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  • Mrs. Zenawi Refuses to Leave Presidential Palace

    The widow of former prime minister Meles Zenawi has refused to leave Ethiopia’s national palace for the country’s new leader and his family.

    According to government sources, Mrs Azeb Mesfin has ignored instructions to move to a new residence that would also be accorded full security detail.

    The government has given Mrs Azeb and her children the option of three residential villas in Addis Ababa but she is said to have refused to even visit any out of her own security concerns.

    Government officials recently wrote a letter requesting her to leave the palace for the new prime minister, Mr Hailemariam Desalegn.

    The new leader and his family are currently living in a small residential villa in the western suburb of the capital.

    Mr Hailemariam was sworn in last month after having served as interim premier since Mr Meles’ death on August 20. An internal struggle over whether to confirm him into office was said to have had the widow as one of the main players.

    Due to the delay in transferring the palace, Mr Hailemariam is forced to stay in office late in the night and head back very early in the morning to avoid being inconvenienced by the busy Addis Ababa street that leads from his current home to his office.

    He is reportedly also avoiding inconveniencing city residents and uses less security detail than his predecessor.

    The government has deployed tight security around his current home but wants him to move to the more guarded palace.

    Mrs Azeb is one of the top officials and a former rebel fighter under the Tigrian Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF), one of the four coalition partners of the powerful ruling party, during the 17-year armed struggle against Mengistu Hailemariam’s Marxist regime.

    A mother of three, she secured a parliamentary seat in 2005 and was re-elected in 2010.

    She also heads the multi-billion dollar ruling party-owned business conglomerate, EFFORT.

  • EWSA Contributes Frw600M to Agaciro Fund

    Rwanda’s Energy utility company EWSA has contributed over Frw600Million to the Agaciro Development Fund.

    Muyange Yves, the Director of EWSA said that the contribution comes from the EWSA staff who have contributed a part of their salaries in order to support the fund.

    Muyange pledges continuous support to Agaciro Fund since it is aiming at development of the country.

    Dusenge Lenata who represented MINECOFIN appreciated the contribution adding the fund will be well managed.

    She added that currently the contribution to the fund stands at Frw 21 billion.

  • EWSA Contributes Frw600M to Agaciro Fund

    Rwanda’s Energy utility company EWSA has contributed over Frw600Million to the Agaciro Development Fund.

    Muyange Yves, the Director of EWSA said that the contribution comes from the EWSA staff who have contributed a part of their salaries in order to support the fund.

    Muyange pledges continuous support to Agaciro Fund since it is aiming at development of the country.

    Dusenge Lenata who represented MINECOFIN appreciated the contribution adding the fund will be well managed.

    She added that currently the contribution to the fund stands at Frw 21 billion.

  • Vocational School Opens at Nkombo Island

    The UK envoy to Rwanda, Ben Llwellyn Jones Obe inaugurated October 17, a Vocational Training School at Nkombo Island in Rusizi District with another school which educated former street children in Gihundwe Sector.

    Both Schools were built by a NGO, Rwanda Aid, which works in the remote south west region of Rwanda, in the districts of Rusizi and Nyamasheke.

    About Frw64 Million was used to construct the school at Nkombo
    Residents noted that the school is going to play a role in the social economic development.

    HE. Ben Llwellyn Jones told residents of the Island to commit more to sustainable management of the school adding practical courses to be provided with the school will economically transform their area.

  • Vocational School Opens at Nkombo Island

    The UK envoy to Rwanda, Ben Llwellyn Jones Obe inaugurated October 17, a Vocational Training School at Nkombo Island in Rusizi District with another school which educated former street children in Gihundwe Sector.

    Both Schools were built by a NGO, Rwanda Aid, which works in the remote south west region of Rwanda, in the districts of Rusizi and Nyamasheke.

    About Frw64 Million was used to construct the school at Nkombo
    Residents noted that the school is going to play a role in the social economic development.

    HE. Ben Llwellyn Jones told residents of the Island to commit more to sustainable management of the school adding practical courses to be provided with the school will economically transform their area.

  • David Cameron Defends Aid to Rwanda

    Though, David Cameron has been pressed to say why the government unfroze aid to Rwanda, during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons.

    Cameron replied that Rwanda has been, and continues to be, a success story of a country that has moved from genocide and disaster to become a role model for development and lifting people out of poverty in Africa.

    Cameron told BBC “And I’m proud of the fact that the last government and this government have continued to invest in that success”.

    “……. but I continue to believe that investing in Rwanda’s success as one of those countries in Africa that’s showing you can break the cycle of poverty, you can improve conditions for people, is something that we are right to do.” Cameron said.

    Earlier this month, the Rwandan High Commissioner to the UK, Ernest Rwamucyo has said, the basis for suspending aid to Rwanda is not justified particularly because the aid goes to development and has nothing to do with the allegations of fuelling conflict in Congo.

    Rwamucyo also said that Rwanda put a very comprehensive response to the accusations leveled by the UN report.

    “Our response was very clear where the facts were wrong, and also the fact that the report was submitted without allowing Rwanda to respond to the allegations”.

    The High Commissioner also talked about Rwanda Peace Keeping and Support Operations in other parts of the world.

    Rwandan peace keepers are deployed in Darfur, South Sudan, Haiti, Chad, and Liberia and were involved in stabilizing the Comoro’s.

    “This is a conscience and deliberate decision Rwanda took because of our immediate history of the genocide and suffering, that we feel others shouldn’t endure if conflict can be mitigated,” the envoy continued to explain.

  • David Cameron Defends Aid to Rwanda

    Though, David Cameron has been pressed to say why the government unfroze aid to Rwanda, during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons.

    Cameron replied that Rwanda has been, and continues to be, a success story of a country that has moved from genocide and disaster to become a role model for development and lifting people out of poverty in Africa.

    Cameron told BBC “And I’m proud of the fact that the last government and this government have continued to invest in that success”.

    “……. but I continue to believe that investing in Rwanda’s success as one of those countries in Africa that’s showing you can break the cycle of poverty, you can improve conditions for people, is something that we are right to do.” Cameron said.

    Earlier this month, the Rwandan High Commissioner to the UK, Ernest Rwamucyo has said, the basis for suspending aid to Rwanda is not justified particularly because the aid goes to development and has nothing to do with the allegations of fuelling conflict in Congo.

    Rwamucyo also said that Rwanda put a very comprehensive response to the accusations leveled by the UN report.

    “Our response was very clear where the facts were wrong, and also the fact that the report was submitted without allowing Rwanda to respond to the allegations”.

    The High Commissioner also talked about Rwanda Peace Keeping and Support Operations in other parts of the world.

    Rwandan peace keepers are deployed in Darfur, South Sudan, Haiti, Chad, and Liberia and were involved in stabilizing the Comoro’s.

    “This is a conscience and deliberate decision Rwanda took because of our immediate history of the genocide and suffering, that we feel others shouldn’t endure if conflict can be mitigated,” the envoy continued to explain.

  • EAPCCO: Rwanda Handsover to Uganda

    Rwanda has handed over to Uganda the chairmanship of the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (EAPCCO).

    The Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K. Gasana on October 17th handed EAPCCO chairmanship to his Ugandan counterpart, Lt. Gen Kale Kayihura after successfully completing his one-year term.

    IGP Gasana called for member states to invest in IT and scientific led policing and the need for a law enforcement school for Africa to harmonize policing standards.
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  • EAPCCO: Rwanda Handsover to Uganda

    Rwanda has handed over to Uganda the chairmanship of the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (EAPCCO).

    The Inspector General of Police, Emmanuel K. Gasana on October 17th handed EAPCCO chairmanship to his Ugandan counterpart, Lt. Gen Kale Kayihura after successfully completing his one-year term.

    IGP Gasana called for member states to invest in IT and scientific led policing and the need for a law enforcement school for Africa to harmonize policing standards.
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  • Ngororero Residents Resolve to take Part in Planning

    Ngororero district officials have resolved that the views of the community must take center stage in the implementation of the district performance contracts.

    Officials said that this will enable residents to own and fully participate in the 2012-2013 performance contracts.

    This was one of the resolutions taken by the district officials during a meeting with sector leaders on the implementation of community development programs.

    Emmanuel Mazimpaka, the vice mayor in charge of economic affairs, said that the performance contracts must be elaborated to the community in order to stimulate ideas from the residents on how to implement the set targets.

    Mazimpaka noted that this is one way of giving value to residents and encouraging them to be responsible over their community’s development.

    Sector officials say that the mindset of residents towards developing the community has changed over the years and despite that some of the targeted activities in the performance contracts require more funding.