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Rwanda contributes
$2.5m to Global Fund
By Emmanuel Ntirenganya

Rwanda has heeded Global

Fund’s appeal to raise at least $14
AfCFTA presents potential to African youth – Experts
billion to step up the fight against
AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by
contributing $2.5 million (about
Rwf2.3 billion).
The pledge was made by the Min-
ister of Health, Dr Diane Gashum-
ba, who was representing President
Paul Kagame, at the Global Fund’s
Sixth Replenishment conference
which ended yesterday in Lyon,
France.
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Global robotics firm

chooses Rwanda as
a gateway to Africa

Delegates interact
during a break at the
YouthConnekt Africa
2019 Summit at Kigali
Arena. With the African
Continental Free Trade
Area Agreement (AfCFTA),
youth are tipped to work
beyond their individual
countries.
Photo: Emmanuel Kwizera.
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Rwanda contributes
Zimbabwe enacts
cybercrime bill $2.5m to Global Fund
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“Honored to convey President Paul

Zimbabwe has inched closer to
clamping down on citizens’ use of
social media platforms and will likely
fish out and penalize citizens who
create and share what is deemed
offensive or pornographic material
over outlets including WhatsApp,
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Kagame’s message to Global Fund, of his
full commitment to the noble cause: sav-
ing lives through continuous efficient use
of funding, reinforced primary health-
care and great collaboration among Af-
rican countries,” Dr Gashumba wrote on
her Twitter account.
Global Fund’s appeal to the world lead-
ers has been positively responded to, the
Fund said through its Twitter account on
Thursday.
The United States contributed $4.68
billion – which is the largest support.
According to Global Fund, the funds
could help save 16 million lives between
2021 and 2023, reducing the mortality
rate by 52 per cent across the three dis-
eases by 2023, relative to 2017 levels.
It also explained that it could also re-
duce the death toll across the three dis-
Rwanda’s
eases to 1.3 million in 2023, down from
2.5 million in 2017 and from 4.1 million
Mininster for
Health Dr Diane
in 2005 as well as avert 234 million new Gashumba
infections or cases. (right) poses with
“Through this pledge, Rwanda remains Michel Sidibé,
committed to deepening impact, build- Mali’s Minister for
ing accountability systems and collabo- Health and Social
Affairs, in Lyon,
rating with other African countries to
France yesterday.
increase domestic financing to end the
three epidemics,” the Ministry of Health
Courtesy.
wrote on its Twitter account.
In addition, the money would result including Heads of government at the supported by the Global Fund partner-
in reducing the incidence rate by 42 per conference. ship have saved 32 million lives as of
cent across the three diseases by 2023, Meanwhile, Mussa Faki Mahamat, the end of 2018. Overall, the number of
relative to 2017 levels. Chairperson of the African Union Com- deaths caused by AIDS, TB and malaria
Briefly, it could help get the world back mission, said it is better for Africa to de- each year has been reduced by 40 per
on track to end HIV, tuberculosis and pend on its own efforts than relying on cent since 2002 in countries where the
malaria as set in the Sustainable Devel- others. Global Fund invests.
opment Goals (SDGs) target. “Countries must step up the fight and According to 2019 figures, by the end of
“AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria: there are invest 15 per cent of their national bud- 2018, countries which the Global Fund
lives behind these words, young people gets to public health if we are to ensure supports saw 18.9 million HIV positive
who aspire to live a normal life, to fall Universal Health Care and ease the intol- people placed on antiretroviral therapy,
in love with whoever they want, to have erable disease burden of Malaria, TB and 5.3 million people with Tuberculosis
a job, to study. We have no other choice HIV/AIDS in Africa,” he said. treated, and 131 million mosquito nets
but to raise these 14 billion dollars,” Pres- Global Fund Result Report 2019 shows distributed to fight malaria.
ident Macron said to the participants, that since 2002, health programmes editor@newtimesrwanda.com
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Global robotics firm chooses
Rwanda as a gateway to Africa
By James Karuhanga
When Fabrice Goffin, the Bel-
gian owner of a company special-
izing in new robotics solutions,
attended the just-concluded
edition of Rwanda Day in Bonn,
Germany, he had just a little idea
of how patriotic Rwandans are.
The ex-director of the World
Trade Center in Antwerp, Bel-
gium had three months ago
met Amb. Amandin Rugira, the
Rwandan envoy to Belgium.
“I was interested to introduce
my company in Africa but didn’t
know if it would be possible,” he
said.
The envoy then invited him to
the embassy where he demon-
strated what his robot can do.
Goffin’s company, ZoraBots,
does business with countries
from Asia, Europe, North Amer-
ica and South America but not in
Africa.
But on Saturday when he at-
tended Rwanda Day, Goffin was
inspired by the positive energy
Rwandans demonstrated in their
attempt to find solutions to the
issues challenging their country’s
development.
He promised to visit Rwanda
in November. When he visits,
Goffin will be exploring options
of how to launch operations in
Rwanda.
“My wish is to introduce robot-
ics in Africa through Rwanda,”
he said. “ZoraBots Rwanda
would be the first company to
offer robots to serve humans in
Africa.”
It could be that there is service
robotics in countries such as
South Africa, he noted.
But they are not to the extent
of his company’s services where
much is based on engineering
and there are operational robots
in different segments of daily
life; hospitals, retailers, hotels,
among others.
“ZoraBots is unique in the
world when it comes to doing
that. We even have the Japanese
state as (our) customer. Unlike
all the other robots that we know,
a service robot is like a humanoid
robot that serves humans” he ex-
plained.
It can be used in shops, relay
information or in hospitals to
motivate children to do exercises
and in schools to teach program-
ming.
Even drones such as the ones
Rwanda uses to deliver blood,
Goffin noted are not service ro-
bots in his view.
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Fabrice Goffin (2nd left) waves a Rwandan flag as he holds one of the robots produced by his company, ZoraBots, during
Rwanda Day in Bonn, Germany over the weekend. Courtesy.
His idea of service robots is the
ones that are “humanoid look-
ing” with Artificial Intelligence
(AI) or machine intelligence
cable of detecting humans and
talking with them or promote
products.
“Service robots are providing
services as humans do but by
taking over repetitive task, they
can assist humans and give them
more time to do more important
things.”
The idea behind his Rwanda
project, he said, is to make it
the African headquarters for
ZoraBots operations.
“We are going to seek for a
business developer in order to
introduce what the robots can
do in hospitals, schools and re-
tail shops. Not to take jobs away
from people but to assist humans
in repetitive tasks and to help
children learn about program-
ming. This is the future for chil-
dren,” Goffin said.
Why Rwanda?
Goffin told The New Times that
he chose Rwanda because of dif-
ferent factors.
The major asset, he said, is the
enthusiasm of the people.
“Second is the stability of your
country in Africa. The third is
safety. Fourth is the central loca-
tion.”
He added: “Fifth is the fact that
the people I met, like the Ambas-
sador but also all the people at
Rwanda Day, are so full of love
for their country and have the
ambition to develop. The open-
ness is heartwarming. I really
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commercial expert (business de-
veloper). Then we wish to have
contact with schools; to educate
young people in the skills of ro-
botics and programming. Young
people will make the future of
companies like mine.”
“If you search on service robot-
ics or look at my company profile
you will see that this market will
be as big as the internet in the
future. We need to start skill-
ing young people on that. And
Rwanda looks, for me, to be the
perfect country to start these op-
erations for Africa.”
More about ZoraRobots
Goffin who is passionate about
Star Wars, an American epic
space opera media franchise, ex-
plained that he started his com-
pany in 2011 with his best friend
and co-CEO, Tommy Deblieck.
They sold their first robot in
2013. Today, he said, they em-
ploy more than 50 engineers,
and are the world’s leading com-
pany in assistant robots and ro-
botic software.
Their robot became the first
humanoid robot in the world to
help children with their motricity
or being able to move [in health-
care] and to help elderly people
discovered something unique! The company targets to begin with their physiotherapy exer-
Rwanda can make a difference in operations in January next year. cises.
Africa.” “First we will employ a local editor@newtimesrwanda.com
Fabrice
Goffin. ‘My
wish is to
introduce
robotics
in Africa
through
Rwanda.
ZoraBots
Rwanda
would be
the first
company to
offer robots
to serve
humans in
Africa’
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What you should know

about cybersecurity
impersonating a CEO is sent to a

T
he digital realm is stunning and horrifying at the same CFO applying pressure to make
time. Beyond the trailblazing AI and 5G, autonomous cars an urgent payment.
and blockchains, there are cybercrimes. But also hacking, ransomware,
Just to mention, Rwanda Investigation Bureau last year insider threats, social engineer-
ing, cyber-squatting and spam-
recorded at least 113 cybercrimes, costing the economy a Andrew Bukangwa.
ming are notorious enough for
staggering Rwf6 billion. compromising companies’ cyber-
National Bank of Rwanda data shows Rwf289.5 million security.
was stolen through cybercrimes in 2018, a figure which also
demonstrates that public and private institutions are the primary Who is likely to fall prey?
prey for cybercriminals. Everyone and everything. Liter-
Even though every computer device or system can be a victim ary everyone now that the digi-
of these borderless crimes, large-scale institutions are always in tal era has taken over; from big example, during student registra- Have a Firewall and anti-virus
the range of the criminals’ radar. data servers to a tiny cellphone in tion processes. protection, always updated;
The New Times’ Come Emmanuel Mugisha interviewed your pocket or a motion detector Keep your operating system
in your building. But on a large How can institutions mitigate and applications up-to-date;
Andrew Bukangwa, Associate Consultant at MND Consulting
scale, financial institutions like cyber threats? Change your passwords regu-
Africa, on a wide range of issues related to cybersecurity. banks are the most vulnerable. The CIA triad. not the West- larly;
Associate Consultant at MND Consulting Africa is an Then for data thieves, the best ern agency, but Confidential- Never leave devices unattended;
international infotech company with headquarters in Zimbabwe. targets are ministries and gov- ity, Integrity and Availability. Back up your data regularly;
Excepts: ernment boards that keep peo- That is a paradigm that guides Continuously train your em-
ple’s information. Imagine all the policies for information security ployees on cyber hygiene;
data maintained by the National within an institution. To say, ev- Stay suspicious of spams and
What’s at stake in Rwanda’s computer systems jeopardised by Identification Agency (NIDA) or ery institution needs a policy in malicious links;
cyberspace? malware. Rwanda Immigration. Those are the first place.
One might literary think that all data goldmines. Confidentiality can be rough- That might be expensive…
cybercriminals are after money, What are the most common ly compared to privacy. In a blunt It might be, but it is worth it. If
but the attacks go far beyond threats/attacks? Do small-and-medium institu- sense, it is a set of measures to companies or government bod-
that. Stories of data thieves and There are various tactics for tions have to worry? make sure data is accessed by an ies want to protect their repute
whistleblowers breaching into attacking an institution’s cyber- Absolutely yes. SMEs, schools, authorized subject. Integrity is and resources, people’s money,
servers headline media every day. space. Phishing comes among and universities must not only the maintenance of data accuracy information or trust, investing in
Firstly, there is personal in- the most common threats. It is an worry but also invest in mitigat- and trustworthiness. It assures cybersecurity is crystal clear deci-
formation such as addresses, attempt to gain sensitive infor- ing cyber threats. For example, data is not modified in transit. sion. After all, it is wiser and less
usernames, passwords, and IP mation while posing as a trust- Denial-of-Service (Dos) attacks Lastly, availability is a guaran- expensive than countermeasures
addresses. Secondly, sensitive worthy contact. are designed to render a certain tee that an authorized subject can and reactions responding to a hit
documents such as business con- For example, in what’s called service unavailable to its con- access data in due course. by a cyberattack.
tracts, payrolls and mailing lists spear-phishing or whaling, a sumers. That is very common, for Those policies are then enforced
are also a big target. Then the fake, yet legitimate-looking email by best practices. editor@newtimesrwanda.com

By Tawanda Karombo
Zimbabwe has inched closer to
clamping down on citizens’ use of
social media platforms and will
likely fish out and penalize citi-
zens who create and share what is
deemed offensive or pornographic
material over outlets including
WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter.
The Cyber Crime, Cyber Security
and Data Protection Bill of 2019
was passed by president Emerson
Mnangagwa’s cabinet on Tuesday,
representing an important step to-
wards it becoming law. It still has to
be debated and approved by parlia-
Zimbabwe President
Emerson Mnangagwa.
Net photo.
ment, in which Mnangagwa’s rul-
ing Zanu PF party has a majority.
Mnangagwa said last week the
bill has to be fast-tracked to protect
Zimbabwe’s “cyber-space”. Howev-
er, there is wide-spread sentiment
the law is being pushed through to
deal with potential uprisings, espe-
cially as public anger against the
government’s austerity measures.
The bill has been criticized for
infringing on civil liberties if it be-
comes law and there are fears from
rights and democracy campaigners
it could also strengthen any govern-
ment bid to snoop on private com-
munications of citizens.  Zimbabwean government offi-
Zimbabwe enacts cybercrime bill
It sets out penalise people for gen-
eration and distribution of “data
concerning an identifiable person
knowing it to be false and intending
to cause psychological or econom-
ic” harm.
The bill was first mulled under the
late former leader, Robert Mugabe
in 2016 and took hold in 2017 after
major protests against Mugabe and
economic decline using the #taja-
muka, #Mugabemustgo and #this-
flag banners and tags broke out in
Harare.
Some Zimbabweans are also wor-
ried Mnangagwa is pushing the bill
to become law so he can use it to
deal with potential uprisings fueled
through social media.
WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook
have become key platforms for
spreading information about pro-
tests in Zimbabwe and elsewhere
in Africa.  ever, been welcomed in some cir-
WhatsApp, in particular, is very
well used in Zimbabwe, where it ac-
counts for nearly 50 per cent of all
internet users in the country.
cials have long complained these
platforms are being abused to
spread false news, most of which
is deemed by authorities to be of-
fensive.  gender-based violence, hence its
Mnangagwa’s government or-
dered a social media black-out in
January this year after deadly pro-
tests rocked major urban centres
following a massive fuel price hike.
The Cyber Crime and Cyber Se-
curity Bill “seeks to combat cyber-
crime and increase cybersecurity”
and to foster “data protection with
due regard to constitutional rights
and public interest” said justice
minister Ziyambi Ziyambi in his
presentation of the bill to the cabi-
net.  been deployed at the country’s bor-
It will also provide for the setting
up of a data protection authority
and data security centre.
The controversial bill has, how-
cles, especially on the principle of
“curbing the transmission of por-
nographic material” in the Zim-
babwean context where revenge
pornography leaks have become
common. 
The Human Rights Forum of
Zimbabwe said earlier this year that
revenge pornography was a form of
call for laws to regulate the trans-
mission of pornography.
Analysts in Zimbabwe such as
Pedzisai Ruhanya of the Zimbabwe
Democracy Institute believe Mnan-
gagwa’s administration will lean on
China for technology and expertise
to monitor and regulate social me-
dia data under the new cyber-crime
law. 
Zimbabwe has already worked
with Chinese technology for facial
recognition technology which has
ders as well as anti-poaching and
wildlife monitoring equipment in
the Manna Pools resort.
“The technology will likely be Chi-
nese and so will be the expertise for
this project (social media regula-
tion). And it’s probably to deal with
protests and uprisings,” said Ruh-
anya.
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YouthConnekt: How
connected is Africa?
Eva Nishimwe, a Rwandan aeronautical engineer, speaks at the YouthConnekt Africa Summit
2019 at Kigali Arena, in Remera, Gasabo District on Wednesday. Emmanuel Kwizera.
By Ange Iliza
On Wednesday, during the launch of
the 3rd YouthConnekt Africa Summit at
Kigali Arena, a group of young African in-
fluencers debated on Africa’s most press-
ing issues. “Building a more connected
Africa” was one of the themes discussed.
The discussion panel comprised Gerald
Chirinda, a Zimbabwean entrepreneur
and founder of Future Africa Forum, Eva
Nishimwe, a Rwandan aeronautical engi-
neer, Issam Chleuh, a Malian entrepre-
neur and founder of Africa Impact Group,
and Edith Yah Brou, an Ivorian Blogger.
The interactive discussion revolved
around the question, “Is Africa really
connected?” asked by Ruvheneko Pari-
renyatwa, a Zimbabwean journalist, who
moderated the panel.
Referring to the recently enacted Af-
rican Continental Free Trade Area (Af-
CFTA) and the Visa-on-Arrival policy
in countries like Rwanda, panelists wel-
comed the steps that have been taken to
improve Africa’s connectivity.
“Africa is seeing development in region-
al trade and social economy, an impor-
tant way of connecting,” said Chleuh, the
Malian entrepreneur.
Preventing illegal immigration
President Paul Kagame, who was also
present in the audience, contributed to
the discussion when he was asked by one
of the panellists for his view on Rwanda’s
experience in the country’s continued
opening up of its borders to Africans.
He argued that migration is not genu-
inely a bad thing, urging that govern-
ments should commit to making move-
ment of people as easy as possible.
“People should feel free to move when-
ever it makes sense. We should create
countries where people don’t wish to il-
legally flee to other countries.”
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He emphasized the role of African gov-
ernments to collaborate with citizens for
policies to be effective.
“Governments are not animals to be
feared. People should approach and even
join. That way, we will create accessible
Pay bills like
opportunities to prevent people from
breaking rules.”
President Kagame las week attended
a boss
Rwanda Day in Bonn, Germany, whose
aim, too, is to ensure that those outside
Rwanda and those in Rwanda work to-
gether to expedite the country’s transfor-
mation.
Social media as a better way to connect
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sign of the new Bugesera Internation-
al Airport, Eva Nishimwe, raised her
concerns over connectivity of Africans
through social media. Download the app now
She also pointed out that social media
should be seen as the broadest way to
connect, since other  means of connect-
ing such as transport are relatively poor
in terms of infrastructure like roads, air
and water.
The panel discussion was themed “Tak-
ing our Continent Forward”. It revolved
around some other issues like continental
integration, social media influence on the
continent’s development and industrial-
ization in Africa.
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newTimes
Protecting
the girl-child
above all
Today is the International Day of the Girl
Child and there are many reasons why the
day should not go unnoticed.
Adolescence, especially for girls, is a dan-
gerous stage of life in many countries. It is
common to find girls as young as 12 being
married off because parents regard them
as unnecessary burdens or commodities
to be exchanged.
A girl-child needs all the protection that
society can give her as they are very vul-
nerable, psychologically easily confused.
In some societies they are rebellious and
prone to make rash decisions.
A few weeks ago, Kenyan media report-
ed about a 14-year-old girl who commit-
ted suicide after being period-shamed at
school by her teacher. The incident caused
uproar even well beyond the country’s
borders, especially by gender activists.
But that is just a drop in the ocean of what
young girls go through, and not only in
countries where women are discriminated
against. Those are practices mainly based
on culture and can be tolerated to some
extent. But when a young girl is deprived
of education – like in the case where to-
day 130 million girls are out of school – or
young girls are trafficked as sex slaves, it
should be treated as an epidemic.
The world cannot afford to sit back as if
it is none of its business; it has the respon-
sibility to protect. In Rwanda we are for-
tunate that gender protection is a serious
matter; there are no two ways about it. But
there should be no complacency; keeping
a clean gender protection record needs
constant valiance and swift interventions
where something falls short.
Those are the only guarantees that will
make our young girls feel safe.
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PERSPECTIVE Pan Butamire
Solidifying Rwandans’
affinity towards one another
I remember the good times à gogo,
aplenty no exaggeration, that we used
to have in secondary school outside
classes, as refugees. We were a wee mi-
nority in comparison with locals and so
you’d certainly have expected us to be
a forlorn lot. Interestingly, we were far
from that.
Having come from communities of
our refugee camps, and having gone
through different difficulties to make
it into exile, we had a lot in common
but also different stories to share. That
gave us conversations that spread
mirth among us, even when on topics
of atrocities.
Our joyful groups were so infectious
that some of our kindred from outside
refugee camps found it irresistible to
join us. Reluctantly at first for those
who’d tried to pass as citizens among
their neighbours, true. But some lo-
cals were drawn to us also, so, why not
them?
Our constant elation despite our
plight, however, also elicited strong ha-
tred among other locals.
All the same, we were not fazed and
created our happy ‘Rwanda’, wherever
we were.
This was the case in all neighbouring
countries that hosted Rwandans in ref-
ugee camps but also wherever Rwan-
dans lived in communities, however
small, outside camps.
And, bet on it, it’s the case among to-
day’s self-exiled refugees where they
are living together.
Wherever they may be, Rwandans’ af-
finity to one another inevitably draws
them together.
This affinity has not only manifested
today or just in recent times. It is there
today as it was there before, when colo-
nialism imposed itself at the beginning
of the 1990s.
You see, the colonialist, to enrichen
his country, had to enforce the cultiva-
tion of cash crops otherwise unknown
to Rwandans. But a man does not come
to your house from foreign lands and
begin to order you around.
Only, unfortunately, you defied the
colonialist at your own peril.
So, those who depended on culti-
vating their land opted for exile over
acquiescing to forced labour. As did
cattle-keepers, who fled with whatever
cattle they could put together. For the
latter, the colonialist had had to infect
their pasture-land with the tsetse fly, to
break their obstinacy.
Still, wherever any small commu-
nity of them settled, it formed its small
‘Rwanda’. They remained strongly at-
tached to their society and only waited
out the expiry of colonialism and its lo-
cal surrogate puppet rule because they
knew all these were but passing clouds.
The second caseload of refugees came
with the upheavals of 1959 targeting a
section of Rwandans, among whom we,
the now jolly secondary-school youths.
Many followed, fleeing persecution
of the 1960s/70s/80s that carried on
from those upheavals.
Nonetheless, wherever they were,
they, too, all stuck to their ‘Rwandas’.  the roost going out to hug diaspora off-
However, what with all these disloca-
tions, the social cord that bonded to-
gether all Rwandans was severed. Those
successor puppet leaders after colonial-
ism either totally disowned their kin in
exile or in many ways turned others in
the country into second class citizens.
Which explains the exodus into the
Rwanda Patriotic Front the moment it
was formed. It promised to be a Rwan-
da of more hope, as its aim was to unite
all in their land.
That’s why the moment it tapped into
this affinity, all the oppressed and mar-
ginalised rallied together to reconnect
with Rwanda of the old, strong unity.
And the RPF did not disappoint.
It has delivered beyond expectation
and is still delivering more, but that’s
history.
Today, mother Rwanda has come
home to roost and contentedly congre-
gates her offspring for a united, pros-
perous future. The roost is a beehive of
Op/Editorial
Chelsea Football
Club’s legend Didier
Drogba speaks at
YouthConnekt Africa
Summit 2019 in Kigali
yesterday. The session
involved young
women, girls, gender
experts, women
entrepreneurs and
members of the civil
society in discussion
on how to bridge the
digital and gender
divide.
Photo/Emmanuel
Kwizera.
activity for growth and final maturity so
as to be among the well-to-do of world
societies. Otherwise, the roost is safe
and sound.
The wayward or outright criminal
fugitive-offspring who are sworn into
penetrating this roost to plant evil are
only wishful thinkers. They may harm
or dash a few hopes in a one-off surprise
attack but the sword they wield, they’ll
fall upon worse. And they know it.
Their sole course is glaringly in their
face and so, either they seize it and join
their kindred or they reject it and for
ever go into oblivion. The writing has
always been on the wall.
For, unlike them, the happy lot who
fly to other lands to check out better
harvest (better ideas, richer knowl-
edge, faster wealth-creation methods,
et al) may happily build their ‘Rwan-
das’ there. But they do so in the happy
knowledge that mother roost awaits,
open arms.
However, on Rwanda Day, make no
mistake. It does not come in this long
lineage of the diaspora ‘Rwandas’. It’s
spring in the fold of its wings.
Today’s leadership, having noted the
importance of the values that have al-
ways bonded Rwandans together, even
with the interruption of colonialism,
has taken up the gauntlet and it’s all
systems go. It has become one with that
affinity that has always marked Rwan-
dans.
As the leadership visits with the coun-
try’s provinces, so does it with the dias-
pora provinces.
Rwanda Day is a celebration of that
affinity that spreads mirth all round,
without forgetting the serious business
of nation-building. All of which also at-
tracts many a non-Rwandan.
Mother Rwanda is happening and
happening globally.
butapa@gmail.com
The views expressed in this
article are of the author.
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COMMENTARY
DEBT DEFAULT
Should creditors pay the price for dubious bonds?
DURHAM/GENEVA/CHAPEL HILL –
In late October, Venezuela is likely
to default on a $913 million payment
on a key bond. Because the country
has already defaulted on most of
its debt, one might be tempted to
regard another missed payment as
no big deal. But this bond, issued by
the national oil company Petróleos
de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), and
referred to as PDVSA 2020, is
backed by juicy collateral: a control-
ling stake in Venezuela’s economic
crown jewel, United States-based
refiner CITGO.
Ordinarily, unpaid bondholders
could tell the bond trustee to seize
the collateral. But, given its dubi-
ous provenance, the PDVSA 2020
is no ordinary bond. It was issued
in 2016, when PDVSA was close to
default. To buy time, the company
swapped short-maturity bonds for
PARIS – Back in 2015, the world
gorged itself on multilateralism.
Addis Ababa, New York, and Paris:
the year featured landmark inter-
national summits that, together,
marked a critical step forward to
put a world increasingly fractured
by climate change, social inequali-
ties, and renewed forms of conflict
on the path to sustainable develop-
ment. Despite considerable prog-
ress made in bringing sustainable
development to the top of the in-
ternational agenda, the 2015 sum-
mits have not yet led to solutions
commensurate to the projected sys-
temic change.
That may be because the summits
took place in the wrong order and
did not produce a new framework
and methodology for efficiently di-
recting investments toward meeting
the United Nations Sustainable De-
velopment Goals (SDGs). It would
have been better to start in New
York, where the General Assembly
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Mitu Gulati, Ugo Panizza & Mark Weidemaier
this longer-maturity one. In ex-
change, creditors received collateral
in the form of a 50.1 per cent inter-
est in CITGO’s parent company.
The transaction was unusual in at
least one respect. The Venezuelan
Constitution requires the country’s
National Assembly to approve con-
tracts of national interest. But the
opposition-controlled legislature
did not approve this bond issue,
which it undoubtedly viewed as an
attempt by President Nicolás Mad-
uro’s government to buy time for
itself.
Maduro still holds power, but the
US and other governments deem his
rule illegitimate. Instead, the gov-
ernment-in-exile of Juan Guaidó –
the leader of the National Assembly
– represents Venezuela in US courts
and elsewhere. Concerned about the
potential loss of CITGO, Guaidó and
SDGS Rémy Rioux
Looking forward to sustainable development
of the United Nations endorsed an
unprecedented to-do list designed to
kick-start what former UN Secretary
General Ban Ki-moon called a trans-
formative “people-centered and
planet-sensitive” process. Then, gov-
ernments could have concluded the
historic Paris climate agreement to
address the most pressing SDG: Goal
13, to “take urgent action to combat
climate change and its impacts.” Fi-
nally, the deal struck in Addis Ababa
would have provided the necessary
means for properly funding this new
collective ambition.
Now, we must urgently switch gear,
“from summits to solutions.” That
means acknowledging that the inter-
national community is Janus-faced.
On one hand, the post-2015 agenda
compels all countries – whether in
the Global South or North – to look
to the future and make the changes
needed to establish development
trajectories that reconcile planet and
people. On the other hand, the global
community continues to look to the
past in failing to create the instru-
ments to do development differently,
and relies on “business-as-usual”
practices in trying to meet the SDGs.
Successful implementation of the
new global agenda requires that we
break this Janusian deadlock by
revitalizing the traditional aid-cen-
tered paradigm and promoting the
concept of “sustainable development
his team approved a smaller pay-
ment on the PDVSA 2020 bond in
April this year. But we doubt that
Venezuela can afford the upcom-
ing payment. More important, there
also are doubts about whether the
Venezuelan people should be re-
sponsible for honoring a debt con-
tract that their elected representa-
tives did not approve.
Most legal systems recognize that
not all contracts have the same de-
gree of sanctity. For example, ac-
cording to basic agency law in the
US, a creditor cannot enforce a debt
contract made through an agent of
the corporation whom the creditor
knew was not authorized to conduct
such a transaction. Given that the
issuance of the PDVSA 2020 bond
was not authorized by the National
Assembly, Venezuela might have le-
gal defenses if creditors try to seize
investment” (SDI) to guide as much
global investment as possible toward
fulfilling the SDGs. SDI would not
substitute for official development
assistance (ODA), which remains
key to funding initiatives that no one
else will support (for example, in the
poorest countries and the social sec-
tor). Rather, SDI would complement
ODA as a form of investment that
ultimately aims to provide public
goods, rather than generate short-
term financial returns.
In other words, SDI mirrors the am-
bition of the new SDGs in the world of
finance. Many sustainable financing
initiatives already exist in the private
sector, in the form of socially respon-
sible investment, and sustainable,
green, or supportive finance. There
are also public-sector initiatives such
as a US$750 million program enti-
tled “Transforming financial systems
for climate” launched by the Agence
Française de Développement in
partnership with the Green Climate
Fund (GCF). This large-scale initia-
tive is designed to accelerate the lo-
cal reorientation of investment flows
toward low-emission development
in 17 developing and emerging coun-
tries, with a strong focus on Africa,
by ensuring that climate change mit-
igation and adaptation projects ac-
cess financing and that countries are
able to implement the commitments
made at COP21. Yet the vast majority
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CITGO.
Other governments have disputed
creditors’ claims in similar contexts.
Notably, Puerto Rico has disputed
debt issued in 2012 and 2014 that
arguably violated a constitutional
debt limit. Sovereign states such
as Ukraine and Mozambique have
recently made similar arguments,
and there are a number of older
cases involving municipal debt.
These disputes raise questions of
both technical and theoretical im-
portance. As a technical matter, a
court would have to decide whether
Venezuelan law determines the
Maduro government’s authority
to issue the PDVSA 2020 bond, or
whether that question will instead
be governed by New York law
(which the bond designates as gov-
erning most issues). Even if Ven-
ezuelan law determines whether
the Maduro government was in
fact authorized to incur this debt,
New York law may govern other
important issues, such as whether
investors were entitled to rely on
the government’s representations
about the bond’s legality.
More broadly, disputes like this
require courts to decide whether
creditors should bear the risk that
unauthorized debts can be repudi-
ated. At first glance, it may seem
odd to impose such a risk on credi-
tors. Venezuelan officials, after all,
are in a good position to under-
stand and comply with their own
of global investment, whether inter-
national or domestic, is still flowing
in a direction that does not support
the SDGs, because a comprehensive
framework and clear guidance are
lacking.
National and regional development
banks, alongside multilateral lend-
ers, are equipped to play a key role
in helping governments to redirect
finance, thereby preventing the 2030
agenda from failing prematurely.
They have too long been in the shad-
ow of the international system. But
the world has changed dramatically
and governments have an urgent
need to redirect finance. Confronting
unparalleled ecological and human
challenges, along with myriad social
and economic vulnerabilities, these
banks appear as potential game-
changers. In fact, they are already
working toward achieving SDGs,
from rapid economic growth to high-
quality development.
In particular, the International De-
velopment Finance Club (IDFC), a
group of 25 national and regional de-
velopment banks, is in a unique posi-
tion to help realize the 2030 Agenda.
With some $4 trillion in combined
assets and more than $850 billion
in annual commitments for new
projects, IDFC members are some of
the world’s largest providers of pub-
lic finance for sustainable develop-
ment, and already extend long-term
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country’s legal requirements. If
they say that the bond issue is le-
gitimate, why should foreign credi-
tors doubt them?
But as Ricardo Hausmann recently
pointed out, this view ignores the
agency problems inherent in gov-
ernment debt: public officials are
supposed to represent the popu-
lace, but are sometimes motivated
by self-interest. The problem is
especially acute with despotic gov-
ernments. Although the interna-
tional community still recognised
Maduro’s government at the time
of the PDVSA bond issue, it had
already seriously questioned that
government’s legitimacy. Venezu-
ela’s creditors in 2016 knew this,
just as they knew that the National
Assembly had not approved the
bond.
Moreover, creditors are often so-
phisticated. Investment banks that
underwrite complex collateralised
bonds like the PDVSA 2020 are
surely capable of making informed
judgments about whether a loan
complies with legal requirements.
In that case, they should bear the
consequence of a failure of due dili-
gence.
Mitu Gulati is a professor of law
at Duke University.
Ugo Panizza is Professor of In-
ternational Economics and Pictet
Chair at the Graduate Institute of
International and Development
Studies in Geneva.
Mark Weidemaier is a professor
of law at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright: Project Syndicate.
financing for SDG-related projects,
programs, and policies. As such, they
can show the potential returns of
sustainable investments and inspire
other stakeholders in the financial
system to embrace sustainability.
We certainly need more finance, but
better finance is the real challenge.
In that regard, the IDFC can serve as
a laboratory to help change current
global investment patterns. In par-
ticular, its members can join forces
to promote and leverage SDI world-
wide by building on their progress in
the climate domain. IDFC members
already dedicate one-quarter of their
annual investments (or $200 billion
in 2017) to climate-related projects,
and are aligning their activities with
the emission-reduction targets of
the Paris agreement. Moreover, the
IDFC recently signed a strategic
agreement with the GCF to increase
and redirect financial flows to sup-
port the transition toward low-car-
bon and climate-resilient sustainable
development.
The writer is Chief Executive Officer
of Agence Française de Développe-
ment (AFD), and Chairman of the
International Development Finance
Club (IDFC).
Copyright: Project Syndicate.
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AfCFTA presents potential

Out of the 55 countries in Africa, only Er-
itrea has not signed the AfCFTA.
Eric Kacou, the Chief Executive Officer at
ESPartners, noted that the AfCFTA was a
mechanism to realise the untapped poten-

to African youth – Experts

By Julius Bizimungu
At a time when countries across Africa
are working to integrate, especially with
the African Continental Free Trade Area
Agreement (AfCFTA), youth can work be-
yond their individual countries.
This was observed during the on-going
YouthConnekt Africa summit in Kigali.
So far, 22 countries have ratified the Af-
CFTA pending implementation next year.
Kituyi Mukisa, the Secretary General of
the United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD), argued that
AfCFTA reflects the true importance of
multilateralism.
“At a time when major trade players are
drifting apart – a growth of new national-
ism – the African Continental Free Trade
Area represents a unique step in the other
direction,” he noted on the sideline of the
summit.
“Africa’s trade with the rest of the world
is 15 per cent value-added, Africa’s trade
with Africa is 40 per cent value-added.
What it means is that more jobs are cre-
ated when we trade with other African
countries because we add value to what we
sell to other Africans.”
Mukisa believes creating momentum
for greater exports to Africa represents a
greater return in terms of employment
and opportunities for entrepreneurs, high-
A cross-section of delegates from across Africa and beyond at the YouthConnekt Africa2019 Summit
in Kigali. Emmanuel Kwizera.
lighting that the biggest problem faced by
Africa is gainful employment for its youth.
“So, anything that adds to the momen-
tum of new opportunities for develop-
ment, sustainable entrepreneurship and
wealth creation for the continent is a major
step in the right direction,” he said.
However, there are major challenges that
come with integration.
Unlike in Europe, where the biggest boys
in the bloc – Germany and France – have
been driving the European Union integra-
tion process, in Africa, the big boys are not
leading from the front.
tial the continent has.
“We have a monopoly on untapped po-
tential (in Africa). What we are looking for
(with AfCFTA) is a mechanism to turn the
potential into prosperity through entre-
preneurs,” he said.
“I get analysis paralysis when I think
about all the opportunities that are there,”
he added, highlighting that in the next five
to ten years, more than 650 million people
will own smartphones in Africa.
At the same time, he said, tourism be-
tween African countries will grow in the
same period by 150 per cent.
“The young people should look at which
opportunities they want to pursue and
demonstrate the stamina to stick with it.
If you are going to upgrade, you cannot do
it with the mindset that you come from a
small or landlocked country,” he said.
Kacou suggests that if countries start
implementing the AfCFTA, more unicorn
businesses will be produced from small
countries.
Young African entrepreneurs like Gerald
Chirinda, the CEO of Tapiwa Capital, gen-
erally, are becoming aware that operating
within their individual countries only will
not be a choice.
“As entrepreneurs increase their opera-
tions, you need to appreciate the fact that
you are operating beyond borders,” he
said.
On the other hand, he believes govern-
ments have a role to ensure that such busi-
nesses are sustainable.
editor@newtimesrwanda.com

KCB rewards its customers

By Eddie Nsabimana

KCB Bank Rwanda on Wednes-

day offered fuel vouchers to 100
customers as part of its wider ini-
tiatives to celebrate its clients.
The reward comes in the wake
of International Customer Ser-
vice Week.
The excise took place at Kisi-
menti Kobil Petrol Station from
midday to 2:00 pm.
Liliose Nyinawinkindi, the
Bank’s Customer Experience
Manager, said celebrating the
Customer Service Week is an
opportunity to improve the rela-
tionship with customers as well
as rewarding their trust in the
Bank.
“This is a gesture of appre-
ciation to demonstrate that we
are together in all daily busi-
ness struggles. We appreciate
them for trusting us with their
money,” Nyinawinkindi told The
New Times. “We are doing this
to share the love and apprecia-
tion as we try to spend as many
years together as we can and we
want to make sure this gesture
reaches our customers from all
segments."
More activities aimed at re-
Liliose Nyinawinkindi, the bank’s
Customer Experience Manager.
warding the Bank’s customers
have been lined up throughout
KCB customers turned up in big numbers to receive fuel vouchers on Wednesday the week.
between midday and 2pm at Kisimenti Kobil Petrol Station in Remera. This is Today, the Bank will issue shop-
part of the ongoing International Customer Service Week. Photos/E. Nsabimana. ping vouchers to 50 customers at
all its branches, while 120 more
customers will be given tickets for
their children to watch the Lion
King Movie slated to be screened
at Century Cinema.
Clients have to present either
their ATM cards or their cheque
A KCB staff books to qualify for the vouchers.
helps a
“This is a nice gesture and a spe-
customer
process cial treat to us customers. We are
her papers really excited to see that the bank
before cares for us. It is something that
getting other institutions should repli-
a fuel cate,” said Celestin Rugero, one
voucher. of KCB Bank Rwanda customers
HAPPY: Célestin Rugero, one of KCB
customers who were given fuel
vouchers..
who were given fuel vouchers.
The Bank has will interact with
its customers on how it can de-
liver its services better.
The customers' views will be
shared with the Bank's staff in all
branches and on its social media
platform.
KCB Rwanda has been celebrat-
ing Customer Experience Week
with its Rwandan customers
since 2014. This one of the many
international days where the
Bank rewards its clients includ-
ing Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day,
even Valentine’s Day among oth-
ers.
The Bank has close to 100,000
customers.
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f r i d ay, o c to b e r 11, 2019
INSIDE

Patoranking,
Meddy excite fans
at YouthConnekt
Africa concert

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Lifestyle

Patoranking, Meddy excite fans

at YouthConnekt Africa concert
By Ange Iliza

It was an evening of fun as Ni-

gerian superstar, Patrick Nnae-
meka Okorie, known by the
stage name Patoranking, U.S.-
based Rwandan artiste Meddy,
born Médard Jobert Ngabo,
and a number of local artistes,
thrilled youth at the YouthCon-
nekt Africa 2019 concert at Ki-
gali Arena on Wednesday night.
The Nigerian Afro-dancehall
star stepped on the stage clad
in only white outfits, with three
back singers, plus his DJ and
band.
The award winning singer
kicked off his performance with
his weekend song “Suh Differ-
ent”, which got the crowd sing-
ing.
The concert followed the open-
ing session of the summit at
the same venue. Earlier, he had
said that he hadn’t been part 1
of a gathering like that, talking
about the future and promise of effort was put in this time. On his part, Meddy sang 2
for the continent, something he Prior to his performance, songs like “Slowly”, “All
said was the highlight of his ca- Rwandan artistes had taken night”, “Inkoramutima” and
reer. the stage to entertain the “Ntawamusimbura” among
The performance was semi- crowd. U.S-based R&B sing- others. Bruce Melodie sang a
live with the DJ supporting the er Meddy had enough time on few songs including his new
band, but he did some songs stage unlike his previous per- one “Katerina” and “Kungola”,
live, like “I Love you Die”, his formance during the Kwita among others, while Queen
collaboration with Tanzania’s Izina concert. Cha quickly performed three
Diamond Platnumz. However, other artistes, in- songs including “Winner” be-
Songs like “This Kind Luv” cluding Bruce Melodie and fore exiting the stage.
and “No Kissing Baby” aroused Queen Cha, did not have The show ended past mid-
excitement in the audience, enough time as the concert night.
prompting the largely youth- was hurried because it de-
ful crowd to dance along. The layed to start. editor@newtimesrwanda.com
‘Alubarika’ singer then gave out
his hoodie to a lucky member of
the crowd before he continued
his performance. 3
Being the headliner, his perfor-
mance was largely appreciated,
and compared to his previous
performances in Rwanda, a lot

1. Nigerian reggae-dancehall
singer Patoranking belted
out his hit songs.
2. Local female singer Queen
Cha also performed at the
concert.
3. Thousands of music lovers
turned up for Youth Connekt
Africa 2019 concert.
4. Dancers of the Nigerian
reggae-dancehall singer
Patoranking delivered an
electrifying performance.
5. R&B and Pop singer Meddy
poured his heart and soul
into every lyric. Photos by 5 4
Craish Bahizi

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Migambi and the initiative

to help vulnerable children
By Ange Iliza

12-year-old Re-
becca is the first of
seven children. Due
to poverty and un-
employed parents,
she dropped out be-
fore she could com-
plete primary school
and focused on taking
care of her siblings.
Then she met Jean Paul
Migambi, the founder
of Child Vision Fam-
ily (CVF) who put her
back into school.
CVF was founded in
2015 after Migambi re-
alised that the streets
in his area, Huye, ac- The children of CVF, an initative started by Jean Paul
commodated a worrying Migambi to help the vulnerable. Photos by Ange Iliza
number of children.
“Most of the children
were very young and the
issue was disturbing,” he ever before in the past 15 years, and tive options. Each year, 15 million
says. two-thirds of nations in the devel- adolescent girls become mothers.
He managed to get over 60 children off oping world have now achieved For girls who drop out of school,
the streets and away from the terrible gender parity in education. studies show that pregnancy is the
conditions they were in. But millions of boys and girls around reason in more than 50 per cent of
CVF is now a family where children, the world are still being left out. As cases. According to Population Ser-
from streets and poor families, gather of this year, 57 million children vices International (PSI), in some
and learn what they should in school. worldwide who are of primary sub-Saharan regions, adolescent
It is located in Huye District, Southern school age aren’t enrolled in any pregnancy causes 10 per cent of
Province. kind of school program at all. Chil- school drop outs among teenage
CVF operates through various pro- dren who live in the world’s poorest girls. Providing contraceptive ac-
grammes in education, health and family regions are most likely to be de- cess through innovative programs
transformation. It equips children with prived educational opportunities. In like the ones run by PSI is one of the
school necessities, food and mentorship. the developing world, children from most cost-effective ways of keeping
It also trains children in arts and agri- Innovative ways the poorest households are four our girls in school, which translates
culture, trough programmes like “Smile times less likely to be enrolled in into enhanced economic wellbeing
Child”. to keep poor school than those from the richest. in adulthood.
bution, which is inadequate.
To make these programmes fully ef-
Also, dealing with parents who don’t
children in school
fective, Migambi says, CVF needs sig- Malaria prevention Emergency and disaster
understand the importance of bringing One study found that children who response
nificant collaboration with parents and When it comes to educating our chil-
children together to learn is an issue. experienced five or more malaria Can you imagine going to a school
sponsors. dren, the global community has made
“We are trying to get volunteers and attacks scored 15 per cent lower without working toilets or running
“We still face challenges, and collabora- great strides in recent decades. Across
sponsors to tackle the issue of finan- on school-based standardized tests water? Unfortunately, that became
tion has intensely affected CVF’s cause. the developing world, primary school
cial means. We also still deal with chil- than those that had contracted ma- the reality for many Liberian chil-
There is an increase in the number of enrollment reached 91 per cent this
dren who come from far, which makes laria three or fewer times—even dren in the aftermath of the Ebola
children we receive and parents need to year—up from 83 per cent in 2000. In
them miss many important activities,” after controlling for family educa- outbreak in West Africa this year.
help us enforce these programmes,” he the same time period, the number of
Migambi says. tion levels and wealth. These find- When disaster strikes, children from
said. out-of-school children dropped by half.
He also admits that he lacks skills to ings indicate that malaria infection affected regions often find it dif-
In spite of limited resources and financial Since 1990, the global literary rate for
handle some operations. has a direct impact on school per- ficult or dangerous to continue at-
constraints, CVF managed to get these young people between the ages of 15
Marie Therese Mukantabana’s son formance in children. The Against tending school.
children back into school and provide and 24 also rose—from 83 per cent to
joined CVF in 2015, she says it trans- Malaria Foundation (AMF) distrib- Education should be a right for all
basics, and it even accommodates the 91 per cent. This means that there are
formed their lives. utes low-cost insecticide-treated children—not just those who live
homeless. For the poorest families, CVF now more children than ever before
“I can see that my son is more organised bed nets to help prevent malaria in the developed world, or those
also pays health insurance for them. who are enrolled in school programs,
and doing well in school. It is definitely transmission. who come from wealthier families.
“We manage to provide healthy food for and more young people are finding
CVF’s work,” she says. She, however, Take action today to learn how you
the children from our agricultural prod- themselves empowered by virtue of
says that they still need support to ex- Contraception and family can help the world’s children learn
ucts,” he says. being able to read and write.
pand the initiative’s activities. planning services and grow!
We’ve made particular progress when
More challenges it comes to making sure girls enroll in There are 600 million schoolgirls in
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I got a lot of mes-

We want to make
sages on social
media from
people request-
ing me to help
from our message
them build their
talent after they
watched my vid-
eos. They wanted
to collaborate
with me so I had
to reach out to
them; I wanted to
help in growing
young talent. I
know that rising
alone, or some-
one else rising
alone, would slow
the growth of the
industry, we need
to work together,
that’s why I chose
to start Daymak-
ers.
Emmanuel Mugisha
(Founder - Daymakers believe that supporting young talent will help the comedy industry to grow. Courtesy photos
Daymakers
Edutainment) By Donah Mbabazi ‘things have to change’, and because of their “I got a lot of messages on social media from
comical and educative touch, they were mas- people requesting me to help them build their
They are seven members in the group and sively hailed by the public. talent after they watched my videos. They
they are taking the comedy industry by storm. It is no wonder when the group organised wanted to collaborate with me so I had to
Emmanuel Mugisha, aka Clapton Kibonge, their first show last year at Kigali Serena Ho- reach out to them; I wanted to help in grow-
Japhet Mazimpaka, Divine Ishimwe Munya- tel, the venue was filled to capacity. ing young talent. I know that rising alone, or
na, and Etienne Iryamukuru are some of the Daymakers Edutainment has come with a someone else rising alone, would slow the
members of Daymakers Edutainment. completely different touch to comedy, their growth of the industry, we need to work to-
Each one of them possesses a unique sense of style is differently original. gether, that’s why I chose to start Daymakers,”
humour. Their rise to fame was mostly a re- Mugisha, the founder and face of the group he says.
sult of their short clips that circulated on so- says he came up with the initiative mostly to Mugisha says comedy means life to him, this is
cial media. These videos centred on the theme help groom more talent in comedy, and also why he decided to make it his sole career. And
YOUR VOICE ‘Bigomba guhinduka’, loosely translated as grow the comedy industry in general. his daily life serves as the source and inspira-

I personally think that

Rwandan society is yet to
What is your take on the comedy industry?
appreciate the arts, and
comedy is no exception. This industry I think it’s a long
Rwandan comedy is needs to be It could be way to go for its full
underrated, unappreci- more serious, that I am not development due
ated and undervalued. comedians need well informed to three factors; one,
Our boys in the comedy to work together but comedy in comedians have
industry put in so much and strive to be Rwanda is still not taken time to
work but it’s uncom- unique for us to on the low, I analyse their market
mon for them to have differentiate them. think the indus- niche, that is, which
the same support that For example, try should put comedy act can
external comedians get when one talks in more energy. thrive better and
when they come into about comedy That is to say; to which audience.
the country. I believe night, you might more shows Two, comedians
that if arts in Rwanda think it comprises are needed and have not tried to uti-
received more support, of all comedians should be ad- lise innovativeness,
they would thrive. On which isn’t the vertised. Shows such as exploiting
the other hand, I’ve always wondered case. Just like are still few; the night life scene to spread their acts, which
why we have few female comedians there are as- they should pull could build their fan base and also their acts.
yet. Should we assume Rwandan sociations for the movie and music up their socks. Three, the way audiences interpret an act in
women have no humour to offer? industry, there should be one for Rwanda could be a fear factor for some and this
comedy as well. Chantal Uwera Ndoli, limits the script. But I am impressed with the
Stella Tushabe, Artiste Businesswoman hard work put in the industry regardless of the
Patrick Rukundo, Social media public not responding well to support. We need
influencer to support our own arts industry.
Alexi Mbishimbishi, Baldwin’s events
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people laugh and learn
- Daymakers Edutainment
When on stage, Mugisha takes on a personality of an amusing and fascinating person. Net
tion behind his comedy.
When he is on stage performing, Mugisha
says he somehow becomes overcome with
this other personality of an amusing and
fascinating person, for all he wants is to
make his fans happy.
“Normally I am a calm person, it’s not easy
for one to think that I am funny, but when
I am on stage I change. But it is all because
I want to deliver and when they appreci-
ate what I prepare for them, when they
laugh and tell me they like what I do, it
makes me feel content and I know that I
am on the right path,” he says.
He is proud of how the comedy indus-
try is transforming, noting that there are
so many upcoming comedians, so many
shows being organised, yet these used to
be very few in the past.
There is the second edition of ‘bigomba
guhinduka’ which is happening this
weekend, yet ‘Seka Live’ and ‘Comedy
Festival’ are approaching as well.
For this industry to keep growing, Mugi-
sha is of the view that the first thing is to
support young talent and for comedians
to work together.
“But also discipline and originality is very
important,” he says.
Divine Ishimwe Munyana is the only fe-
male of the group. She has always wanted
to be part of this industry and when she
decided to join, the support she got was
so overwhelming that it encouraged her
to actually chase this dream.
On most occasions her performances have
had a warm reception, but Munyana says
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this doesn’t take away the tension that
comes with being new in such a field.
Nevertheless, her passion has withstood
the challenges she has faced so far. She re-
calls a time she was performing at ‘Seka
Live’ last year, the audience had over 3000
people.
“I was nervous but deep down I knew I
had it, and when they liked my first joke, I
delivered the second and carried on.”
She says that what makes this field a com-
plex one is that different people have dif-
ferent things that make them happy, so
the challenge comes to finding that one
thing that all of them can relate to.
And also, consistency in making the audi-
ence laugh is another test, she says.
“There is a time you make them laugh so
hard and you get worried about the next
joke. It happened to me once, I made the
audience laugh so hard that I got scared
to continue, I was afraid the next one
wouldn’t be that funny. Our seniors in
this field advise to always leave the stage
with the funniest joke such that you leave
the audience yearning for more.”
She looks up to Eric Omondi from Kenya
among other comedians.
Munyana believes the comedy industry
has a very promising future and she is
proud of the fact that people have been
supportive.
“The public is impressed with what we
do but I think we need to do more, let the
government, the Ministry of Sports and
Culture in particular, put in more effort to
develop this industry.
Iryamukuru says their group aims at making educative jokes. Net photos
“I really thank the comedians who have
been in this industry for long, they are
really helping us and we are looking up
to them to make it in this career,” she
adds.
Laugh and learn
Etienne Iryamukuru, aka 5k Etienne,
explains that their work as comedians is
to have their audience laugh and at the
same time learn something.
He observes that most of the things that
are funny are bad things, for example,
laughing at someone’s physical appear-
ance, race, “yes this can be done in a
funny way but it is not good and there
is no lesson in it. We want to do this dif-
ferently, we want to make people laugh
but also learn from our message.”
Iryamukuru says that so far, they have
had a lot of positive feedback and sup-
port from fans, for example, their first
edition of ‘bigomba guhinduka’ was at-
tended by a lot of people.
And he commends this support saying
that it is one of the reasons that the com-
edy industry is really growing.
“This is impressive because when we
started, you could see it was hard, we
were very few but we are now growing
and there are now different groups of
comedy. Rwandans have been support-
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ive and if you manage to get support from
home, then it’s easy to grow and expand
to other countries as well,” the comedian
says.
Having been raised in a family of people
with careers in medicine, Iryamukuru
thought this was going to be his path as
well.
But when he completed high school, he
found himself presenting a show at the
then Lemigo TV, something that spurred
him into the comedy realm.
He later teamed up with Mugisha in 2015
and they have been working together ever
since.
He also believes that for comedians to
take this industry to a higher level, they
need to work together because if they do
not collaborate, it will be hard for fans to
support them.
He also says that there is need for a lot of
hard work to encourage more talent.
“We need to have something to show for
our efforts, such that others who want to
join the industry are encouraged to and
have people to look up to,” Iryamukuru
adds.
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Sex... for everything

Sex for food. Sex for fees. Sex
for grades. Sex for salvation.
Sex for a job.
The world we live in has made
life really difficult for some
women. It is disheartening to
watch exposes of how men
use their positions to manipu-
late and abuse women.
Mercy was a young girl when
her parents passed on and as
the first born, the responsibil-
ity to raise her three young
siblings lay on her shoulders.
Family friends and relatives
offered support and promised
Mercy and her siblings would
never lack. Little did she
know what they were eyeing.
Every door she knocked on
had a man waiting to pounce
on her. The fees came, the food
too but at her expense. She
was introduced to sex early in
life, had several abortions and
ended up infected with STDS.
Agatha grew up in a war rav-
aged country. Her village
being the most affected had
a huge contingent of peace-
keepers residing there. Like
many war situations with
peacekeepers and aid work-
ers, household items had to
be shared in rations. She wit-
nessed women being coerced
to sleep with men for an extra
bar of soap or salt.
Natalie graduated from uni-
versity with good marks and
looked forward to getting into
her first employment; she as-
sumed that was natural for a
young hardworking woman
with good grades. On the con-
trary she was asked out on a
date severally, instead of being
appreciated as someone who
could deliver. Instead of being
given a job, the men wanted to
‘know her better!’
As Natalie was graduating her
course mate Peruth was told
she could not graduate be-
cause some of her results were
missing. She recalls threats
she was given by a male lec-
turer who wanted to sleep
with her. He told her how he
had ‘helped’ many women
even those with poor results
to graduate and assured her
he could mess with her future.
Indeed, she watched on as her
friends graduated.
A young lady who has been
in sex trade for a few years
desires to change her life, she
would like to discover the sav-
iour that people preach about.
One sunny afternoon her
friend leads her to one of the
prominent churches where
she is invited for a private prayer
session with the senior pastor.
With only the two of them in the
room the senior pastor she has
gone to for help in discovering
the right path touches her inap-
propriately and wants to have ‘a
thing’ with her. She went for sal-
vation, she’s being offered sex.
A lady somewhere asked for a
lift to town she ended up being
raped. Another while undergo-
ing treatment was abused by her
doctor. In Hollywood, when one
wanted to be given a role in a big
TV show, the producer asked for
a ‘small’ favour.
According to BBC’s Africa Eye,
it took one year to piece up to-
gether the story of professors at BY JACKIE LUMBASI
UNILAG and The University
of Ghana messing up with their exist and so does the ‘cold room’
students; just imagine how many in homes, churches and offices.
incidents went or go un-captured
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The simple explanation your phone wallpaper?” They conveyed the crap out of
“I don’t know. How emotion and psychological expe-

Scorsese’s‘beef’with superheros come you have never su-

By Ernest Bazanye
Martin Scorsese said Marvel
movies suck, they are awful,
what? You call that a movie? That
isn’t even cinema. Geddadahere!
Then Samuel L Jackson replied,
“Where is he? Let him come here
and say that to my face!”
Okay, those are not the exact
words. The showbiz media re-
ally seems to be trying to esca-
late what was a quiet, benign,
gentlemanly difference of views
between these old men. Let me
explain.
For some reason director Martin
Scorsese was talking about the
MCU, Marvel’s series of Super-
hero movies. I don’t know why;
it’s kind of obvious that they are
not the kind of thing that would
appeal to him. Martin Scorsese
always struck me, every time we
meet when I’m in LA, as the kind
of smug, curmudgeonly elitist ge-
niuses fossilise into in their old
age.
This is what he said.
“I tried, you know? But that’s not
cinema. It isn’t the cinema of hu-
man beings trying to convey emo-
tional, psychological experiences
to another human being.”
Then someone asked Samuel L
what he thought, to which Mr
Jackson replied. “Films are films.
Everybody doesn’t like his stuff
either.”
Scorsese makes movies
about conflicted, tor-
tured, beleaguered men
in conflicted, tortured,
beleaguered societies.
He makes movies to
leave you disturbed.
MCU makes movies
that are about having
fun, enjoying the show,
being entertained.
Scorsese says it’s not
cinema. Then whatever
it is, it’s possibly bet-
ter than cinema. Be-
cause it’s fun. It’s fun
to see a dude in magic
metal pyjamas shoot evil
creatures out of the sky
while his green giant
buddy smashes robots into
other robots.
And of course, let’s not forget the
best thing about the MCU, Na-
tasha Romanov. Black Widow,
as played by Scarlett Johannson.
If you go to an MCU movie, you
will see her scissor-kick one bad
guy, then suplex another, then
muay thai a third, all in the same
second. I didn’t even know those
terms until Black Widow opened
my mind to a whole new world
where such amazing things as
scissor kicks, suplexes and muay
thai existed.
Meanwhile, Scorsese movies are
about what he described “cin-
ema” as being about. “Human be-
ings
trying to convey emotional,
psychological experiences to an-
other human being.”
Scorsese movies are about that.
But well, so is my relationship.
I keep trying to convey my emo-
tional, psychological experience
to my girl but the problem is she
has these emotional psychologi-
cal experiences of her own that
she’s trying to convey to me and
it’s all so complex that we end up
having an argument instead.
“You don’t appreciate me!”
“What the… where is this even
coming from?”
“How come Scarlett Johannson
is always your phone wallpaper?
How come I have never been
plexed?”
Like the typical old snob,
Scorsese adds that he
hasn’t actually watched
the MCU movies he so
confidently derided. He
says he tried but never
managed to watch
them.
I told you he was a ge-
nius. A man so intel-
ligent he can tell you
not just what a movie
he hasn’t watched is
about, but what 23
movies are about.
So, he never got to the
part where the emo-
tional psychological
experiences were
conveyed.
I don’t want to give
you any spoilers but, and I’m not
being flippant here, but Chris
Hemsworth-- a soap opera ac-
tor-- and Tom Hiddleston -- a
Shakespearean actor performed
a couple of the most beautiful
and intense and complex dis-
plays of the thespian art I’ve seen
since I last watched a Scorcese
movie.
Not to mention the whole Tony
Stark (no pun intended) story
arc, from his fall to his redemp-
tion. Or the smouldering sim-
mering understatement in Mark
Ruffalo’s Dr Banner.
Or Black Widow’s “interroga-
tion” scenes.
Or her Muay Thai for that mat-
ter.
rience.
And don’t get me started on
the socio-economic experi-
ence and how between Thanos
and Wakanda Marvel movie fans
have had their minds broadened
through the number of post-film
analysis about the economics
of Wakanda and what they can
teach us about the real world. I
didn’t learn anything about Mal-
thus or about Keynes or the re-
source curse from ‘Taxi Driver’.
To tell you the truth, I never fin-
ished ‘Taxi Driver’. I tried but I
couldn’t manage to get through
it.
It’s like Samuel L said, when he
was asked to weigh in:
“I mean that’s like saying Bugs
Bunny ain’t funny. Films are
films. Everybody doesn’t like his
stuff either.”
Exactly. Bugs Bunny is the fun-
niest thing ever experienced,
psychologically, emotionally
or geopolitically or even orally.
Even repeating a Bugs Bunny
quote makes you laugh.
Scorsese has a new joint out. It’s
called ‘The Irishman’. It’s prob-
ably going to be brilliant. But it’s
not going to be cinema. It’s going
to be on Netflix.
Cinema is when you pay to enter
a dark room where they throw
pictures on the wall, the pictures
move and you sit and look at
them.
Netflix isn’t cinema.
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Demi Lovato: Addiction is a

terrible disease, and it killed my friend
Demi Lovato has faced an intense so-
briety battle, but she is well aware
that she is not alone.
She has taken to social media to mourn
the sudden and tragic loss of her friend,
Tommy T.
As she grieves his passing, she reminds
her fans and followers that addiction
is a terrible disease that has claimed
yet another beautiful life.
“Addiction is NO joke,” Demi writes in
her Instagram Stories.
She continues: “heaven gained this
beautiful angel last night because of
that terrible disease.”
Along with her words, she includes a
photo of Tommy.
“I’m crushed,” Demi expresses. “And
will always miss you @sirtruss.”
She then tells her followers: “If you
or someone you know is struggling
please know it’s okay to ask for help.”
“Devastated,” Demi writes in another
post to her Instagram Stories.
She encourages her fans and followers:
“Please hold your loved ones tight.”
“Tell them they are special,” Demi ad-
vises. “And that you love them,”
“Make sure they know it,” she sug-
gests.
Demi’s post concludes: “RIP to my boo
@sirtruss”
Tommy T was also mourned by other
loved ones, including his friend Gabe.
“You were like a brother to me,” Gabe
wrote. “You made me smile when I
was down, you always helped me out
whenever.”
“You truly cared about me,” he added.
“And you gave us all laughter.”
“I remember last week we were talk-
ing about life goals,” Gabe recalls in his
tribute.
“We always talked about things that
mattered,” he added. “And how we
strive to become better versions of
ourselves.”
Gabe concluded: “We will all miss you
Tommy. Rest in paradise.”
Addiction and its potentially fatal perils
are no strangers to Demi’s life.
The beloved singer and actress has bat-
tled with addiction more than once.
Last year, after more than half a decade
of sobriety, she relapsed and began con-
sorting with the wrong people.
In the summer of 2018, she overdosed
and was rushed to the hospital.
There were real doubts that she would
make a full recovery. Addiction is a hor-
ror.
Demi has been working hard for months
-- on her music but also on herself.
Just a few months ago, fans grimly
marked the one-year anniversary of De-
mi’s near-fatal overdose.
Considering how long she had been so-
ber before her relapse, she knows that
she’s not fully out of the woods.
Agencies

Kylie Jenner: With Travis Scott

Fans were shocked earlier this
month when they learned that Kylie
Jenner and Travis Scott are over.
While rumors about Travis’ alleged

gone, I’m finally happy!

side piece continue to swirl around
the mysterious and quiet split, Kylie
is sending out a message.
In a post about happiness, she ap-
pears to be throwing some shade in
Travis’ general direction. On Sunday
evening, Kylie Jenner took to her
Instagram Stories to share a quote
with fans.
“Happiness is a choice, not a result,”
the quote begins.
The message continues: “Noth-
ing will make you happy until you
choose to be happy.”
“No person will make you happy
unless you decide to be happy,” the
quote reads.
The message concludes: “Your hap-
piness will not come to you. It can
only come from you.”
Kylie does not cite the quote’s au-
thor, but the quote is attributed to
Australian biochemist Ralph Mar-
ston.
While some of us who are perpetu-
ally content, people who experience
negative emotions or depression
may disagree.
Not all “helpful” quotes help every-
one, after all.
But more interesting than Kylie’s use
of a quote that some may find insult-
ing is the timing of it all.
The makeup mogul has just bro-
ken up with her baby daddy, Travis
Scott, after a year and a half together.
Is she sending her fans a message
about her own happiness?
Kylie may be telling fans that she
has no problem being happy with-
out Travis, because she controls her
own joy.
Or, she may be telling fans that she
is using this affirmation to combat
feelings of discontent now that she
is a single mom.
She may simply be sharing these
words of wisdom with fans as advice
to them, unrelated to her own life.
Or, of course, Kylie might be telling
the world and Travis Scott that she’s
happy without him and doesn’t need
him.
It’s hard to say, of course, and we’re
always a little leery of reading too
deeply into such a vague post.
Obviosuly, news that Kylie and Tra-
vis had split had people buzzing
about the possible causes.
Did Travis cheat? Did Kylie
cheat? Everybody was hunting
for drama.
The truth of the matter, reports
say, is that it was nothing so the-
atrical or interesting.
They just fell out of love once
their lives calmed down and
they settled into a routine. The
honeymoon period can’t last for-
ever.
We can’t say that we’re sur-
prised. Getting pregnant at 19
doesn’t mean that he’s your soul
mate.
Kylie and Travis’ hooking up
amuse-
may not have resulted in a ro- ment),
mantic happily ever after, but
l i t t l e
it produced one very positive Stormi is al-
result.
ready interested in
Stormi herself is too cute for the family business.
words. And four months from
As you can see, she has slathered
now, on February 1 of 2020, this her own face with makeup and
little cutie will turn two years
is giving her famous mother the
old. She is already a toddler. same treatment. Adorable.
And, as Kylie recently shared
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THE GRAPEVINE Harmonize

officially
launches own
music label
Singer Wizkid reveals he left Banky Kwangwaru hitmaker Harmonize has of-

W’s record label with no money ficially opened doors to his new record la-
bel just months after leaving Diamond Plat-
inumz’s stable, WCB.
Harmonize announced the official launch of
Nigerian music star Wizkid recently despite the fact that I was well known as his label dubbed Konde Music Worldwide
made a new revelation about his 2013 the popular Wizkid,” he said. through social media on Thursday, October
exit from Banky W owned record label, He also revealed that he has a new joint on 10.
Empire Mates Entertainment (EME). the way with Skepta. In an Instagram post, the father of one wel-
The singer left the label in 2013 after it Wizkid became the first act on the label comed his fans and the world in general to his
emerged that he was fed up with limita- after he was signed by Banky W way back studio as he urged his followers to follow his
tions and the manner his finances were set in 2009. He left EME after the release of label’s new social media accounts. The singer
up while in there. his second album and the expiration of did not fail to categorically state KMW is his
In a video clip making rounds on social his five-year contract. Reports previously new management.
media from the singer’s interview at pop- gathered that the singer is a family man His announcement excited thousands of his
ular UK radio station, Capital Xtra, he after he was spotted having fun with his fans who congratulated him for the
talked about some of the circumstances son. achievement. The move came
that led to his exit from the label. Explain- The father and son were spotted having just months after the star
ing how he left the music company to go fun and admiring the beauty of nature announced his exit from
and hustle independently, he said people together. The singer was seen wearing a Wasafi, a label that first put
were oblivious to the real story behind his casual white t-shirt paired with Burberry him on the spotlight.
exit. shots and his son was rocking diapers. Following his exit, rumour
“I left the label with literally ‘zero naira’ mill went into overdrive
with reports that there
Did Tanasha fake delivery date? was bad blood between
him and his former boss,
Diamond Platnumz and his Kenyan lover First, the Nah Easy songstress felt it was ex- Diamond, allegations
have been on everyone’s radar ever since they tremely disrespectful for people to think both parties denied. Har-
announced the birth of their kid on October she would let her son celebrate a fake birth- monize revealed during
2, 2019. Now, Tanasha has been forced into day for the rest of his life. the exit that he really wants to help other mu-
sharing her baby’s birth documents just to Then, the 24-year-old mum wondered just sicians achieve their dreams through KMW,
prove her delivery date was not faked. how desperate people were to spread ru- the same way he was helped by Wasafi.
A lot of doubting Thomases were convinced mours. “Aga Khan would never post a fake
of two scenarios, that is, either Tanasha pur- birthday because it would be very easy to
posefully got induced on Diamond’s birth- sue them,” she added.
Harmonize
day or she gave birth earlier and faked her According to Diamond’s latest baby Left: Tanasha Donna
delivery date. After growing tired of the con- mama, it is impossible for a respected hos- Below (circled): Davido and
stant attacks, the beauty went on Instagram pital to fidget with birth dates because Chioma
and cleared things up. that makes them liable for a lawsuit. To
“What kind of mother would I be to let my back up her version of the truth, the beau-
son celebrate a false birthday each year? I ty said nurses and doctors are willing to
would be a foolish mother to do that,” Tana- confirm that she actually delivered on
sha said. Diamond’s birthday.
Davido shows
Wema Sepetu sparks debate after off his heavily
claiming she is the hottest woman alive pregnant
Bongo movies actress Wema Sepetu has caused a melee online af- fiancee in cute
ter claiming she is the most beautiful woman in the entire world.
The lass in a video sensationally claimed no woman in the world video
can beat her as far as beauty is concerned.
The video was shot by her friend who kept asking her to confirm
to viewers that indeed no one can beat her as far as beauty is Popular Nigerian sing- The couple recently got engaged
concerned. er David Adeleke, known by and announced their engagement
Wema’s declaration sparked mixed reactions among her fans, his stage name as Davido, has on Thursday, September 12, on
with quite a number of people condemning her for blowing her showed off his beautiful heavily their Instagram pages.
own trumpet. Others, however, seconded her and held that in- pregnant fiancee on social media. They also revealed that they were
deed the lass is beautiful and deserves to be crowned world’s The singer shared a cute video of expecting their first child togeth-
hottest woman. his sweetheart on his Instagram er who would be Davido’s third
Wema made the sentiments barely months after acquiring a new story. child and first son.
body size. As reported earlier, the actress had embarked on a The singer filmed his heavily It was earlier reported that Davi-
fitness regime that saw her lose quite a substantial amount of pregnant fiancee, Chioma, while do is set to debut in a Hollywood
weight. Her weight loss gave her critics and a cross section of her she was working in the house movie. According to a popular
fans the opportunity to troll her silly, with many claiming she dressed in a short black dress. Ghanaian/Liberian actor, the
over did the process and was now looking like a ghost. In the video, the loved-up soon- singer has a performance scene
to-be groom added laughing in the sequel to 1988 American
All stories/Agencies emojis while showing off his romantic comedy, Coming To
beautiful woman. America.

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customers.
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alongside with the Business Sales Managers to develop and
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provided and continuously monitor the loan portfolio quality of
the segment.
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• Responsible for the business growth in assets (Loans) and
liabilities (Deposits) of the assigned sector, area, and /or
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• Ensure adherence to all the Bank Policies and Procedures,
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• First line in managing credit portfolio and responsible for
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• Visit customer premises along with the RM to ensure good
understanding of business fundamentals and come up with
appropriate structure.
• Pro-actively and timeously identify potential problems
on credit files and formulate appropriate risk mitigating
strategies.
• Daily, weekly, monthly monitoring and reporting on assigned
loan accounts.
• Provide insights on all covenants included in the loan files
and offer letters with proper recommendation to RMs and
the Head of Department to reverse any negative trend
when identified;
• Full collaboration with the RM/ Business Sales Managers
in the portfolio monitoring, implementation of growth
strategies and new sectors explorations;
• Share knowledge and best practice with team members
and other Bank’s colleagues;
To qualify for this role applicants must have the following
education and skills:
• Graduate or professional in Finance, Accounting, Business,
Banking or related field
• At least 3 years of business or corporate lending
experience
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Business environment
• Good computer skills (word, excel, database)
• Excellent credit monitoring and analytical skills
• Understanding of Rwanda legal frameworks.
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World Bank revises Africa’s

By Collins Mwai

THE World Bank has revised

overall growth projections for
Sub-Saharan Africa to 2.6 per

2019 growth to 2.6 per cent

cent in 2019 about 0.2 per cent
lower than the April forecast.
In the 20th edition of Africa’s
pulse released on Wednesday
this week, the World Bank noted
that growth would be hampered
by persistent global economic
Sub-Saharan Africa is the only
uncertainty.
region in the world that can
“Global uncertainty is taking a
boast that women are more like-
toll on growth well beyond Af-
ly to be entrepreneurs than men,
rica, and real GDP growth is also
and African women contribute
expected to slow significantly in
to a large share of agricultural la-
other emerging and developing
bor across the continent.
regions. The Middle East and
The report found that the suc-
North Africa, Latin America and
cess is however stifled by large
Caribbean, and South Asia re-
and persistent earnings gaps be-
gions are expected to see even
tween men and women.
larger downward revisions in
Women farmers in Sub-Saha-
their growth forecasts than in
ran Africa produce 33 percent
Sub-Saharan Africa for 2019,”
less per hectare of land than men
the report read in part.
do, and female entrepreneurs or
The recovery in Nigeria, South
business owners earn 34 percent
Africa, and Angola, the region’s
less profits than male business
three largest economies, has re-
owners.
mained weak and is weighing
According to Africa’s Pulse, the
on growth prospects. In Nigeria,
poverty agenda in Africa should
growth in the non-oil sector has
put the poor in control, helping
been sluggish, while in Angola
to accelerate the fertility transi-
the oil sector remained weak.
tion, leverage the food system
In South Africa, low investment
on and off the farm, address risk
sentiment is weighing on eco-
and conflict, and provide more
nomic activity.
and better public finance to im-
“Africa’s economies are not
prove the lives of the most vul-
immune to what is happening in
nerable.
the rest of the world, and this is
Four in ten Africans, or over
reflected in the subdued growth
416 million people, lived below
rates across the region. At the
$1.90 per day in 2015, the report
same time, evidence clearly links
noted.
poor governance to poor growth
Absent significant efforts to
performance, so efficient and Hafez Ghanem, World Bank Vice President for Africa. /Courtesy. create economic opportunities
transparent institutions should
and reduce risk for poor people,
be on the priority list for African
extreme poverty could worsen
policymakers and citizens,” said and Ethiopia. port read in part. steps toward a more inclusive further if not addressed. A criti-
Albert Zeufack, Chief Economist “The top tercile of growth per- The report also highlighted the economy. After several years of cal piece will be addressing gen-
for Africa at the World Bank. formers in the region, which importance of women empower- slower-than-expected growth, der gaps in health, education,
The report listed Rwanda as includes the improved and es- ment to boost economic growth closing the opportunity gap for empowerment, and jobs.
one of the non-resource inten- tablished countries, comprises of African countries. women by removing barriers to
sive countries on the continent 10 countries; Burkina Faso, Côte “Empowering women will help their economic participation is editor@newtimesrwanda.com
which has enjoyed growth ac- d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guin- boost growth. African policy the best way forward,” said Hafez
celerated by strong construction ea, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, makers face an important choice: Ghanem, World Bank Vice Presi-
activities alongside Côte d’Ivoire Tanzania, and Uganda,” the re- business as usual or deliberate dent for Africa.

Heavy investment necessary to address

form for all partners involved in
youth development to synergize
policies, programs and partner-
ships that will connect youth for

youth unemployment in Africa continental transformation.

THERE is need for heavy invest-
ment in key sectors to address
youth unemployment in Africa, a
UN official said.
Countries across the conti-
nent are not investing enough
in youth development and their
skills, said Ahunna Eziakonwa,
Assistant Administrator and Di-
rector of the Regional Bureau for
Africa, United Nations Develop-
ment Programme (UNDP), at the
opening of YouthConnekt Africa
Summit.
“More effort needs to be done
to invest in our young people,”
said Eziakonwa. African coun-
tries can accelerate investment in
young people towards the trans-
formation of the continent with
more partnerships, she said.
The annual gathering connect-
ing youth from across Africa
and beyond this year focuses on
connecting skills development
to meet emerging market oppor-
tunities to address the growing
youth employment demand in
Africa.
Hosted by the Rwandan gov-
ernment in partnership with the
UNDP, the three-day summit at-
tracts about 10,000 participants,
including policymakers, business
leaders and young innovators
from nearly 100 countries in Af-
rica and other continents. Over
20 youth ministers attend the
summit.
The summit provides a plat-
Of Africa’s nearly 420 million
youth aged 15-35, one-third are
unemployed and discouraged,
another one-third are vulnerably
employed, and only one in six is
in paid employment, said an Af-
rican Development Bank report
released in 2016.
The youth in Africa face rough-
ly double the unemployment
rate of adults, with significant
variation by country, said the re-
port.
Agencies

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CALL FOR APPLICATION FOR TRAINING IN ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL SHORT
COURSES IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AND e-HEALTH

The Government of Rwanda with support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) established
a “Regional Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering and e-Health (CEBE)” at the
University of Rwanda (UR).
The Centre (CEBE) is implemented by the University of Rwanda and is part of a network of
regional centers of excellence in the East African Community (EAC). The Center seeks to scale up
skills, advancing knowledge and excelling in higher education in East Africa in a regional
integration framework. The development objective of the Center is to contribute to the
development of a relevant and quality skilled workforce in biomedical engineering sciences and e-
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The expected outcomes of the Regional Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering and e-
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 Enhance technology integration in the Biomedical sector for rapid development of a more
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The University of Rwanda through CEBE announces a call for application for training in various
advanced professional short courses in Biomedical Engineering and eHealth. To start with, the four
following courses (1 for Biomedical engineering and 3 for eHealth) are announced with respective
dates of start;

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1. Advanced Professional Training in Healthcare Technology Management from 4 to 18
November 2019
This advanced professional training in Healthcare Technology Management will take 2 weeks. The
course provides managerial skills at all levels of the organization process, sound conceptual,
technical, and interpersonal skills in order to carry out the required managerial functions of
planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling and decision making for the sake of efficient
and effective healthcare service delivery. In addition, it provides advanced knowledge to ensure
improved access, quality and use of medical equipment and technologies.
The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course is designed for Healthcare professionals
with Biomedical/Clinical Engineering background, Procurement professionals, Electrical &
Electronics Engineers transitioning into Health Technology Management, Practicing Hospital Head
of Biomedical Engineering Departments. Clinicians, Healthcare professionals, NGO’s, academic
staff with keen interest in innovation and health technology, quality assurance and regulatory
professionals, are also permitted.
Basic understanding of management, healthcare environment, quality systems, patient safety and
engineering principals are desirable but not essential but the course will deliver on these topics as
well.
The cost of the training is 539,126 Rwf for Rwandan, 628 USD for citizen of other EAC Partner
state member or 897 USD for Student with no EAC citizenship.
2. Advanced Professional Training in Security, Privacy and Legal Framework of Health Information
Systems,
18th to 29th November 2019
The advanced professional training on Security, Privacy and Legal Framework of Health Information
Systems at the UR-CEBE, will be offered for two weeks. The training aims to enhance skills for local IT
specialists in order to know key techniques for security and privacy of hospital data management policy for e-
Health applications such as electronic medical records (EMR) and mobile health applications.
The eligible candidates should have strong background and knowledge in computer programming but also
staff already working in Health Information Systems regulations, legal, standards who wish to enhance their
Knowledge in Security, Privacy and Legal Framework of Health Information Systems.
The cost of the training is 366,930 Frw for Rwandan, 428 USD for citizen of other EAC member or 611 USD
for Student with no EAC citizenship.
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3. Advanced Professional Training in Telemedicine Applications, 2 December to 13 December
2019
The training on Telemedicine Applications aims to enhance the knowledge and skills of the trainee in; the
use of communications and information technology to deliver health and healthcare services, information
and education where the participants are geographically separated. It helps to overcome barriers of
geography, transportation infrastructure, time, and socio-economic disparity. Telemedicine applications
facilitates clinical consultation including patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment, continuing
professional education, health promotion, and healthcare management. The eligible candidates should
have strong background and knowledge and experience as a clinician, an administrator, manager, health
care IT and other professionals from a wide variety of health care disciplines but also including computer
programming, who wish to enhance their knowledge in Telemedicine Applications.
The training will run for 2 weeks. The cost of the training is 437,251 Frw for Rwandan, 510 USD for
citizen of other EAC member or 728 USD for Student with no EAC citizenship.

For all courses, the eligible candidates are from Rwanda, EAC Partner States and others African
countries
The applicants should submit the following documents:
1. Application letter addressed to the Director of the CEBE, University of Rwanda
2. Motivation letter: should address commitment and reasons for interest in the advanced professional
training fellowship.
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. Copy of National Identity Card or passport

The complete applications in softcopy should be submitted to the following link: www.cebe.ur.ac.rw/apply-
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dktumusiime@gmail.com.

The selected candidates will be contacted and be informed on the status of their application. The admitted
candidates will report to start the course on the dates of the respective course.

For more information please contact Dr. Celestin Twizere, Director of CEBE on email:
celestintwizere@gmail.com and or Dr. David Tumusiime; Deputy Director CEBE, on email:
dktumusiime@gmail.com.

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Mashami to name Amavubi Iran women

attend first football
match in decades

squad for Tz friendly today BOXING world champion Errol

By Damas Sikubwabo
AMAVUBI head coach Vin-
cent Mashami will on Friday
name his squad ahead of the
friendly match against Tanza-
nia at Kigali Stadium on Oc-
tober 14.
The squad, according to the
local football association, will
only be made of home-based
players as the national team
steps up preparations for a
do-or-die clash against Ethio-
pia for a ticket to the 2020 Af-
rican Nations Championships
(CHAN) finals tournament.
Rwanda will go into the
game with one foot already in
the continental competition
after winning the two sides’
first-leg 1-0 away in Ethiopia
last month. CHAN is strictly
designed for players who
feature in their respective do-
mestic leagues.
Mashami’s men will host the
Walias of Ethiopia at Kigali
Stadium on October 19, with
a draw enough to see Rwan-
da qualify to the CHAN for a
third successive time – and
fourth overall.
Times Sport understands
that the Tanzania delegation
arrives in the country Friday
afternoon.
Should the hosts win Mon-
day’s friendly tie, it will be
Mashami’s unprecedented
fifth victory in as many games
since his appointment as in-
terim coach in August.
Only last month, Rwanda
beat the Seychelles twice in
the 2022 Qatar World Cup
qualifiers and DR Congo in an
international friendly game,
in Kinshasa, before stinging
Ethiopia.
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serious car crash in Dallas, Texas.
A 29-year-old man was ejected
from a Ferrari he was driving at
high speed, when it veered over
the centre of the road and flipped
multiple times, Dallas Police said.
He is in intensive care and "ex-
pected to live".
Spence Jr's injuries are "not life
threatening", said Tim Smith of
promoter Premier Boxing Cham-
pions.
The cause of Thursday's crash at
2:53am local time on 500 S River-
front Blvd is undetermined.
The white Ferrari was travelling
northbound, and crossed over the
centre median on to the south-
bound lanes.
Police said the driver, the only
person in the car, had not been
wearing a seatbelt.
American welterweight Spence
Jr beat Shawn Porter on a split
decision to unify the IBF and WBC
world titles on September 29,
leaving the Texan unbeaten af-
Vincent Mashami has guided Rwanda to four victories in a row since his appointment ter 26 fights.
as interim coach in August. Courtesy. Agencies

Iran women attend first Simone Biles reigns supreme with

football match in decades
IRANIAN WOMEN have attended a World
Cup qualifier in Tehran after being freely
allowed to enter a stadium for a men's
match for the first time in decades.
Women have effectively been banned
from stadiums when men are playing
since just after the 1979 Islamic revolution.
The change followed the death of a fan
who had set herself alight after being ar-
rested for trying to attend a match.
But Amnesty International described the
move on Thursday as a "cynical publicity
stunt".
The human rights organisation said there
were only a "token number" of tickets for
female fans as it called for all restrictions
on female attendance to be lifted.
More than 3,500 women bought tickets
to Thursday's World Cup qualifier against
Cambodia, where they were granted ac-
cess to a special women's-only section of
the Azadi Stadium. The stadium has a ca-
pacity of about 78,000.
The tickets for women reportedly sold
out within minutes.
Photos from inside the stadium showed
female football fans excitedly waiving
Iranian flags and cheering on their team.
They were elated to see Iran win the match
14-0.
"We had fun for three hours. All of us
laughed, some of us cried because we were
so happy," one woman posted on Twitter.
"We had this experience very late in our
life but I am so happy for younger girls
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who came to the stadium today."
Women were previously allowed into
the Azadi Stadium to watch a screening of
their team playing Spain in the 2018 World
Cup. but Thursday was the first time in de-
cades that they had been allowed to watch
a game on Tehran's pitch.
The issue of gender discrimination in Ira-
nian football came to global prominence
last month when Sahar Khodayari, known
as "blue girl" because of the team she sup-
ported, set fire to herself outside court
while awaiting trial for trying to attend a
match disguised as a man. The 29-year-
old died a week later.
Football's governing body Fifa respond-
ed by stepping up pressure on Tehran to
meet its commitments to allowing women
to attend World Cup qualifiers.
It said this week that it would "stand
firm" in ensuring that women had access
to all football matches in Iran.
"It's not just about one match. We're not
going to turn our eyes away from this,"
Fifa's head of education and social respon-
sibility, Joyce Cook, told BBC Sport.
"We are firm and committed that all fans
have an equal right, including women, to
attend matches."
Saudi Arabia last year allowed women for
the first time to attend a football match as
part of an easing of strict rules on gender
separation by the ultra-conservative Mus-
lim country.
Agencies
fifth world all-around gymnastics title
Biles on the balance beam. Net photo.
SIMONE BILES continued to stake her claim
as one of the most dominant athletes of her
generation as she bulldozed all competition
to win her fifth world championships indi-
vidual all‑around gold medal with a score of
58.999 in Stuttgart. The 22-year-old Ameri-
can won with a cushion of 2.1 points, her
biggest at a world all-around event, as Tang
Xijing of China claimed silver and Russia’s
Angelina Melnikova took bronze.
“It means the world to me,” Biles said. “For
my fifth, that’s kind of unheard of, so it was
really exciting. But we finished strong and we
gave it our all. It’s super exciting we had the
opportunity to do this.”
One year ago Biles fell twice in the all-around
final and left the arena seething despite her
clear victory. She seems to have learned from
those mistakes. Instead of opting for all of
the risky, mind-blowing skills she has writ-
ten into gymnastics history in the past two
years, she decided to play things relatively
safe. The greatest measure of Biles’s domi-
nance is that her version of “safe” is still far
beyond what any of her rivals could dream
of.
Biles opened her competition with the
Cheng vault – a round-off, half twist on to
the table with one and a half twists off, a
half twist less than her eponymous vault,
on which she fell last year. Despite landing
with a foot slightly out of bounds, Biles flew
high and far with supreme form and a small
hop, immediately establishing her lead with
a monstrous score of 15.233.
As medal contenders fell all around, Biles
stepped up and produced a clean, assured
uneven bars set, finishing with a stuck dou-
ble-double dismount, a big score of 14.733
and a beaming smile. There was a time
when the uneven bars were consistently
Biles’s weaker piece, but with each passing
year she improves a little more.
So often in gymnastics history, the balance
beam has been the apparatus that decides
medals and exposes nerves. Last year Biles
fell victim to the beam and tumbled on a
tricky front flip with a half turn. This year
she eradicated the skill from her set and
marched through with rhythm and ease as
she scored 14.633. Instead of the breathtak-
ing, undervalued double-double dismount
she invented this year, Biles again chose to
be ‘safe’ and opted for one fewer twist. It
was still the most difficult dismount in the
entire competition.
Agencies
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to name
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PREMIER LEAGUE The Rubavu-based side’s brilliant start will be tested when they take on giants APR on Saturday

Etincelles players hailed for

perfect start in new season
By Peter Kamasa

ETINCELLES head coach Innocent Seninga has

heaped praise on his players for their perfect
start to the new season, but also warned them of
the long journey ahead.
Seninga’s team have picked up two wins in as
many games, propelling them to the summit of BET WITH THE BEST
the Rwanda Premier League table. Saturday - 12/10/2019
The Rubavu-based side – also fondly known Int. Friendly Games
01:00 Uruguay V Peru
as Brazilians – thrashed newcomers Heroes 3-0
on Wednesday to pip champions Rayon Sports Euro Cup Qualification, Group D
at the top, having previously beaten SC Kiyovu 15:00 Georgia V Ireland
18:00 Denmark V Switzerland
2-1 in their first match last weekend.
During Wednesday’s emphatic victory, Rachid Euro Cup Qualification, Group F
Mutebi scored twice in the first-half before Is- 18:00 Faroe Islands V Romania

maël Gikamba completed the rout in the 70th Int. Friendly Games
minute. 18:00 Colombia V Chile
“I am satisfied with our performance today. 20:00 Tunisia V Cameroon

We have now set the pace, so we have to keep Euro Cup Qualification, Group F
the determination and aim for another victory 20:45 Norway V Spain
on Saturday (tomorrow),” said Senginga. 20:45 Malta V Sweden

However, while the opening two victories are CONCACAF Nations League A, Group A
seen by many as a spectacular start to their new 01:00 USA V Cuba
campaign, the club’s first real test will come
CONCACAF Nations League A, Group B
against 17-time champions APR this Saturday 03:00 Bermuda V Mexico
when the two sides face-off at Kigali Stadium.
“The strength of our players lies in teamwork. Euro Cup Qualification, Group J
20:45 Bosnia & Herzegovina V Finland
We want to improve our game every day and 20:45 Liechtenstein V Armenia
fight for good results. We will be ready for APR.” 20:45 Italy V Greece

In the meantime, new entrants Gasogi Unit- Sunday - 13/10/2019

ed who have quickly established themselves
among the fan-favourite teams, registered their
first win in the topflight league after beating
Marines 1-0 on Wednesday.
Felix Ndekwe scored the lone strike in the 49th
minute.
After two match rounds, Rayon, APR, hope-
fuls Mukura and Police as well as AS Muhanga
are all level with four points.
editor@newtimesrwanda.com Wednesday. File.
Int. Friendly Games
14:00 Brazil V Nigeria
Euro Cup Qualification, Group I
15:00 Kazakhstan V Belgium
Int. Friendly Games
15:00 South Africa V Mali
16:00 Argentina V Equador
Euro Cup Qualification, Group C
18:00 Belarus V Netherlands
Former Mukura frontman Rachid Mutebi netted a brace during Etincelles' 3-0 win over Heroes FC on
Euro Cup Qualification, Group E
18:00 Hungary V Azerbaijan

Djokovic, Federer win in Shanghai Masters

Euro Cup Qualification, Group I
18:00 Cyprus V Russia
18:00 Scotland V San Marino

Euro Cup Qualification, Group C

WORLD NUMBER ONE Novak
Djokovic produced another high-
quality display to ease past American
John Isner in the Shanghai Masters
third round.
Serb Djokovic, 32, did not face a
break point as he won 7-5 6-3 against
the big-serving 16th seed.
Switzerland's Roger Federer, 38,
fifth seed Alexander Zverev in the last
eight, while Djokovic faces Greek sixth
seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Zverev, 22, won 6-0 7-6 (7-4) against
Russian Andrey Rublev, who trailed
3-0 and 5-2 in the second before final-
ly pushing his opponent, with 21-year-
old Tsitsipas beating Poland's Hubert
Hurkacz 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-5).
matches I've played," said Djokovic, 20:45 Estonia V Germany
who won 85% of his service points.
Later on Thursday, Djokovic and Euro Cup Qualification, Group E
20:45 Wales V Croatia
compatriot Filip Krajinovic lost 6-3
6-2 to British pair Jamie Murray and Euro Cup Qualification, Group G
Neal Skuspki in the doubles. 20:45 Slovenia V Austria
20:45 Poland V Macedonia
Russian third seed Daniil Medvedev
saved five set points in the first set be- Int. Friendly Games
fore squeezing past Canadian qualifier 20:45 Slovakia V Paraguay

also reached the quarter-finals with a Defending champion Djokovic, who Vasek Pospisil. CONCACAF Nations League B, Group B
7-6 (9-7) 6-4 win over Belgium's Da- won the Japan Open last week, has The US Open runner-up, who won 04:00 Montserrat V El Salvador
vid Goffin. not dropped a set in seven matches the St Petersburg Open last week,
Goffin could not convert any of five since injury forced him out of the US earned a 7-6 (9-7) 7-5 victory to ex-
set points in the opener. Open. tend his record to two defeats in his
Federer, who won the Shanghai title "I'm very happy with the way I am past 24 matches.
in 2014 and 2017, will take on German playing. This is one of the best serving Agencies Novak Djokovic.
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