Burundi’s Complaint Against Rwanda to ICGLR Dominates Rwandan Media
October 12, 2015 at 11:03 am UTC
The Rwandan media on Monday reports that Burundi has formally accused Rwanda of training rebels seeking to destabilise the country, a complaint it lodged through the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).
The government of Rwanda denies the allegations, but ICGLR has reportedly “urged the government of Rwanda to facilitate the deployment of the Expanded Joint Verification Mission in its territory in order to verify the claims made by the government of Burundi.”
This mounts more tension on the countries’ relations, coming in the wake of Burundi also expelling Désiré Nyaruhirira, the first counselor at the Rwandan embassy in Burundi, as well as several Rwandan traders in Kayanza, a city in northern Burundi near the border with Rwanda.
Another common story is about the Constitutional Review Commission, which is on Monday expected to table their first draft amendments of the Constitution before the Lower House, three weeks after the seven-person team of experts started work.
The amended constitution is meant to allow President Paul Kagame run for a third term in office, which is prohibited in the current constitution.
Parliament has invited the public to its session during which legislators will examine the draft revision of the Constitution.
In related news, the leader of Rwanda’s main opposition Green Party told journalists that his party will officially appeal to President Paul Kagame not to contravene the constitution by seeking another term.
This comes in the wake of a recent court ruling where the Green Party lost its battle to veto the proposed constitutional changes and thus – paving the way for Kagame to amend the constitution and seek another seven-year term.
Rwanda’s only daily, The New Times, reports that the government signed a memorandum of understanding with the African Union committing troops to the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC).
The ACIRC is an initiative for military intervention as and when the need arises and is made up of volunteering nations whose purpose is to rapidly respond to crisis situations on the continent. Rwanda is one of the 13 nations that have so far volunteered to form the ACIRC.
In sports news, it is reported that two former FC Barcelona legends Luis Garcia and Rayco Garcia are planning to construct an international football academy in Rwanda.
The two football legends informed the Minister of Sports Juliane Uwacu that the establishment of the football academy in Rwanda will help at least 15 talented kids to join big leagues like La Liga and the English Premier League in the next 10 years.
Minister Uwacu welcomed the two football legends and thanked them for choosing Rwanda as one of the destinations to establish a high profile football academy.
In business news, the National Bank of Rwanda Governor John Rwangombwa was on Sunday the announced Sub-Saharan Africa Central Bank Governor of 2015, during the Emerging Markets Awards held at the close of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings that took place in the Peruvian capital, Lima.
In his acceptance speech before hundreds of other governors and ministers of finance who attended the IMF/WB annual meetings, Rwangombwa dedicated the award to fellow Rwandans “who have chosen to work together to build our nation from the scratches it was two decades ago.”
The Rwandan media on Monday reports that Burundi has formally accused Rwanda of training rebels seeking to destabilise the country, a complaint it lodged through the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR).
The government of Rwanda denies the allegations, but ICGLR has reportedly “urged the government of Rwanda to facilitate the deployment of the Expanded Joint Verification Mission in its territory in order to verify the claims made by the government of Burundi.”
This mounts more tension on the countries’ relations, coming in the wake of Burundi also expelling Désiré Nyaruhirira, the first counselor at the Rwandan embassy in Burundi, as well as several Rwandan traders in Kayanza, a city in northern Burundi near the border with Rwanda.
Another common story is about the Constitutional Review Commission, which is on Monday expected to table their first draft amendments of the Constitution before the Lower House, three weeks after the seven-person team of experts started work.
The amended constitution is meant to allow President Paul Kagame run for a third term in office, which is prohibited in the current constitution.
Parliament has invited the public to its session during which legislators will examine the draft revision of the Constitution.
In related news, the leader of Rwanda’s main opposition Green Party told journalists that his party will officially appeal to President Paul Kagame not to contravene the constitution by seeking another term.
This comes in the wake of a recent court ruling where the Green Party lost its battle to veto the proposed constitutional changes and thus – paving the way for Kagame to amend the constitution and seek another seven-year term.
Rwanda’s only daily, The New Times, reports that the government signed a memorandum of understanding with the African Union committing troops to the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC).
The ACIRC is an initiative for military intervention as and when the need arises and is made up of volunteering nations whose purpose is to rapidly respond to crisis situations on the continent. Rwanda is one of the 13 nations that have so far volunteered to form the ACIRC.
In sports news, it is reported that two former FC Barcelona legends Luis Garcia and Rayco Garcia are planning to construct an international football academy in Rwanda.
The two football legends informed the Minister of Sports Juliane Uwacu that the establishment of the football academy in Rwanda will help at least 15 talented kids to join big leagues like La Liga and the English Premier League in the next 10 years.
Minister Uwacu welcomed the two football legends and thanked them for choosing Rwanda as one of the destinations to establish a high profile football academy.
In business news, the National Bank of Rwanda Governor John Rwangombwa was on Sunday the announced Sub-Saharan Africa Central Bank Governor of 2015, during the Emerging Markets Awards held at the close of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings that took place in the Peruvian capital, Lima.
In his acceptance speech before hundreds of other governors and ministers of finance who attended the IMF/WB annual meetings, Rwangombwa dedicated the award to fellow Rwandans “who have chosen to work together to build our nation from the scratches it was two decades ago.”
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