Norsk ambassade opprettet i Kinshasa i Kongo

Norges nye ambassade i Kinshasa, hovedstaden i Den demokratiske republikken Kongo, ble fredag formelt opprettet. Det melder NTB, ifølge Nettavisen.no

Det skjedde da Norges ambassadør Jon-Åge Øyslebø overleverte sine akkrediteringer til president Felix Tshisekedi.

– Med norsk medlemskap i FNs sikkerhetsråd de to neste årene, samt styrket tilstedeværelse i landet, er Norge bedre rustet for å bidra til å løse de store humanitære utfordringene og styrke etterlevelsen av menneskerettighetene, sier utenriksminister Ine Eriksen Søreide (H).

Norge har til nå hatt et ambassadekontor i Kinshasa, underlagt ambassaden i Angolas hovedstad Luanda.

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Luftforurensningen verre i Pakistan

I Pakistan har luftforurensingen blitt verre i de to største byene – Lahore, nordøst i landet, og kystbyen Karachi, som nå begge er blant de fem mest forurensede byene i verden, melder NRK.no
Luftkvalitetsindeksen (AQI) i Lahore har økt til 314 hvor maksgrensen er 500.

Kritikk mot Rwanda etter bortføringen av “Hotel Rwanda”-sjefen Paul Rusesabagina

Hôtel des Mille Collines, Kigali, Rwanda.

Human Rights Watch er blant organisasjonene som nå kritiserer myndighetene i Rwanda etter at de har bortført Paul Rusesabagina (66) fra Dubai og hentet ham tilbake til landet, melder AP. Regimekritikeren er blant annet tiltalt for terrorisme.

Den tidligere hotelldirektøren er blitt hyllet for å ha reddet over 1.000 menneskeliv under  folkemordet i Rwanda i 1994.

Det var Rwandas etterforskningsbyrå, Rib som i slutten av august opplyste at ble han pågrepet i utlandet og brakt til Rwanda. Siktelsen omfatter blant annet terror, brannpåsettelse, kidnapping og drap.

Paul Rusesabagina, som er belgisk statsborger, har lenge vært en kritiker av regjeringen i Rwanda. Rib sier han er mistenkt for å være grunnlegger, leder, sponsor og medlem av en voldelig og væpnet terrororganisasjon som opererer fra ulike steder i regionen.

Rusesabagina er blitt kalt “Rwandas Oscar Schindler” etter at han reddet over 1.000 personer fra folkegrupen tutsi fra å bli drept under folkemordet i 1994 ved å gjemme dem på Hôtel des Mille Collines (“Hotellet ved de tusen høyder”) i hovedstaden Kigali og senere hjelpe dem å rømme landet.
I 2004 ble hans gjerninger internasjonalt kjent gjennom Hollywood-filmen «Hotel Rwanda», med Don Cheadle i hovedrollen som Paul Rusesabagina, og Sophie Okonedo som hans kone Tatiana.

Paul Rusesabagina er hedret med flere priser, blant annet den amerikanske presidentens medalje for frihet.

Hôtel des Mille Collines ble oppført og drevet av det belgiske (Rwanda er en tidligere belgisk koloni) flyselskapet Sabena i 1973, og er ennå i drift.

Rwandisk hotellsjef siktet for terror – ble verdensberømt gjennom filmen “Hotel Rwanda”

Hôtel des Mille Collines, Kigali, Rwanda.

Den rwandiske hotelldirektøren Paul Rusesabagina (66), som ble hyllet for å ha reddet over 1.000 menneskeliv i folkemordet i Rwanda i 1994, er blitt pågrepet og er siktet for terror.

Det opplyser Rwandas etterforskningsbyrå, Rib, mandag. Ifølge politiet ble han pågrepet i utlandet og brakt til Rwanda. Siktelsen omfatter blant annet terror, brannpåsettelse, kidnapping og drap, melder NTB, ifølge VG.no

Paul Rusesabagina, som er belgisk statsborger, har lenge vært en kritiker av regjeringen i Rwanda. Rib sier han er mistenkt for å være grunnlegger, leder, sponsor og medlem av en voldelig og væpnet terrororganisasjon som opererer fra ulike steder i regionen.

Rusesabagina er blitt kalt “Rwandas Oscar Schindler” etter at han reddet over 1.000 personer fra folkegrupen tutsi fra å bli drept under folkemordet i 1994 ved å gjemme dem på Hôtel des Mille Collines (“Hotellet ved de tusen høyder”) i hovedstaden Kigali og senere hjelpe dem å rømme landet.
I 2004 ble hans gjerninger internasjonalt kjent gjennom Hollywood-filmen «Hotel Rwanda», med Don Cheadle i hovedrollen som Paul Rusesabagina, og Sophie Okonedo som hans kone Tatiana.

Paul Rusesabagina er hedret med flere priser, blant annet den amerikanske presidentens medalje for frihet.

Hôtel des Mille Collines ble oppført og drevet av det belgiske (Rwanda er en tidligere belgisk koloni) flyselskapet Sabena i 1973, og er ennå i drift.

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Mexico opens consulate general in Kigali, Rwanda

Mexico has opened a consulate general in Kigali, capital city of Rwanda, APA reported according to the .journalducameroun.com website.

”This consulate will facilitate economic, commercial, social and cultural exchanges between the two countries,” said Aimable Rumongi, a Rwandan national who has been appointed as the honorary Consul General to Rwanda.

Mexico and Rwanda established diplomatic ties in 1976 and Rwanda maintains presence in Mexico through its ambassador to the United States of America.

Mexico named an ambassador to Rwanda for the first time in 2007 with residence in Nairobi, Kenya.

The honorary consul to Rwanda will foster travel and business, facilitate conversations and connections that will ultimately deepen the friendship and relationship between the people of Mexico and the people of Rwanda.

Hailing the establishment of diplomatic ties between Rwanda and Mexico, Aimable Rumongi said there has been new progress every day since then.

“The move will build a bridge of friendship opening a new window of mutual understanding between the two peoples,” he said.

News source: www.journalducameroun.com

Israel opens its first embassy in Rwanda

Kigali.

Israel has opened its first ever embassy in the Rwandan capital city Kigali, offering support to the East Africa nation from health to education and agriculture, as well as communication technology including cyber-security.

“This country shares a lot of similarities with state of Israel and offers a lot of ground for mutual cooperation,” the Israeli ambassador Ron Adam said after meeting with Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame.

The two countries already have close ties, including being embroiled in a controversial 2018 deal that sought to deport African refugees and asylum seekers from Israel.

Israel said it could possibly send refugees to Rwanda, a proposal widely condemned by rights groups. Kigali always strongly denied any such deal.

Rwanda, a largely Christian nation, has said it is keen to encourage tourists to the country, especially to see its famous mountain gorillas.

Rwandair, the national airline, will begin direct flights to Israel in 2019.

Israel already has strong ties across East Africa, especially in Uganda and Kenya, but is expanding its diplomatic presence on the continent.

In January, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the majority-Muslim nation of Chad to restore diplomatic ties after a decades-long break.

News source: www.france24.com

UAE opens embassy in Rwanda

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Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo.with UAE Foreign Minister H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Photo credit: emirates247.com

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has opened the UAE Embassy premises in Kigali during his current state visit to Rwanda, the emirates247.com website reported.

“The opening of the embassy translates the UAE’s keenness to boost prospects of cooperation with Rwanda across different fields,” said H.H. Sheikh Abdullah after cutting the ribbon and raising the curtain, inaugurating the new premises in the presence of the Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo.

The Rwandan foreign minister expressed satisfaction with the establishment of the embassy, which, she said, comes as a step forward on the path to cultivate more fruitful relations between the two countries.

News source: www.emirates247.com

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Morocco opens it’s embassy in Kigali, Rwanda

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The embassy of Morocco in Kigali, capital city of Rwanda, has been officially opened in the presence of the Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo and the Ambassador of Morocco, Youssef Imani, who both took part in the official hoisting of the Moroccan flag at the new embassy in the Nyarutarama district of the Rwandan capital, the The New Times website reported.

The embassy has been operational since February this year, but was officially opened on 14 April.

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Turkey opens embassy in Rwanda

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Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, today opened the Turkish embassy in Kigali, capital city of Rwanda. The minister raised the Turkish flag at the new embassy, which is located at Kimihurura sector in the Gasabo disitrict, the ktpress.rw website reported.

National flag of Turkey

Rwandan citizens have previously been going to Kampala, capital of Uganda, to obtain visas before travelling to Turkey. 

“Various agreements signed to develop political, economic and cultural relations in Rwanda are a big step made and we look forward to establish more businesses here”, Mr Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said at the opening ceremony.

Rwanda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Louise Mushikiwabo congratulated Turkey upon the step made and promised good bilateral trade.

“We are going to put more effort in our trade not forgetting our coffee which will be often exported in Turkey,” foreign minister Mushikiwabo said.

She went on to say that besides the normal trade between the two countries, Turkey is soon going to invest in Rwanda’s cloths industries, electricity and infrastructures.

Turkish Airlines has been operating in Rwanda since 2012. In 2013, it when Rwanda opened an embassy in Turkey’s capital city Ankara, in a bid to boost its bilateral and economic ties.

See the full story here: http://ktpress.rw/2016/05/turkey-opens-embassy-in-kigali/

News source: www.ktpress.rw

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CST, HBD OPEN WIRELESS LINK BETWEEN SAO TOME, PRINCIPE

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Sao Tome and Principe operator CST and local hotel and agritourism group HBD have opened a new microwave radio link in Roca Sundy that will support telecommunications between the islands of Principe and Sao Tome, reports Telanon.

It is the second-largest wireless connection in the world across the sea and will increase the capacity of the current connection ninefold. Through this new link, the island of Principe will take advantage of the fibre optic submarine cable connection, thereby reaching speeds of 100 Mbps, and it will be able to get all the services available in Sao Tome.

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