Saturday, 2 March 2013

UK aid for scandal-hit Rwandan government is axed because of fears it was supporting Congolese militias | Mail Online

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UK aid for scandal-hit Rwandan government is axed because of fears it was supporting Congolese militias

By DANIEL MARTIN

PUBLISHED: 11:49 EST, 1 March 2013 | UPDATED: 11:51 EST, 1 March 2013

International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced an end to giving British funding to direct to the Rwandan government

Aid to Rwanda will be funnelled through charities rather than the scandal-hit government, Justine Greening revealed oday.

The International Development Secretary said the UK will give £16million to Rwanda after earlier halting it because of the central African state's support for brutal rebels in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

But the money will not be paid directly to the Rwandan treasury as initially planned but instead to aid agencies working in the country.

The announcement comes six months after Miss Greening's predecessor in the job, Andrew Mitchell, controversially reinstated payments to the Rwandan government – despite growing human rights concerns.

On his last day in the job, he authorised £8million as direct support to the government, and diverted the other half to specific development programmes.

He acted despite the publication of an interim UN report last July which highlighted Rwanda's role in backing insurgents in DRC – formerly known as Zaire.

But Miss Greening, who took over from Mr Mitchell, decided in November to withhold the money amid renewed concerns about President Paul Kagame's actions.

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Violence in DRC – formerly known as Zaire – has been spiralling, with reports of summary executions being carried out by the rebel M23 group and growing numbers of refugees.

The money is being withheld amid renewed concerns about amid renewed concerns about the actions of Rwandan President Paul Kagame's actions

In a written ministerial statement, Ms Greening said £16million would now be paid in to Rwanda but not through its government.

Some of the cash will also be paid in to a ring-fenced fund which will be divided amongst the country's poorest workers.

She said: 'This reprogrammed development spend will be channelled through projects that directly reach and protect the poorest people in Rwanda.

'In line with my earlier decision regarding the breach in the partnership principles, it is not appropriate to release any of these funds as general budget support.

'The funds being released will be used to provide cash transfers and cash for work opportunities for around 545,000 of the poorest individuals and to support non-governmental organisations in Rwanda to provide essential services.

'We will also pay directly for 1.8 million textbooks for primary and secondary students. A further £2million will support up to 20,000 refugees in refugee camps on the Rwanda side of the border with DRC.

'The UK Government remains fully committed to supporting long-term solutions which bring stability and resolve the causes of conflict in eastern DRC, and will continue to work with our international and regional partners to achieve this goal.'

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They are brilliant at giving away our money. The madness of borrowing money to give it away can't be lost on people can it?

- nanuk of the north , Morpeth England, United Kingdom, 02/3/2013 14:17

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Sure, let's help these poor kids ! Help the girls to grow and raise starving children, and the boys to be strong enough to carry a Kalashnikov.

- Frank , North Shields, United Kingdom,02/3/2013 13:41

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And as India supports the conflict in Kashmir, on this basis their aid should be eliminated also.

- Jayar , Elsewhere, 02/3/2013 12:46

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.....and you trust the charities with our money???? They are all businesses with highly paid managers!!! - parky , Poole, 02/3/2013 07:02........There are Grass Roots charities working out of the UK in Rwanda who most certainly do not have highly paid managers and who's workers raise their own funding to be out there. RSVP and FreeSpirit Rwanda Child are but 2 examples. The difference these small groups can make on the ground is immeasurable for the children in Rwanda providing education, shoes, meals and medical care via sponsorship.

- Bumblebee , Harrogate, United Kingdom,02/3/2013 12:03

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All aid should be stopped until we have our own house in order. It¿s not rocket science to understand that you don¿t give money away when you don¿t have any

- jtb , home, United Kingdom, 02/3/201311:26

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thats another private jet then nice

- pete , blackpool, 02/3/2013 11:04

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we have no money

- si , london, 02/3/2013 10:23

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Stop all aid and abolish Greening¿s department. Channel the savings to nursing our old folk All would become free to them then with lots to spare. Charity starts at home.

- Ron , Sudbury, United Kingdom, 02/3/201309:31

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I like her. She always does what she promises. When she was our MP here in SW London she did everything that she said. And she is doing her job well.

- Sandy Brown , London, 02/3/2013 09:02

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I like her. She always does what she promises. When she was our MP here in SW London she did everything that she said. And she is doing her job well.

- Sandy Brown , London, 02/3/2013 09:01

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Belgique : la femme mise à l’honneur au sein de la communauté rwandaise | Jambonews, actualités sur la région des Grands Lacs d'Afrique (Rwanda, Burundi, RDC (Congo), Ouganda, Kenya & Tanzanie)

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Le samedi 9 mars 2013, le Réseau international des Femmes pour la Démocratie et la Paix (RifDP), célébrera la journée internationale de la femme à Bruxelles.

Sur le thème « ensemble contre les violences faites aux femmes », les trois sections du RifDP, Belgique, Canada et Pays-Bas aborderont cette problématique de la violence faite aux femmes au travers de présentations, de débats et d'échanges, dans le but de dégager des pistes de solution face à ce fléau.

Le moment phare de la journée sera la remise du « Prix Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza pour la démocratie et la paix ». Inauguré le 12 mars 2011 à Montréal, ce prix annuel vise à récompenser les personnes qui se seront démarquées dans le cadre de la lutte pour la démocratie et la paix en Afrique et plus spécialement dans la Région des Grands Lacs au cours de l'année précédente.

Les présentations seront entrecoupées par diverses animations assurées notamment par le groupe musical MODEMY ainsi que le groupe de danse traditionnelle rwandaise INTASHYO.

Par cette activité, le RifDP vise à inviter les participants à penser, le temps d'une soirée, à ces violences innommables faites aux femmes et, à travers le « Prix Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza pour la Démocratie et la Paix », à honorer ceux qui luttent pour la paix et la justice.

Ruhumuza Mbonyumutwa

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Invitation en néerlandais : (http://www.rifdp-iwndp.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Uitnodiging-9-MAART-2013.pdf).

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CNR-Intwari: Imyanzuro y’inama isanzwe ya Biro Politiki

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Iyobowe na Prezida wayo, Général Habyarimana Emmanuel, Inteko y'Igihugu iharanira Repubulika yatangiye inama ya Biro Politiki yayo isuzuma amaraporo atandukanye y'abayobozi b'amakomisiyo yose, n'abahagarariye CNR Intwari mu ma fasi yose y'imbere n'ayo hanze y'igihugu.

Inama ya Biro Politiki yasuzumanye kandi ubwitonzi n'ubushishozi inyandiko zitandukanye yagiye igezwaho n'abayoboke ba CNR Intwari b'imihanda yose y'isi.

Imaze kwumva no gusuzuma ayo maraporo yose Biro Politiki yasanze Igihugu cyacu kigeze ku manga nyuma y'umuteremuko utagira rutangira cyashyizweho n'ubutegetsi gito buri kuyogoza igihugu n'akarere k'ibiyaga bigari.

Yasanze imiyoboro yose iranga ub uzima bw'igihugu yarashyizwemo ibihato k'uburyo igihugu kimaze kuba igihuru.Inzego zose z'ubutegetsi bugendera ku mahame ya demokrasi zambuwe abaturage zibumbira mu maboko y'agatsiko k'abantu bake bigize nk'Imana mu bantu.

Abaturage bambuwe uburenganzira ntavogerwa kumutungo wabo bwite, birukanwa mu byabo nta ngurane bahawe, bamburwa amasambu yabo, bategekwakwisenyera ku ngufu, bicishwa inzara, bakoreshwa uburetwa none bageze naho basabwa gusorera umutekano wabo, bikagaragaza rero ko leta iriho itagishoboye na busa kurangiza inshingano yayo nyamukuru yo kurinda umutekano w'abaturage.

Biro Politiki yasanze ko kuba umuntu ubwabyo bihagijekugirango uhabwe agaciro ka muntu bityo rero nta mpavu nimwe yasobanura ko umuturage agomba gusorera leta kugirango imuhe agaciro k'ubuzima bwe mu gihugu cye.

Kubera izi mpamvu zose n'izindi zitarondowe biro politikiya CNR-intwari yafashe ibyemezo bikurikira.

1. Kwegera abaturage kurushaho, kubatoza no kubamara ubwoba hakoreshejwe uburyo bwose bwo kwirwanaho mu gihe baba bahohotewe.

2. Yasabye Perezida wayo Général Habyarimana Emmanuel kubonana vuba n'abandi bakuru b'amashyaka atavuga rumwe n'ubutegetsi buriho mu Rwanda kugirango ababyiyemeje bafatanye na CNR -Intwari urugendo rwokwibohoza yiyemeje gutangiza vuba aha ifatanije n'abaturage bose b'uRwanda.

3. Gukomeza gukoresha inyandiko n'imvugo gusa, n'ubwo nabyo bikenewe cyane, ariko byonyine ntibihagije kugira ngo ubutegetsi bukoresha ubwicanyi, iterabwoba n'ikinyoma buve ku izima.

4. Urugendo rugiye gutangira ntawe ruheje.Abanyarwanda bose bifuza amahoro n'amajyambere birambye muRwanda basabwe kubigiramo uruhare kuko ari uburenganzira bwabo ntavogerwa bwo gushyiraho ubutegetsi bubabereye no kubuvanaho igihe butagishoboye inshingano zabwo.

Dufatane urunana maze twese twivane ku ngoyi.

Bikorewe i Buruseri ku itariki ya mbere Werurwe umwaka w'i 2013

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Friday, 1 March 2013

Committee for unity, peace and reconciliation in Rwanda

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Committee for unity, peace and reconciliation in Rwanda

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Press Release

February 23, 2013 – In the previous century, the history of Rwanda has been characterized by divisions and destructive wars. Rwandans have clashed and killed each other's brothers and sisters.

The root of such evil has been the struggle for power, poor governance using terror, ethnic discrimination, regional discrimination, persecution, dictatorship, as well as lack of respect for human rights and taking Rwandan people hostage by successive governments.

Rwandans in general have not been granted freedom and independence of thought in order to contribute to the betterment of their nation. Instead, they are subjected to imprisonment, murder, assassinations, as well as being forced into exile.

During the war of 1990 to 1994, massacres of Rwandans occurred at a rate never seen in Rwanda. It culminated in the warring parties totally betraying the Rwandan people. The warring parties encouraged their followers to exterminate others on the basis of ethnicity, place of origin, and political views. The massacres did not end in Rwanda as the current Rwandan government pursued refugees in their countries of refuge outside of Rwanda to kill them in a way never heard of before in Rwanda.

The signatories of this announcement as well as their colleagues and supporters, driven by a desire to end the tragedy of Rwandans of the last century, have formed a committee to gather facts and provide recommendations that will lead to unity, peace and reconciliation in Rwanda.

This peace and reconciliation committee is an independent body, whose work is driven by civil society. The committee is anchored by advisers known for operating with honesty, integrity, fairness and who support justice.

One of the esteemed supporters of this initiative is His Majesty King Kigeli V Ndahindurwa.

The Reconciliation committee would like to especially thank Him as well as other Rwandans who support this initiative and who have played a major advisory role as we undertake this initiative.

We would also like to thank political parties as well as independent civil society organizations and individuals that have shown confidence in us.

The Committee invites all peace and unity loving Rwandans, wherever they are in the world, to take part in this initiative whose goal is to foster forgiveness and reconciliation, leading to building a vibrant society in Rwanda; focused on building a society where every individual's rights are respected and protected by the law. With support from Rwandans, this committee will achieve its goal of rule of law, democracy, peace, and development.

For the Reconciliation Committee,

Ndagijimana Jean-Marie Vianney

Matata Joseph

Sisi Évariste

Filed Under: AMAKURU Tagged With: King Kigeli V, Matata,Peace and Reconciliation, Rwanda

-“The root cause of the Rwandan tragedy of 1994 is the long and past historical ethnic dominance of one minority ethnic group to the other majority ethnic group. Ignoring this reality is giving a black cheque for the Rwandan people’s future and deepening resentment, hostility and hatred between the two groups.”

-« Ce dont j’ai le plus peur, c’est des gens qui croient que, du jour au lendemain, on peut prendre une société, lui tordre le cou et en faire une autre ».

-“The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.”

-“I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile.”

-“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

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Saturday, 2 March 2013

UK aid for scandal-hit Rwandan government is axed because of fears it was supporting Congolese militias | Mail Online