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  • Oil Production To Resume Immidiately in South Sudan

    South Sudan issued an order October 18, instructing foreign and national companies involved in oil industry to immediately resume production and exports through the territory of neigbouring Sudan.

    Stephen Dhieu Dau, South Sudan’s Minister of Petroleum and Mining on Thursday said the government had completed assessing all oil infrastructures located in the world’s youngest nation and was technically ready to recommence operations within three months.

    Production was halted at the beginning of the year over a transit fee disputed between the two countries. South Sudan split from Sudan in July 2011 without bilateral agreements on oil and other issues leading to a conflict over a disputed border area in April this year.

  • SOPECAF Coffee Factory Destroyed by Heavy Rain

    Heavy rains have reportedly caused heavy damage to SOPECAF coffee factory in Rubavu district.

    Nyabihu and Rubavu districts located in the volcanoe region have in the past experienced heavy rains which has caused tremendous damage to valuable property.

    Ntawukiruwabo Ramadhan the deputy Director of SOPECAF factory says, the damage caused to the factory is valued at over Frw670Million.

    Mr. Ntawukiruwabo explained that the damage will affect production.

    He calls upon government to help because the factory was in the process if paying a bank loan.

    It is also alleged that 5 houses built in the vicinity of SOPECAF factory have also been destroyed leaving families homeless.

    The most affected areas include, Rubona, Rushubi villages in Nyamyumba sector of Rubavu district.

    Residents of these areas complained that the Factory was built in the water path.

  • Girl Arrested For Using Stolen Cheque

    A19-year old girl Philomene Tuyisenge has been arrested for using a stolen cheque which belonged to Quincaillerie Eco-Marche to withdraw Frw 200,000 from Rwanda Commercial Bank (BCR) on October 17 in Nyarugenge District.

    Tuyisenge is currently detained at Muhima Police Station to help in Investigations.

    However, she claims to have been duped by her friend Angelique Vumiliya, 25, and an unknown man but denies having any role in pinching of the cheque book.
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  • Rwanda Demands Investigation into Murder Of Turatsinze

    Rwanda is demanding an investigation into the October 15 murder of Theogene Turatsinze, a Rwandan who was found dead in Maputo, Mozambique.

    Tthe High Commission of Rwanda to the Republic of Mozambique said in a condemnation statement,“The Government of Rwanda has called upon the Government of Mozambique to investigate the case and bring the culprits to book and is committed to follow it up and support the family during this trying time.”

    “He was an active member of the Rwandan Diaspora in Mozambique…had become a role model for a …. number of young Rwandans who had got employed in his consultancy firm,” it added.
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    Turatsinze Last Moments

    According to the Rwandan Mission in South Africa, On 12th October 2012, after dropping some of his business partners at hotel,Turatsinze went home for few minutes and then left for another meeting following a phone call that he received.

    Turatsinze had another meeting with the wife who called him to find out why he was not coming.

    She called him only to find out he was not free to talk and apparently close to sea. She could hear the wind of the sea.

    It is alleged that Later on,she called him again to find out but the phone was off.

    An sms was later sent to her saying ” Darling, you know i love you. Please pray for me. I am in a difficult situation.”.

    As time clocked away, she decided to contact the police with her family. Patrol was conducted throughout the beach until his car was found about 7 kms from the beach in a good condition.

    On sunday 14th October 2012, in the wee hours of the morning, a body was found on the ocean and dropped to the mortuary and the family identified the body.

    The body is to be flown for burial to Rwanda. Arrangments are being finalized.

    Investigations are going on to determine the culprit.

  • EAC Joint Military Exercises Start

    East African Community (EAC) member states have been urged to conclude all negotiations and ratify regional defence protocols.

    The call was made by Rwanda’s Defense Minister Gen. James Kabarebe while officially opening ‘Ushirikiano Imara 2012’ -the the joint EAC military field training exercise at the Rwanda Military Academy-Gako.

    About 1,680 armed forces personnel and civilians will be held at Rwanda Military Academy-Gako, in eastern province as well as Lake Kivu in Rubavu District in Western Province.

    Ushirikiano Imara 2012 exercise is aimed at improving capabilities of EAC partner states’ armed forces to combat complex security challenges that might besiege the region.

  • Supreme Court Rejects Ingabire Suit

    The Supreme Court Thursday rejected an application filed by Victoire Ingabire, challenging the constitutionality of the Genocide Ideology Law.

    A panel of nine judges announced, “The court finds no contradiction between the law and the constitution. it is true the constitution grants freedom of expression and speech, but the Genocide Ideology Law puts limitations to avoid abuse of those freedoms.”

    Ingabire had filed the suit claiming that the constitution grants her the right to freedom of expression.

    The Supreme Court cited the international law and several cases related to hate speech, including that of a Canadian teacher, James Keegstra, who was charged with teaching anti-Semitism.

    In her trial, which began in September 2011, the High Court found her statements at Kigali Memorial Centre – Gisozi to be in clear violation of the Genocide Ideology Law of July 2008.

  • MINIRENA Contributes Frw 166 Million to Agaciro Fund

    The Ministry of Natural Resources (MINIRENA)has contributed over Frw166,229,084 to Agaciro Development Fund.

    Minister Kamanzi Stanislas said the contribution was a way of MINIRENA staff expressing their self worth and supporting the development of the country.

    The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance (MINICOFIN) Sayinzoga Kampeta commended the MINIRENA staff for their contribution.

  • Former Ghana First Lady Blocked out Of Presidential Election

    The wife of Ghana’s ex-leader Jerry Rawlings, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, was Thursday disqualified from running in presidential polls over problems with her nomination forms, an official said.

    Candidates had until Thursday to submit nomination papers, but Ghana’s electoral commission said Mrs Rawlings’ forms were not properly completed.

    “Portions of the nomination forms were not properly filled by the National Democratic Party and the electoral commission’s deadline for filling nominations has passed today,” Ms Sylvia Annor, electoral commission spokeswoman, told news agency AFP.

    “There were major errors on their forms and they could not meet the deadline to rectify them hence the disqualification.”

    There was no immediate reaction from Mrs Rawlings or her National Democratic Party.

    Mrs Rawlings was nominated as a presidential candidate by the upstart political party on Saturday, highlighting divisions in President John Dramani Mahama’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) ahead of December polls.

    She had sought to run on the NDC party ticket, but was trounced in a 2011 primary battle by John Atta Mills, Ghana’s then-president who died in July following an illness.

    After being beaten by Mr Mills, she helped launch the rival National Democratic Party and had been flirting for months with a presidential run, while maintaining ties to the NDC.

    Her husband, a national icon who founded the NDC and has led Ghana both as a military ruler and an elected president, has sent mixed messages about his allegiances as regards the December vote.

    The polls are widely expected to be close and experts have said the NDC may struggle to retain power if Mr Rawlings throws his influence behind another candidate.

    The main opposition candidate in the race is Mr Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party.

  • Pentagon’s Africa Command Gets New Boss

    President Barack Obama will nominate a new leader for the Pentagon command in charge of Africa.

    Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday the president is picking Gen. David Rodriguez to replace Gen. Carter Ham as head of the U.S. Africa Command.

    Rodriguez is the commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, responsible for the training, equipping and oversight of active duty, National Guard and reserve soldiers.

    The choice comes during a turbulent time across the continent. Political turmoil rages in Libya, fighting continues to engulf the fractious state of Somalia, a militant presence has emerged in Mali, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has made its presence known in northern Africa, and sectarian strife plagues Nigeria.

    The command, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, is one of six geographic commands operated by the Pentagon. Djibouti hosts the only U.S. forward operating base the United States has on the continent with 3,000 U.S. service members at Camp Lemonier.

    The command was created by presidential order and officially activated in 2007.

    It became fully operational in 2008. Gen. William E. “Kip” Ward served as its first commander. Ham, a U.S. Army general, became the second commander in 2011.

    The U.S. Africa Command is responsible for all military activities and military relations with 54 African countries, including the islands of Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, and Sao Tome and Principe, along with the Indian Ocean islands of Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles.

    U.S. Central Command maintains a traditional relationship with Egypt. Africom says it works with Egypt “on issues relating to Africa security.”

    “The command has no plans to move its headquarters from Stuttgart and will be located here for the foreseeable future.

    In addition, USAFRICOM is not seeking the establishment of bases in Africa or anywhere else,” the command said on its website.

  • 2013:Eurozone to Have Banking Supervisor

    Leaders of the European Union in Brussels have agreed October 18, to a deal for a eurozone-wide banking supervisor in 2013 that is designed to help prevent future catastrophic bank failures that could threaten the monetary union.

    The agreement sets the stage for development of a legal framework to allow the European Central Bank to give emergency funds to ailing banks directly without going through national governments — bailouts which, in turn, have required bailouts for the nations themselves, as was seen in Greece and Ireland.

    The move is necessary to “break the vicious circle between banks and sovereigns,” said European Council President Herman Van Rompuy in a press conference early Friday.

    “Next hurdle to set up a single supervisory mechanism to prevent banking risks and cross-border contagion from emerging … built with the integrity of the single market in mind.”

    The leaders set a goal of approving the legislative framework by January 1, with the new supervisory mechanism “operational in the course of 2013,” Van Rompuy said.