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A team of French Lawyers claiming to be representing Vital Kamerhe the embattled former Chief of Staff in the Congolese Presidency have expressed discontent about the manner in which their client is handled.

These French lawyers have drawn the attention of the international community to their client's health situation, defense conditions and the unfairness of the proceedings against him.

Vital Kamerhe was in detention at Makala prison and the French lawyers say they had almost daily contact with him (April to September 2020).

However, they claim that since the resumption of the trial before the Court and his transfer to an undisclosed location, 'we can no longer reach him, while he himself no longer makes contact with us, and it seems that his Congolese lawyers do not manage to meet him.'

'We receive from his relatives, contradictory and fragmentary information of which the evidence is that they are constrained by an insurmountable fear,' reads a communiqué signed by Clara Gérard-Rodriguez and Pierre-Olivier Sur.

The lawyers also claim that the DRC embassy in France has twice refused granting them visas, on the sole pretext that 'we are French lawyers. We approached the French diplomatic authorities at the highest level in vain.'

'In this purely political affair', according to these lawyers.

According to these lawyers, they want the international community to know that Kamerhe's state of health, which everyone knows is getting worse, while with each serious alert, 'our requests for release have failed without the slightest medical expertise and humanitarian consideration — a magistrate has disappeared in this case, in the midst of a first instance hearing — again, a question of life and death arises.'

Then for the main principles of a fair trial, which should bring together jurists from all the states of law in the world, but which in this case are flouted and ridiculed as in a grotesque caricature of a political trial.

'If we have approached the United Nations working group on arbitrary detention and the Special Rapporteur on the right to health, it appears to us that the emergency requires an immediate and solemn alert, of which this press release is the only expression possible ', conclude Clara Gérard-Rodriguez and President of the Bar Pierre-Olivier Sur.

As a reminder, the Minister of Justice Bernard Takahishe Ngumbi, visited on November 24 the director of the cabinet of the head of state, Vital Kamerhe, interned in a health center in Kinshasa where he is taken care of.

At the end of his visit, Minister Takahishe affirmed that the state of health of the former president of the National Assembly is worrying and that appropriate health care is needed.

'We have just seen Mr. Kamerhe, but he is not in a very comfortable situation. He is seriously ill and it requires that he can have appropriate care so that his situation can improve. Otherwise it may be a problem, 'the Minister of Justice had said.

In the process, Minister Takahishe had specified that it will be considered in particular to consider the possibility of evacuating the president of the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC).

In Congo Courtroom — Vital Kamerhe Battles Gross Theft

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Over 250 speakers are lined up for the forthcoming Dubai International Conference on Science and Technology Research, scheduled for 23-24 February 2021.

This would be the 7^th edition of the rapidly growing prestigious gathering of network of over 15000 professionals according to organisers- Scientific & Technical Research Association (STRA).

STRA the organizing agency is an international community of researchers, practitioners, students and educationists for the development and spread of ideas in the field of science and technology.

If all goes according to plan despite the Covid-19 pandemic influence, this 7th edition will be hosted at the Landmark Hotel Riqqa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Rwanda is a regular participant in this conference and is yet to confirm whether there will be representation.

The ambitious east African nation, Rwanda is looking for more investments to boost the ICT sector in order to drive innovation and entrepreneurship in the country and has made considerable improvements to exploit the potential of ICTs to drive social and economic transformation and catch up with more advanced nations.

According to Rwanda Development Board, Information and Communication Technology is a central engine to driving Rwanda's transformation to a knowledge based economy, a fact Rwanda has acknowledged by allocating a budget to ICT — as a percentage of its GDP — that is at par with OECD countries.

UAE Crown Prince Expected In Rwanda

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This is the new home of the Obamas'- it seats on a 29-acre estate, has 7 bedrooms and 8 and a half bathrooms. The facility has been reviewed by world best homes on the homesandgardens website.

Former President Barack Obama and his family have completed the purchase of a $11.75 million waterfront home situated on nearly 30 acres on Martha's Vineyard — an affluent island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. And it is stunning.

The expansive 6,892-square-foot house sits on nearly 30 secluded acres fronting the Edgartown Great Pond between Slough Cove and Turkeyland Cove, with views of the Atlantic ocean.

Designed by Taylor Lombardo Architects in San Francisco, the home was built in 2001 by John Early, a well-known and hugely trusted Island contractor. And it's in a spot the Obamas love — it's no secret that they have enjoyed spending down time at Martha's Vineyard whenever they can.

Martha's Vineyard has been an annual holiday spot for the Obama family since their time in the White House, and now they're putting down roots in the gorgeous villa that they rented over the summer.

The home features seven bedrooms, eight and a half baths and several stone fireplaces. There is a two-car garage, a detached barn and a pool.

The property also offers direct access to the pond, and includes a boat house and a private beach front with deeded rights, as per the listing on LandVest.

Rumors of the impending sale have been circulating since late summer 2019, when the Obamas rented the property for several weeks. The family are often seen on the Vineyard during summer vacation.

The former president and his family spent part of every August on the Island for seven out of the eight years he was in office.

The family also visited the Island before, including when he was a senator from Illinois.

The property has been on the market since 2015, when it was listed for $22.5 million. The price was dropped twice this summer, first to $16.25 million in June, then to $14.85 million in July.

The purchase price, with the Dukes County Registry of Deeds, is listed at $11.75 million.

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The price of Bitcoin has hit a record high, inching toward the $20,000 mark in a dramatic recovery for the world's most popular digital currency, which has rallied more than 200 percent since March.

The cryptocurrency capped out at just over $19,850 on Monday before retreating to around $19,668, according to the CoinDesk index, surging past its previous peak of $19,666, hit in late 2017.

The spike follows a week of volatility, seeing the price dip to as low as $16,200 last Thursday.

Bitcoin took a serious hit in March with the onset of the coronavirus outbreak in the US, sinking below $4,000 for a time, but has steadily climbed out of the slump, gaining some 240 percent in the time since.

Demand for the digital asset has also surged, helping it bounce back to its new height. Other major cryptos, which typically follow bitcoin's trends, also rallied on Monday, with Ethereum and XRP gaining by some six percent, while Litecoin climbed by more than 11%, according to CoinMarketCap.

Among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap, only Tether was down over the last 24 hours, shedding just shy of one point.

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Over 157,347Kg of Rwanda's horticultural products worth US$387,297 were shipped out of the country to destinations in Europe, Central and West African countries, according to Rwandafresh Brand.

Last week we exported 157,347Kg of horticultural products worth US$387,297.

In the just concluded week, revenues fetched from horticultural exports increased by 7.8% compared to the previous week.

According to Rwandafresh Brand, the countries largely importing Rwandan horticultural products include; Holland, DRC, UK, Dubai and Germany. Other destinations include; Belgium, Congo Brazza, France, Nigeria and Ghana.

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A court in Saintes in southwest France has resumed hearing in the case of former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec ,69, accused of sexually assaulting up to 349 children.

Prosecutors believe this could be France's biggest-ever paedophilia case.

The suspect entered the dock on Monday to answer multiple charges of rape and abuse of four young girls including; the six-year old daughter of his neighbour in 2017, two of his nieces between 1989 and 1999, and one of his hospital patients, aged four, in 1993.

The first case, and which led to his arrest, reached investigators in April 2017 after his neighbour's daughter told her family that Le Scouarnec had exposed himself and molested her across the fence separating their properties.

He has admitted assault but denies the charges of rape.

Le Scouarnec's lawyer Thibault Kurzawa said in March that his client 'wasn't in a state of denial' and that he wanted 'to try and understand how he could have done so much harm'.

This week's trial is just the first chapter and what may be France's biggest paedophilia scandal to date.

The second chapter concerns the alleged rape and sexual aggression of  as many as 312 girls and boys from 1986-2017.

Investigators found more than 300,000 images of child pornography, including pictures of his two nieces, when they searched his home in Jonzac, in 2017, following the six-year old's testimony.

They also uncovered detailed notebooks in which the surgeon described sexual violence against both girls and boys during his 30-year career in hospitals in the centre and west of France.

Next to each child's name were comments on the nature of the sexual acts inflicted, investigators said.

This week's trial will not cover that period.

'We won't discover the surgeon, but rather the kind of man he was in his private life', said Nathalie Bucquet and Marie Grimaud, lawyers representing Innocence en danger (Innocence in danger) on behalf of the plaintiffs.

Experts have described Le Scouarnec as 'a manipulator, fascinated by paedophilia', who showed 'no empathy'.

In an investigation carried out by French news weekly L'Obs the surgeon wrote 'I'm a paedophile' in his notebooks every year on his birthday on 3 December.

In 2005, he was given a four-month suspended jail sentence for possession of child pornography.

A verdict is expected on Thursday. If convicted, the former surgeon faces up to 20 years in prison.

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Minisiteri y'Ubuzima mu Rwanda kuri uyu wa 30 Ugushyingo 2020 yatangaje ko umugore w'imyaka 40 y'amavuko yishwe na Covid-19 mu mujyi wa Kigali.

Abandi bantu banduye icyorezo cya Covid-19 ni 15 basanganywe ubwandu bwa Coronavirus, mu gihe abandi 36 bayikize,mu bipimo 2,196 byafashwe mu uyu munsi.

Reba aho abo barwayi bagaragaye ni mibare yabo

I Kigali: 2, Burera: 6, Rwamagana: 3, Rubavu: 2, Nyaruguru: 1, Musanze: 1.

Kugeza ubu umubare w'abamaze kwandura Coronavirus kuva umurwayi wa mbere agaragaye mu Rwanda ku wa 14 Werurwe 2020, bamaze kuba 5,934 mu bipimo 626,311 bimaze gufatwa.

Source : https://impanuro.rw/2020/11/30/covid-19-amakuru-agezweho-30-11-2020/

Nk' uko IGIHE dukesha iyi nkuru cyatangaje ko , kuri uyu wa Mbere tariki ya 30 Ugushyingo 2020, Urwego rw'Igihugu rw'Ubugenzacyaha, RIB rwataye muri yombi abantu bane bo mu Karere ka Ruhango bakurikiranyeho icyaha cyo kwica umugore barangiza bakamujugunya mu musarani.

Uwo mugore yitwa Nyiramana Agnes mu bamwishe harimo gukekwaho sebukwe na muramu wa nyakwigendera.

Amakuru avuga ko inzego z'umutekano n'iz'ubuyobozi zasanze umurambo wa Kamana mu musarani wo kwa nyina w'umugabo wari waramwinjiye mu Murenge wa Ruhango, kandi hari hashize igihe aburiwe irengero.

Mu cyumweru gishize nibwo hamenyekanye amakuru ko Nyiramana Agnes yabuze, abaturanyi be batangira gukeka ko uwo mugabo wari waramwinjiye ashobora kuba azi irengero rye.

Kuri uyu wa Mbere kandi abaturage bakomeje gushakisha amakuru kugeza ubwo bagiye aho uwo mugabo yabaga kwa nyina, barebye mu musarani basanga harunze imbagara bahita bitabaza inzego z'ubuyobozi n'iz'umutekano zisangamo umurambo wa nyakwigendera bigaragara ko bamujugunyemo bamucuritse.

Umuvugizi wa RIB, Dr Murangira B. Thierry, yavuze ko hamaze gufatwa abantu bane bakekwaho kwica uwo mugore barimo sebukwe na muramu we.

Yavuze ko abakekwaho kwica uwo mugore barimo umugabo w'imyaka 40 wari waramwinjiye na mugenzi we w'imyaka 35.

Dr Murangira avuga ko mu ibazwa ry'abo babiri bavuze ko bishe uwo mugore babitumwe na sebukwe w'imyaka 70 ndetse na muramu we. Yagize ati:

'Aba rero uko ari bane bakurikiranyweho icyaha cyo kwica Nyiramana Agnes w'imyaka 37 barangiza bakamujugunya mu musarani. Bavuga ko bamuzizaga ko yatanze amakuru ku mugabo we wacuruzaga ibiyobyabwenge bikamuviramo gufungwa.'

RIB yibukije abantu bose kwirinda ibyaha kuko itazigera ibihanganira.

Abakurikiranyweho uruhare mu kwica Nyiramana bose uko ari bane bafungiye kuri Sitasiyo ya RIB mu Karere ka Ruhango, bakaba bagiye gukorerwa dosiye bagashyikirizwa Ubushinjacyaha.

Source : https://impanuro.rw/2020/11/30/ruhango-umugore-yishwe-bamuta-mu-musarani/