SOUTH SUDAN VICE-PRESIDENT TO ATTEND BUSINESS AND SECURITY FORUM IN NAIROBI

South Sudan Vice-President to attend Business and Security Forum The Vice-President of South Sudan, HE Dr Riek Machar, will join senior ministers from Kenya and other African countries at the forthcoming Africa Forum on Business and Security, it was announced on Monday, July 30th.

Dr Machar has been a key figure in developing the fledgling economy of the world's newest state since it attained independence from Sudan just over a year ago.

At the Africa Forum on Business and Security, which will be held at Nairobi's Laico Regency Hotel on September 13th and 14th, 2012, Dr Machar and other statesmen will rub shoulders with business leaders, investors, security experts and decision-makers from all over Africa and beyond.

"The Africa Forum on Business and Security is taking place at a very interesting and important time for Africa," says Peris Wanjiru of conference organisers ICWE. "Many African economies are growing at six or seven per cent a year. The one thing that can hold us back now is a failure to address the security challenges that confront us. This ground breaking, pan-African dialogue between the public and private sectors will make a real difference."

The conference will focus on dealing with persistent problems, attracting investors, protecting vulnerable sectors and securing growth. It will also consider the immense opportunities for African business in delivering security, investment, skills and jobs.

Businesses wanting to take part in the Forum should contact Anna Shigwedha atanna.shigwedha@newsecurityfoundation.org for more information.

For more information on the Forum, please contact Juliane Walter at juliane.walter@icwe.net or visit the conference website www.usalamaafrica.org.

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MTOTO ALIYEUWAWA KWA BOMU KIGOMA

MTOTO OBEDI MANASE (8) MAREHEMU ALIYELIPUKIWA NA BOMU PICHA NA PARDON MBWATE WA JESHI LA POLISI KIGOMA

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Na Mohammed Mhina na Pardon Mbwate-Jeshi la Polisi

Mwanafunzi mmoja wa darasa la kwanza katika shule ya msingi ya Kigadye wilaya ya Kasulu mkoani Kigoma, Abeid Manase(8), amefariki dunia hapo hapo na wengine wanne kujeruhiwa vibaya baada ya kulipukiwa na bomu la kutupwa kwa mkono walilokuwa wakilichezea.

Kamanda wa Polisi mkoani Kigoma ACP Fraisser Kashai, amewataja watoto waliojeruhiwa na bomu hilo kuwa ni wanafunzi wawili wa darasa la kwanza Tuju Seluke(7) aliyejeruhiwa tumboni na Sarah Manase(6) aliyejeruhiwa kwenye paja na mguu kulia. wote wanafunzi wa darasa la kwanza katika shule ya msingi Kigadye wilayani Kasulu.

Kamanda huyo amewata wengine waliojeruhiwa kuwa ni watoto wadogo wenye umri wa miaka minne kila mmoja ambao walikuwa wakichezea bomu hilo kwa pamoja ambao ni Enjord Seluke aliyejeruhiwa kwenye sikio la upande wa kushoto na Isaka Yohana aliyejeruhiwa kwenye jicho la upande wa kushoto.

Kamanda Kashai amesema majeruhi hao wote wamelazwa katika hospitali ya Misheni iliyopo katika kijiji cha Shunge wilauani Kasulu kwa matibabu zaidi na hali zao zimeelezwa kuwa zinaendelea vizuri.

Kamanda Kashai amesema jana majira ya saa 11.00 jioni, huko katika kijiji cha Kigadye, watoto hao walikuwa wakilichezea bomu hilo la kutupa kwa mkono na ndipo lilipowalipukia na kumuua mwenzao na wengine hao wane wakajeruhiwa.

Bomu hilo lilikuwa limefichwa katika moja ya bustani nyumbani kwa Bw. Ayoub James Luvahovi mkazi wa kijiji cha Kidae na likimbia mara baada ya tukio hilo na Polisi wanamsaka.

Katika tukio linguine Kamanda Kashai amesema huko Kasulu, watu wenye silahawamemjeruhi kwa kumpiga risasi tumboni mfanyabiashara mmoja Bi. Deothera Malusha(23) na baadaye kumpora shilingi 150,000 pamoja na simu yake ya mkononi aina ya Nokia yenye thamani ya shilingi 55,000.

Amesema baada ya uporaji huwo, majambazi hayo yalikimbia na kutokomea katika msituni na majeruhi amelazwa kwenye Hospitali ya wilaya ya kasulu mkoni Kigoma na hali yake bado sio nzuri.

Wakati huo huo, Jeshi la Polisi Mkoani Kigoma linawashikilia watuhamiaji haramu 52 kwa makosa ya kuingia na kuishi nchini bila ya kibali.

Kamanda Kashai amesema kuwa wayuhumiwa hao walikamatwa katika maeneo mbalimbali walipokuwa wakifanya shughuli za uvuvi mkoani humo.

Rwanda Refutes Claims It Is Fuelling War in Eastern DRC

Rwanda's Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo has labelled rumours circulating about the country's involvement in the eastern DRC as "categorically false and dangerous".

She was responding to reports on BBC of a UN report alleging that soldiers had been recruited and trained in Rwanda and then transferred to the eastern DRC to take part in conflict between government and rebel forces.

"Rwanda has maintained from the outset that the current instability in the eastern DRC is a matter for the Congolese government and military.

Rwanda's national interest is served by containing conflict and building deeper bonds of peace with our neighbours, said Mushikiwabo in a statement adding that the international community continues to neglect real issues of stability by limiting itself to symptoms instead of the root cause of suffering in the region region.

Mushikiwabo also urged the UN force in the DRC (MONUSCO) to return to its original mandate instead of spreading rumours and generating reports.

"This billion-dollar-a-year operation makes up one quarter of the UN's entire peacekeeping budget, and yet it has been a failure from day one, said the Minister in a statement released on Monday.

"Instead of pursuing its mandate to eradicate the FDLR menace and help stabilise the region, MONUSCO has become a destabilising influence, primarily concerned with keeping hold of its bloated budgets and justifying its ongoing existence.

Rwanda has received several refugees who are severely wounded and traumatised as a result of the UN's failure to protect civilians in eastern DRC."

According to the Minister, Rwanda has maintained peaceful and constructive relations with the government of the DRC since 2009, since which time both countries have enjoyed a significant "peace dividend",

"Peace in the region enables us to attract investment, slash the poverty rate, and extend the horizons of opportunity for our citizens. That's why claims that Rwanda would undermine good relations with our neighbours are not only wrong, but wrong-headed -- it would be in clear violation of our own national interest.

Mushikiwabo reiterated continued close working relations with the DRC government to bring back peace and security that the people of the region have been denied for far too long.

Since the outbreak of fighting, the Government of Rwanda's primary focus has been providing safe refuge for the 9,239 Congolese citizens who have entered its borders in recent weeks.

Through collaboration with UNHCR, the World Food Programme and the WHO, the refugee situation remains "challenging but manageable.

Gahiji Innocent is the chief political colunist for NewsofRwanda.He grew up in Kampala,Uganda before moving to Rwanda. His column is syndicated to newspapers around the country. He has written columns from Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, Israel and South Africa. Gahiji , who has a B.A. degree in English from the University of Illinois, has been a Poynter Media Fellow at Yale University.