-0 win over Wales at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Doha. Gareth Southgate’s side controlled the game for nearly the entire 90 minutes, but it was only in the second half they imposed their quality.
Marcus Rashford opened the scoring in the 50th minute with a powerful free kick won by Phil Foden, before Foden himself added a second goal with a simple finish after a low cross from Harry Kane.
Rashford scored his second of the night after a powerful run, cutting inside and beating goalkeeper Danny Ward with a low shot. As well as being England’s third goal of the game, it was their 100th goal in the World Cup finals.
Christian Pulisic scored a first-half winner as the United States beat Iran to set up a round of 16 duel with the Netherlands.
Pulisic bundled home seven minutes before half-time after Sergino Dest’s header. The Chelsea forward clashed with goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand as he scored and received treatment on the pitch before being replaced at halftime.
But Iran, who needed a draw to progress, registered just one shot on target as they were knocked out.
At Khalifa International Stadium, Ismaila Sarr and Kalidou Koulibaly scored either side of halftime as Senegal advanced beyond the group stage for the first time in 20 years with a 2-1 win over Ecuador.
Sarr converted a penalty on the stroke of halftime but Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo put his side on level terms with a close-range finish in the 67th minute.
Koulibaly wrested back the lead for Senegal by thumping home a first-time effort 20 minutes from time.
The result means Senegal finish second in Group A with six points from three matches. Ecuador miss out on a place in the last 16, having finished two points further back in third place.
In Tuesday’s other match, Cody Gakpo and Frenkie de Jong scored as the Netherlands beat Qatar 2-0, progressing to the next round as the Group A leaders with seven points.
Qatar became the first host side to lose all three group matches in the competition’s history.
Gakpo, who plays his club football for Dutch outfit PSV Eindhoven, has now struck the first goal in all three of the Netherlands’ World Cup games in Qatar to date.
The reopening ceremony held on Tuesday 29th November 2022 included, among others, the operationalisation of the first cargo ship to be used by the city residents and surrounding areas since its closure.
The Governor thanked the joint security forces for their effort in normalising the security situation in Mocimboa Da Praia leading to the reopening of port.
Rwanda started the deployment of 1000 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. The troops had increased to nearly 2000 by the end of the year 2021.
The situation in the country had worsened since October 2017 when armed extremists launched an insurgency in the Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique.
Mozambique Defence Armed Forces battled the extremists but many civilians were killed and displaced by the fighting.
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 terrorists.
Rwanda and Mozambique have been enjoying vibrant relations for many years.
The Police Chief embarked on what awaits them in policing and security matters.
“Police Constables and the NCOs constitute the biggest number of Police officers and in its policing responsibilities, and that adds value to the face of Rwanda National Police services.
When you serve the people exceptionally with discipline…that is the pride and image expected from you,” IGP Munyuza said.
The acquired knowledge and skills, he said, will be defined by the impact they will bring in their units.
“Have positive attitude and thinking, do your work well, use the acquired skills to add value to your policing duties, work professionally with a patriotic spirit, and be practical in your respect for superiors,” the Police Chief told the officers.
Commissioner of Police (CP) Robert Niyonshuti, the PTS Commandant said that the officers demonstrated “positive attitude, commitment and good will” throughout their 16 weeks of training.
The NCO course is designed to further enhance the abilities of the officers in public order management, duties at a Police station, physical fitness, drills and duties, map reading, field-craft tactics and Police ethics, among others.
It is said that the rain characterized by wind occasioned floods, landslides while some houses’ roofs were blown away.
As he interacted with residents from Mushubi Sector today, Police Commander for Nyamagabe District, SSP Burahinda Ntacyo reminded them to develop proactive measures against disasters.
“Recently, rain killed a large number of residents in this district. Therefore, you need to be cautious and avoid neglecting any water body whatever the size. We have so far lost eight people all attempting to cross rivers. You need to exercise extreme vigilance to remain safe,” he said.
The deceased include two students washed away by River Nkomane as they returned home from school.
The Mayor of Nyamagabe District, Hildebrand Niyomwungeri has requested residents to heighten vigilance during the rainy season and relocate from risky zones prone to landslides.
He reminded them to tighten roofs lest they are blown away by wind and dig waterways to prevent disasters.
The disasters also ravaged crops and destroyed houses in different sectors.
The Luanda summit followed the visit of Angolan President, João Lourenço to Kigali and Kinshasa where he met with his counterparts, Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Félix Tshisekedi of DRC.
As the mediator on tensions between Rwanda and DRC, Lourenço had been assigned to facilitate negotiations on the issue of armed groups in eastern DRC which usually take place Nairobi.
It was attended by Burundian President, Evariste Ndayishimiye; Tshisekedi of DRC; Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vincent Biruta who represented President Kagame and former Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta who currently serves as the East African Community (EAC) facilitator of peace talks in eastern DR Congo.
On Monday 28th November 2022, another meeting bringing together regional heads of state on Nairobi Process for the Restoration of Peace and Security in Eastern DR Congo was held in Kenya.
Normally, concerned parties in similar meetings draft recommendations to be discussed and endorsed after reaching consensus.
Rwanda’s biggest concern at the recent meeting in Luanda is the issue of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a terrorist group formed by individuals responsible for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The group has been plotting attacks at different times to destabilize Rwanda.
From the standpoint of DRC, FDLR does neither exist nor poses threat to Rwanda.
Such statements have for the past few weeks dominated speeches propagated by DRC politicians including Tshisekedi himself.
They assert that FDLR kills Congolese, that it should be considered a threat to DRC not Rwanda.
By doing so, the politicians overlook attacks plotted on Rwandan territory and reported collaboration between Congolese Army (FARDC).
The recurrent meetings on insecurity in DRC are taking place at a time when the international community has noticed the strength of M23 rebel group which might add Goma town to other captured areas during the fight with Congolese Army (FARDC).
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During the mini-summit in Luanda last week, the fighting with M23 was among issues brought on table for discussions. Previously, DRC was proposing that M23 lays arms down and return to its origin (former cantonment in Uganda).
Apart from that, DRC rose alarms at different time that it was attacked by Rwanda through M23 rebel group and called fighters of M23 foreigners who must return home.
Ahead of the meeting, Tshisekedi held talks with Angolan President and convinced him that he sticks to the wrong side, that M23 rebels are apparently Congolese.
He also told him that it does not sound well to expel M23 fighters after accepting to cease fire.
During the meeting, DRC accepted that M23 would remain on its land once it respects a call for ceasefire.
It is a great milestone reached for the first time by DR Congo as a country which had ignored the reality sounding alarms that M23 rebels are Rwandans who must return to Rwanda.
This led to the resolution of setting a deadline of 25th November for M23 to cease hostilities.
It was also resolved that M23 had to respect the decision not later than 18:00 and return to its initial positions not beyond along the line Sabyinyo Volcano in the areas of Bigega, Bugusa, Nyabikona, Mbuzi, Rutsiro and Nkokwe on the side of DRC.
The heads of state agreed that the areas previously captured by M23 will be controlled by joint EAC forces.
As for Kenya, the country has so far deployed over 2000 soldiers in DRC. It was mandated maintain security in the areas of Bunagana, Rutshuru and Kiwanja after withdrawal of M23.
However, the plan to deploy a small number of troops in such a large area remains questioned.
Few hours before the deadline of 25th November expired, M23 released a conditional ceasefire statement.
Through the statement, the President of M23, Bertrand Bisimwa explained that the group is willing to cease fire as was the case on 1st April 2022 without involvement of DR Congo.
M23 also requested ‘a meeting with the mediator and the facilitator in order to discuss the matter of its concerns in a way to restore a lasting peace in our country’.
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Rwanda considers FDLR as the root cause for insecurity in eastern DRC given that it is at the center of ethnic divisions propagated in the area.
This year, the terrorist group continued to destabilize Rwanda’s security where it shelled the country’s territory three times, injured citizens and destroyed their houses.
Luanda summit resolved that the group has to lay down arms not later than 30th November. This means, FDLR fighters have to return to Rwanda effective from 1st December.
The Government of Rwanda has been receiving FDLR combatants at different times where those who committed crimes face justice while others are reintegrated into their respective communities.
Other armed groups concerned with the decision include RED Tabara and ADF.
The suspects were arrested on Saturday 26th November 2022.
These include James Kamanzi, former Deputy Director General at RBC, Fidele Rwema, who was an RBC employee in Karongi region, Fidele Ndayisenga, Jean Pierre Ndayambaje, Leoncie Kayiranga, all of whom were RBC employees and members of the RBC procurement committee.
The Spokesperson of RIB, Dr. Thierry B. Murangira has told IGIHE that the suspects are detained as investigation on alleged illegal public procurement is ongoing.
“They are detained at RIB stations in Kicukiro, Kimironko and Rwezamenyo as investigation is ongoing to file their files to the Prosecution,” he said.
Illegal procurement is a crime punishable by Article 188 of illegal public procurement.
A person convicted of committing this crime is bound to imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than seven years, and a fine between Rwf2 million and Rwf5 million.
If it is committed by an employee under the orders of his manager, that manager shall be liable to a jail term between seven and10 years, and a fine of Rwf10 million and not less than Rwf5 million.
Some 125 vehicles were impounded in the City of Kigali while other 74 were impounded on various highways across the country.
All the vehicles were escorted the Automobile Inspection Centres for mechanical inspection, according to Senior Superintendent of Police SSP Irené Irere, the spokesperson for Traffic and Road Safety department.
He added that these are continuous countrywide operations to impound vehicles without the roadworthy certificate and to penalize owners for their negligence.
Most drivers of the impounded vehicles, however, blamed their bosses for intentionally refusing to have their cars taken for inspection, when the certificate expires.
Public transport vehicles and trucks are subjected to mechanical inspection every after six months.
“The mechanical inspection certificate for the school bus I was driving expired on November 11, and I had informed my employer even before it expired. I was stopped today in the morning while taking children to school,” one of the drivers said.
He added: “I knew well that driving a vehicle without a roadworthy certificate is a traffic offence but as drivers, we find ourselves on the edge of being fired, if we refuse to drive them, and we have families to cater for.”
Another driver was quick to say that the transport company he works for cares more about money than road safety.
“They just tell you; go to work, we will be booking for the inspection,” another driver said.
The Traffic spokesperson warned owners of vehicles and heads of transport companies for these behaviors of forcing their drivers to drive cars with no or expired mechanical inspection certificate.
“We noticed that there are many public vehicles and trucks with expired mechanical inspection certificate, which prompted these operations.
Mechanical inspection is meant to ensure that vehicles are roadworthy and to prevent road carnage caused by mechanical failures,” SSP Irere said.
“Some of the impounded vehicles had expired certificate while others were operating after failing the first inspection. It is prohibited and a traffic offence to use a vehicle in an operations, if it failed the inspection and given 14 days to fix the identified mechanical faults,” he added.
The automobile mechanical status is mandated under the Presidential Decree No. 85/01 of September 2, 2002, which, partly, stipulates that owners of vehicles using public roads without a mechanical inspection certificate will be liable to a fine of Rwf25, 000.
Dr. Nsanzimana who once served as the Director General of Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) has been working as the Director General of Butare University Teaching Hospital (CHUB) for the past nine months.
His new appointment was announced on Monday 28th November through a statement released by the Office of Prime Minister.
The communiqué further reads that Dr. Yvan Butera is the new State Minister in the Ministry of Health replacing Dr. Tharcisse Mpunga who was named Director General of the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK).
The duties were previously assumed by Dr. Theobald Hategekimana.
The communiqué further reads that Dr. Yvan Butera was appointed the State Minister in the Ministry of Health replacing Dr. Tharcisse Mpunga named Director General of the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK).
The role was previously assumed by Dr. Theobald Hategekimana.
Dr. Butera has been serving as the Deputy Executive Secretary in Human Resources for Health Secretariat in the Ministry of Health.
He worked in different hospitals including Kanombe Military Hospital.
Dr. Butera has a Bachelor of Medicine obtained from the University of Rwanda in 2014 and PhD in Medical Sciences from Liège University in Belgium acquired in 2019.
In 2017, he also obtained a Master’s degree from the University of Global Health Equity located in Burera District.
Meanwhile, Dr. Nsanzimana was named the Director General of RBC in 2019 replacing Dr. Condo Jeannine.
He holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Rwanda and PhD doctoral research studies in Epidemiology at University of Basel, Switzerland.
Kagame was delivering his remarks as he virtually joined Heads of State for the East African Community (EAC) led Nairobi Process for the Restoration of Peace and Security in Eastern DR Congo.
The meeting was physically attended by Evariste Ndayishimiye, the President of Burundi who also serves as the Chairperson of EAC, his counterpart of Kenya, William Ruto and the EAC facilitator of peace talks in eastern DRC, Uhuru Kenyatta.
The special envoy of ICGLR Chairman, Huang Xia also attended in-person.
Meanwhile, President Kagame, his counterpart of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi participated in the summit virtually.
As he addressed participants, Kagame thanked EAC leaders for their commitment to find a solution for challenging security and other situations in the region.
He highlighted that the problem of insecurity and instability in eastern DRC has a complicated and long history spanning for almost three decades but has festered and remained unsolved’.
The Head of State stated that this situation has occasioned negative impacts including the issue of hundreds of Congolese refugees who are unable to safely return homes, impeded trade and investment ‘with negative implication to the whole region’.
To this end, he pointed out the primary reason for the persistent crisis and proposed a solution.
“The primary reason for this persistent crisis is the failure to implement many agreements that have been reached at various levels & at different times in past years. I most sincerely believe that this time around, these efforts are going to bear good results,” said Kagame.
He underscored that the recent resurgence of ‘one armed group among many others’ has received a lot of attention globally noting that this situation comes on top of other unresolved security and political challenges.
Kagame further welcomed the region’s ‘swift response’ and mechanisms being established to save lives in eastern DRC, and address dangerous escalations that threaten neighbouring countries including Rwanda.
The President also proposed a solution to such problems.
“What is needed today, more than ever, is steady political will to implement the ongoing regional initiatives, particularly the East African Community-led Nairobi Peace Process and the African Union Mediation by President Lourenco of Angola,” said Kagame.
“This should seriously include addressing the root causes of insecurity once and for all, which will make a real difference in resolving the security concerns of DRC and neighbouring countries,” he added.
The President observed that the current framework established by regional leaders and the decision taken last week in Luanda, the capital of Angola constitute an opportunity to find a durable solution and reiterated Rwanda’s commitment to support these efforts.
“It is therefore in the interest of all of us, to stay the course and not let the situation be a perennial problem. On this, you can count on Rwanda’s full support toward a lasting and permanent solution,” he assured.
Today’s meeting follows another held on Wednesday last week in Luanda.
It was attended by Angolan President, Lourenço; the President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, Felix Antoine Tshisekedi of DR Congo.
It was also attended by Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Vincent Biruta and Uhuru Kenyatta.
The first resolution of the meeting was a call for M23 to ceasefire, halt attacks against Congolese Army (FARDC) and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in DRC (MONUSCO) effective from 25th November 2022 at 18h:00.
It was also decided that the rebel group has to withdraw from captured areas and return to previous positions in Sabyinyo Volcano.
Before the deadline, the President of M23, Bertrand Bisimwa released a statement agreeing on ceasefire.
He explained that the group is willing to cease fire as was the case on 1st April 2022 without involvement of DR Congo.
M23 also requested ‘a meeting with the mediator and the facilitator in order to discuss the matter of its concerns in a way to restore a lasting peace in our country’.
During past meetings in Luanda, M23 was not represented where resolutions were only supported by DR Congo.
The recent resolutions triggered mixed reactions as to how the Congolese Government would be assured of their implementation yet M23 was not represented in the meeting.
