Bernard Munyagishari, former President of Interahamwe for Gisenyi was on 14 June 2011 transferred from Goma, in the Democtratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the United Nations Detention Facility in Arusha, Tanzania. On 25 May 2011 Munyagishari was arrested in an operation mounted by the DRC Armed Forces, in collaboration with the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) Tracking Unit in Kachanga, North Kivu. He is scheduled to make his initial appearance in accordance with Rule 62 of the Tribunal Rules during which he will answer to charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, including rape, preferred against him. The accused... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, June 16th 2011 |
By Peterking Quaye – A two-day high level International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding takes place in Monrovia from Tuesday, June 14 to Friday, June 17, 2011 at the SKD Sports Complex. This dialogue is intended to better understand the problems of fragile states, including Liberia, Sierra Leone, Temor Leste, DRC, etc. A media advisory from the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs Communications office says the Monrovia Dialogue which is the Second International Dialogue on Peace-building and State-building will produce and an International Action Plan (or the Monrovia Action Plan on Peace-building and State-building) as the key output. The... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, June 13th 2011 |
BRAZZAVILLE, 8 June 2011 (IRIN) – By handing over 80,000 hectares of untilled land to a few dozen South African farmers, authorities in the Republic of Congo are confident they will greatly improve domestic agricultural expertise and reduce the country’s chronic dependence on food imports. “In terms of nutrition, we are in a constant state of need,” said Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Rigobert Maboundou. “This is why we are giving over these lands, to employ local labour and benefit from the South African expertise.” He said it was essential to surrender the farmland to those who could invest in... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, June 8th 2011 |
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. African countries are increasingly engaging in the development of ICT-based solutions for education and training, according to Dr Mohammed Gharib Bilal, Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Opening Africa’s leading conference on ICT-supported education, eLearning Africa, in Dar es Salaam on May 25, Dr Bilal said, “We are now witnessing increasing investments in ICT on our Continent, the enthusiasm of the youth in adapting new technologies and bridging the geographical barriers brought by fast changing converging technologies. These initiatives attest to the fact that Africa is now moving from being a spectator to a... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, May 27th 2011 |
The ICTR Prosecutor, Justice Hassan Bubacar Jallow, announced today the arrest in the DRC of ICTR fugitive Bernard Munyagishari (52), former President of the Interahamwe for Gisenyi, who was arrested in an operation mounted by the DRC Armed forces, in collaboration with the OTP Tracking Unit in Kachanga, North Kivu. Munyagishari, currently detained in Goma pending transfer to the Tribunal, is wanted by the ICTR on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity, including rape. The Prosecutor hailed the DRC authorities for their cooperation in executing the warrant of arrest despite the hurdles encountered in tracking down the fugitive in difficult... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, May 25th 2011 |
