Miss Jojo has denied claims that she ‘Blew-out’. She has not been active for sometime now attracting rumours that she could have blown out.
However, Miss Jojo (real names. Uwineza Josianne) told IGIHE that she has been working on a new album titled ‘Woman’ which she says will be available soon.
The talented singer says she will soon resurface and entertain her fans with more music.
President Paul Kagame has received credentials of envoys from Kingdom of Netherlands, the Republic of Germany and the Holy See accredited to the Republic of Rwanda, in a special accreditation ceremony organized at Urugwiro Village.
The new accredited Ambassador of Netherlands to Rwanda, Leoni Margarita Cuelenaere, has served at Ambassadorial level in Colombo, Sri Lanka (2008-2011).
Her new posting in Rwanda comes after a brief assignment as Dutch resident Ambassador in Sana’a, Yemen.
Speaking to the press after presenting their credentials, the envoys expressed their country’s interest in strengthening their relationship with Rwanda in different cooperation areas.
Ambassador Leoni Margarita Cuelenaere told the press:
“I am fortunate to be here in Rwanda where we aim to maintain the very good relations with Rwanda and continue on path of good partnerships you have taken.”
Mgr. Luciano Russo, the designate Apostolic Nuncio in Rwanda has served at various positions in pontifical representations in Papua New Guinea, Honduras, Syria, Brazil, Holland, United States; the latest of his postings being in Bulgaria. He is fluent in Italian, English, French and Spanish.
Ambassador Peter Fahrenholtz, the new German Ambassador to Rwanda, is a career diplomat who joined the German Federal Foreign Office in 1988 and has since served mostly in Eastern Europe and Asia.
He was the recent Head of Division of West and Central Africa at the German Federal Foreign Office headquarters.
Ambassador Peter Fahrenholtz expressed his country’s interest in increased private sector partnerships between German and Rwandan businesses.
“We want to encourage private business from Germany to invest, to trade, create employment in Rwanda and ensure win win propositions,” he noted.
When asked about his stance in the Eastern DRC, Ambassador Peter Fahrenholtz asserted Germany’s support for regional solutions to regional problems. “Germany believes African problems can only be solved by African initiatives,” he added.
The envoys praised Rwanda for its progress and expressed their commitment to ensuring mutually beneficial partnerships.
President Paul Kagame has received credentials of envoys from Kingdom of Netherlands, the Republic of Germany and the Holy See accredited to the Republic of Rwanda, in a special accreditation ceremony organized at Urugwiro Village.
The new accredited Ambassador of Netherlands to Rwanda, Leoni Margarita Cuelenaere, has served at Ambassadorial level in Colombo, Sri Lanka (2008-2011).
Her new posting in Rwanda comes after a brief assignment as Dutch resident Ambassador in Sana’a, Yemen.
Speaking to the press after presenting their credentials, the envoys expressed their country’s interest in strengthening their relationship with Rwanda in different cooperation areas.
Ambassador Leoni Margarita Cuelenaere told the press:
“I am fortunate to be here in Rwanda where we aim to maintain the very good relations with Rwanda and continue on path of good partnerships you have taken.”
Mgr. Luciano Russo, the designate Apostolic Nuncio in Rwanda has served at various positions in pontifical representations in Papua New Guinea, Honduras, Syria, Brazil, Holland, United States; the latest of his postings being in Bulgaria. He is fluent in Italian, English, French and Spanish.
Ambassador Peter Fahrenholtz, the new German Ambassador to Rwanda, is a career diplomat who joined the German Federal Foreign Office in 1988 and has since served mostly in Eastern Europe and Asia.
He was the recent Head of Division of West and Central Africa at the German Federal Foreign Office headquarters.
Ambassador Peter Fahrenholtz expressed his country’s interest in increased private sector partnerships between German and Rwandan businesses.
“We want to encourage private business from Germany to invest, to trade, create employment in Rwanda and ensure win win propositions,” he noted.
When asked about his stance in the Eastern DRC, Ambassador Peter Fahrenholtz asserted Germany’s support for regional solutions to regional problems. “Germany believes African problems can only be solved by African initiatives,” he added.
The envoys praised Rwanda for its progress and expressed their commitment to ensuring mutually beneficial partnerships.
Six new Senators have taken oath to assume their new responsibilities in the Rwandan Senate at a swearing-in ceremony presided over by President Paul Kagame.
The new members of the Upper House include Prof. Chrysologue Karangwa, Zephyrin Kalimba,Margaret Nyagahura,Consolée Uwimana,Jeanne d’Arc Mukakalisa and Charles Uyisenga.
Six new Senators have taken oath to assume their new responsibilities in the Rwandan Senate at a swearing-in ceremony presided over by President Paul Kagame.
The new members of the Upper House include Prof. Chrysologue Karangwa, Zephyrin Kalimba,Margaret Nyagahura,Consolée Uwimana,Jeanne d’Arc Mukakalisa and Charles Uyisenga.
The International Alert on October 9, launched ‘Fractured Lives’, a photographic essay and film highlighting stories of Rwandans who are still working to rebuild their lives and society, 18 years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
At the same event held in Kigali, Alert also launched the policy report, ‘Healing fractured lives: reconciliation and
reintegration in Rwanda’.
The new releases are part of Alert’s project that is supported by USAID and Misereor. The project is implemented by Alert in partnership with Pro-Femmes/Twese Hamwe Umuseke, the Rwandan Association of Trauma Counsellors (ARCT Ruhuka), Duterimbere Asbl, and Duterimbere IMF.
Among others, the photos by award-winning photojournalist Carol Allen Storey put the spotlight on the long-term effects of war and the complexity of reconciling a nation.
Commenting on the launch, International Alert’s Country Manager in Rwanda, Gloriose Bazigaga, said, “These photos are very striking, as are the stories behind them.”
However, they are not one-day success stories; they are stories of a lifetime. They demonstrate the commitment of Rwandan individuals, communities and organisations that goes on year after year, sometimes for generations, to rebuild lives fractured by
conflict.”
The project has brought all sides affected by the genocide and supporting them to establish common ground. In this visual account, survivors, ex-combatants,ex-prisoners and youth share their powerful stories of trauma, forgiveness and hope.
Also commenting on the project, Dan Smith, Alert’s Secretary General, said: ‘Alert and its partners also work to support people facing tough economic conditions especially survivors.
The project addresses both the psychological and economic voids that are always present after conflicts in a long-term process of counselling, dialogue, and training and support for livelihoods initiatives.’
The report analyses reintegration and reconciliation programmes in the country. This study recommends that an inclusive approach to reintegration, bringing together all groups affected by the genocide and its consequences, be used more widely in Rwanda as it has powerful benefits for social cohesion.
It further argues that the reintegration programmes should target the youth as opportunity they have opportunity to positively transform community dynamics. It calls for a multidisciplinary way, targeting psychological, economic and dialogue needs in communities.
The International Alert on October 9, launched ‘Fractured Lives’, a photographic essay and film highlighting stories of Rwandans who are still working to rebuild their lives and society, 18 years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
At the same event held in Kigali, Alert also launched the policy report, ‘Healing fractured lives: reconciliation and
reintegration in Rwanda’.
The new releases are part of Alert’s project that is supported by USAID and Misereor. The project is implemented by Alert in partnership with Pro-Femmes/Twese Hamwe Umuseke, the Rwandan Association of Trauma Counsellors (ARCT Ruhuka), Duterimbere Asbl, and Duterimbere IMF.
Among others, the photos by award-winning photojournalist Carol Allen Storey put the spotlight on the long-term effects of war and the complexity of reconciling a nation.
Commenting on the launch, International Alert’s Country Manager in Rwanda, Gloriose Bazigaga, said, “These photos are very striking, as are the stories behind them.”
However, they are not one-day success stories; they are stories of a lifetime. They demonstrate the commitment of Rwandan individuals, communities and organisations that goes on year after year, sometimes for generations, to rebuild lives fractured by
conflict.”
The project has brought all sides affected by the genocide and supporting them to establish common ground. In this visual account, survivors, ex-combatants,ex-prisoners and youth share their powerful stories of trauma, forgiveness and hope.
Also commenting on the project, Dan Smith, Alert’s Secretary General, said: ‘Alert and its partners also work to support people facing tough economic conditions especially survivors.
The project addresses both the psychological and economic voids that are always present after conflicts in a long-term process of counselling, dialogue, and training and support for livelihoods initiatives.’
The report analyses reintegration and reconciliation programmes in the country. This study recommends that an inclusive approach to reintegration, bringing together all groups affected by the genocide and its consequences, be used more widely in Rwanda as it has powerful benefits for social cohesion.
It further argues that the reintegration programmes should target the youth as opportunity they have opportunity to positively transform community dynamics. It calls for a multidisciplinary way, targeting psychological, economic and dialogue needs in communities.
Smallholder farmers in Rwanda stand to gain from crop farming following the launch of a low-cost insurance that covers weather vagaries and yield shortfalls.
This was preceded by signing of a memorandum of understanding October 11, between Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (Minagri) and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), a Swiss non-profit organization.
The new scheme dubbed ‘Hinga Urishingiwe’ the version of Kenya’s ‘Kilimo Salama’ currently targets smallholder farmers who currently growing maize and beans on plots ranging from 0.10-1 acres but with plans to include more crops in the near future.
Currently, focus is the districts of Huye, Nyanza, Nyaruguru, Gisagara and Karongi.
The insurance covers loans provided to farmers by the agriculture service provider One Acre Fund/Tubura.
Minagri Minister Dr Agnes Kalibata while launching the scheme emphasised its value to the smallholder farmers, stating that it will change the way they have been doing business as they produce for home consumption and the market.
She added that Government and other stakeholders are ready to work with farmers who will take up the scheme but added that more sensitization was needed on the same.
The average loan to size insured is for USD 15 (Rwf 9,600) and goes at 15% per interest per annum.
Through the farmers will pay the premium as part of their loan repayments for fertilizer and other improved inputs offered by Minagri and One Acre Fund.
“With this insurance our farmers can now protect their families against risk of losing their investments due to erratic weather, said Cor Oudes of One Acre Fund.
And SFSA’s Executive Director, Dr Marco Ferroni, says that when farmers make losses they may fear to put in more investments in the next season, leading to low farm output, adding that is where Hinga Urishingiwe’ insurance comes in.
Hinga Urishingiwe, also supported by Swiss Re Corporate Solutions as a partner, is based on the lessons learned from the project’s operations in Kenya where it has been offering agricultural insurance for the last three years.
To date 73,000 farmers have been insured in Kenya and Rwanda under the scheme. In Kenya, 10,000 farmers have received payouts from the scheme.
Dr Benjamin Mbundu, Managing Director of SORAS Insurance, also a partner in the scheme says that the scheme avoids expensive and lengthy claims procedures.
The product has the potential to make agricultural micro-insurance affordable and attractive for small-holder farmers and economically viable for insurance companies in the country that had previously ignored the agricultural sector.
Smallholder farmers in Rwanda stand to gain from crop farming following the launch of a low-cost insurance that covers weather vagaries and yield shortfalls.
This was preceded by signing of a memorandum of understanding October 11, between Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (Minagri) and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture (SFSA), a Swiss non-profit organization.
The new scheme dubbed ‘Hinga Urishingiwe’ the version of Kenya’s ‘Kilimo Salama’ currently targets smallholder farmers who currently growing maize and beans on plots ranging from 0.10-1 acres but with plans to include more crops in the near future.
Currently, focus is the districts of Huye, Nyanza, Nyaruguru, Gisagara and Karongi.
The insurance covers loans provided to farmers by the agriculture service provider One Acre Fund/Tubura.
Minagri Minister Dr Agnes Kalibata while launching the scheme emphasised its value to the smallholder farmers, stating that it will change the way they have been doing business as they produce for home consumption and the market.
She added that Government and other stakeholders are ready to work with farmers who will take up the scheme but added that more sensitization was needed on the same.
The average loan to size insured is for USD 15 (Rwf 9,600) and goes at 15% per interest per annum.
Through the farmers will pay the premium as part of their loan repayments for fertilizer and other improved inputs offered by Minagri and One Acre Fund.
“With this insurance our farmers can now protect their families against risk of losing their investments due to erratic weather, said Cor Oudes of One Acre Fund.
And SFSA’s Executive Director, Dr Marco Ferroni, says that when farmers make losses they may fear to put in more investments in the next season, leading to low farm output, adding that is where Hinga Urishingiwe’ insurance comes in.
Hinga Urishingiwe, also supported by Swiss Re Corporate Solutions as a partner, is based on the lessons learned from the project’s operations in Kenya where it has been offering agricultural insurance for the last three years.
To date 73,000 farmers have been insured in Kenya and Rwanda under the scheme. In Kenya, 10,000 farmers have received payouts from the scheme.
Dr Benjamin Mbundu, Managing Director of SORAS Insurance, also a partner in the scheme says that the scheme avoids expensive and lengthy claims procedures.
The product has the potential to make agricultural micro-insurance affordable and attractive for small-holder farmers and economically viable for insurance companies in the country that had previously ignored the agricultural sector.
The Minister of Local Government, James Musoni on October 8, 2012 launched the ‘Management for results’ training for local government leaders at La Palisse Hotel in Gashora.
The week-long training will see officials in local governments upgrade their management skills to deliver results.
The training conducted by Korean experts particularly targeted mayors, directors of planning and Vice mayors in charge of Finance and Economic Development and Vice Mayors in charge of Social Affairs as well as Provincial, City of Kigali and District Executive Secretaries.
The training is a continuation of the leadership development training that was also attended by Local Government Leaders in May and September 2011.
Other similar trainings are taking place at lower levels of local governments such as the sectors and cells for Executive Secretaries in the context of implementing the local government capacity building plan.
Through the trainings leaders will be empowered with skills and capacities to improve their performance and expedite realization of the country’s socio-economic transformation.
“The Government is building capacities for local government officials purposely to promote efficiency, effectiveness and to develop in them self-confidence, patriotism, sacrifice so as to have dignified Society and Nation,” minister Musoni said.
Such trainings, minister Musoni said, are designed to provide technical skills and develop values such as integrity and clarity of purpose among Local government leaders.
He added it was important for leaders to exhibit professionalism by providing people-centered services with urgency and responsibility, echoing that one cannot achieve results without such values.
The training provided chance for participants to inter-relate management for results skills with leadership development skills.
The Government says the trainings will help Local Government officials understand their crucial roles and responsibilities in Rwanda’s socio-economic transformation and more especially managing for results, which should provide answers to different challenges facing local government leaders, specifically in planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.