{"id":52243,"date":"2024-12-13T08:14:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T08:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-becomes-first-african-country-to-sign-fia-s-united-against-online-abuse\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T09:11:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T09:11:04","slug":"rwanda-becomes-first-african-country-to-sign-fia-s-united-against-online-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-becomes-first-african-country-to-sign-fia-s-united-against-online-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda becomes first African country to sign FIA&#8217;s &#8220;United Against Online Abuse&#8221; charter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The signing ceremony was held during the 2024 FIA General Assemblies in Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>The UAOA campaign highlights the need for collective action among governments, technology platforms, and sporting organizations to ensure safer digital spaces for athletes, fans, and stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>At the signing, FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said that their presence in Rwanda for such an important moment in the FIA\u2019s calendar is a testament to the strength of this nation, in particular its growing influence in motorsport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aligned on our values and shared goals across key sectors such as innovation, sustainability, and road safety, and I look forward to our continued partnership. The future of motorsport in Africa, and in Rwanda, is bright,\u201d he noted. <\/p>\n<p> Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Sports, Richard Nyirishema noted that the step aligns with Rwanda\u2019s values of inclusivity and accountability. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to join the &#8216;United Against Online Abuse&#8217; campaign and contribute to fostering a safer digital environment in sports,&#8221; he stated. <\/p>\n<p>The President of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), Mohammed Ben Sulayem arrived in Rwanda on Monday to attend the federation\u2019s General Assembly, scheduled for Friday, December 13, 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Since then, he has participated in various activities including engagement with young girls at the BK Arena for the &#8220;Girls on Track&#8221; program welcoming over 100 young women from schools across Kigali. <\/p>\n<p>The girls took to the track in karts for the first time as well, challenging themselves on the simulators, trying their hands at different sporting challenges.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Sulayem along with President Paul Kagame unveiled the first-ever FIA Level 2 Affordable Cross Car produced in Africa at Kigali Convention Centre.<\/p>\n<p>This project was developed in collaboration with Rwandan polytechnic students, the FIA, and the Rwanda Automobile Club.<\/p>\n<p>American comedian and television host Steve Harvey Harvey also attended the event, marking his second visit to Kigali in one month. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-78730\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/2s2a0031-2.jpg\" alt=\"FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem (L) signed the UAOA Charter along with Rwanda&#039;s Minister of Sports, Richard Nyirishema (R). \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-78731\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/rwanda_1.jpg\" alt=\"FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem (L) and Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Sports, Richard Nyirishema (R)exchanging documents after signing the UAOA Charter.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-78732\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/the_signing_ceremony_was_held_during_the_2024_fia_general_assemblies_in_kigali.jpg\" alt=\"Rwanda has become the first African country to sign the United Against Online Abuse_(UAOA) Charter, an initiative led by the International Automobile Federation (FIA)  to address online abuse and hate. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The signing ceremony was held during the 2024 FIA General Assemblies in Kigali. The UAOA campaign highlights the need for collective action among governments, technology platforms, and sporting organizations to ensure safer digital spaces for athletes, fans, and stakeholders. At the signing, FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem said that their presence in Rwanda for such [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000078729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[160],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-52243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-theophile-niyitegeka"],"bylines":[{"id":160,"name":"Th\u00e9ophile Niyitegeka","slug":"theophile-niyitegeka","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":3}],"contributors":[{"id":160,"name":"Th\u00e9ophile Niyitegeka","slug":"theophile-niyitegeka","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":3}],"featured_image":{"id":2000078729,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/rwanda_1.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/rwanda_1.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/rwanda_1.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/rwanda_1.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/rwanda_1.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/rwanda_1.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52243"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52243\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000078729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52243"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=52243"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=52243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}