Podcasts about Rwanda

Kelsey Norman is a Fellow for the Middle East and Director of the Women's Rights, Human Rights, and Refugees Program at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Her new book, Aiding Autocrats: Migration Management, Governance and Repression in Africa, examines how wealthy countries increasingly use foreign aid to persuade other governments to stop migrants before they reach Europe or the United States—and the unintended political consequences of those policies. In this episode, Kelsey explains what she calls "migration management aid" and how it has shaped relationships with countries including Turkey, Libya, and Rwanda. We also discuss whether more recent policies, including the Trump administration's deportation agreements with countries such as Eswatini, fit into this broader pattern. The conversation then turns to one of the book's central arguments: that outsourcing migration control can undermine democracy and good governance by strengthening authoritarian governments and giving them new resources and leverage. We conclude by discussing whether there is a better way for wealthy countries to cooperate with governments on migration without reinforcing repression or sacrificing human rights.

Host Henry Kaestner sits down with Matthew Rohrs, leader of Synapis, to explore one of the most overlooked opportunities in frontier-market investing: the "missing middle" — businesses too large for microfinance but too small (or too early) to attract private equity and venture capital. Matthew shares how Synapis has spent over a decade training and accelerating entrepreneurs across Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda, and why this segment drives up to 70% of job creation in emerging economies. This episode digs into Synapis's Kingdom Business Framework — a three-part model built around relationship with God, stewardship, and impact — and unpacks why African entrepreneurs are often more naturally integrated in their faith and business than their Western counterparts. Matthew and Henry also discuss the concept of "evangelical Gnosticism," the sacred-secular divide that shapes how Christians in the West think about work versus how it's lived out in markets like Kenya, where 72% of Synapis alumni report at least one employee coming to faith through their company. Listeners will hear real stories of scale and impact, including Kickwetu Flowers — a 30-acre flower export business near Mount Kenya that has funded clean water boreholes, a soccer program for at-risk youth, and a weekly kitchen feeding 300 people — all funded from business profits, not donations. Key Topics: Defining the "missing middle": the investment gap between microfinance and institutional capital Synapis's Kingdom Business Framework: relationship, stewardship, and impact Why 72% of Synapis alumni have seen an employee come to faith through their business "Evangelical Gnosticism" and the sacred-secular divide in Western business thinking Case study: Kickwetu Flowers and community-funded clean water, youth programs, and feeding initiatives The Forge Network: a global collaborative of entrepreneurs, accelerators, and investors Notable Quotes: "We serve gazelles more commonly than seeking unicorns." - Matthew Rohrs "72% of our alumni report that at least one person's come to faith in Christ through their company." - Matthew Rohrs "Business is part of the kingdom of God. It's the most scalable way to solve these problems." - Matthew Rohrs

La SADC peut-elle encore peser sur les crises qui secouent l'Afrique australe ? Cette organisation régionale, qui réunit seize pays du sud du continent, tient son sommet des chefs d'État ce lundi 17 août à Durban, en Afrique du Sud. Alors que le conflit dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo a profondément mis à l'épreuve sa capacité à agir militairement et diplomatiquement, quel rôle peut-elle encore jouer face aux crises de la région ? Al Kitenge, expert en stratégie économique et en innovation, répond aux questions de Clothilde Hazard. RFI : Ce lundi se réunissent les chefs d'État de la SADC, l'Organisation régionale d'Afrique australe. Ces dernières années, la région a été secouée par de nombreuses crises importantes. La plus importante dans l'est de la RDC. Mais la SADC semble peiner à apporter des réponses efficaces à ces crises. Est-ce qu'elle est devenue impuissante ? Al Kitenge : Effectivement, la SADC est devenue quasi impuissante parce qu'elle n'a pas été en mesure de régler le problème géopolitique. Et cela a un impact complet sur tout le reste. Et les questions économiques et les questions de politique générale. Pour ce qui est de la crise à l'est de la RDC, comment vous expliquez l'échec de la SADC ? L'échec de la SADC est de n'avoir pas été en mesure de régler de manière frontale les questions qui opposaient ses propres membres. Donc, il est inacceptable que des questions d'instabilité se soient fait remarquer dans la région et que la SADC n'ait pas été en mesure de prendre des dispositions correctes. L'Angola a essayé, mais c'était des échecs successifs. Et le cas de la RDC est un cas non isolé. Quels sont les autres cas ? Le cas du Burundi avec le Rwanda, les grandes difficultés que l'on a aujourd'hui en Afrique du Sud avec les questions d'immigration. Comment vous expliquez que la SADC, justement sur le plan géopolitique, n'arrive pas à trouver des solutions ? La SADC n'est pas organisée pour régler ces situations. À la première épreuve, on s'est rendu compte qu'elle est extrêmement faible. Et ça, on le remarque également quand vous regardez les échanges commerciaux. Il n'y a aucune préférence d'échanges commerciaux entre les pays de la SADC et aujourd'hui, c'est la plus grosse faiblesse. On a les faiblesses géopolitiques, on a des faiblesses économiques. Ces pays n'ont pas les mêmes intérêts financiers. Lorsque vous regardez les pays anglophones, ils sont tournés vers le Royaume-Uni et les pays francophones sont tournés vers la France et la Belgique. Et cette dissension, justement, fait que dans les échanges commerciaux, les intérêts ne sont pas les mêmes. Regardez la question énergétique qui aurait pu être une question qui pouvait être réglée de manière claire. La SADC n'a pas de politique intégrée qui puisse être en mesure de résoudre les choses. Comment faire pour que les intérêts soient convergents justement ? Faire un petit peu ce qu'a échoué l'Union africaine, s'assurer que, du point de vue de l'intégration économique, les pays soient plus proches. En ayant une intégration économique, on peut avoir l'intégration politique et géopolitique. Il faudrait avoir une mutualisation d'un certain nombre d'éléments, en l'occurrence les infrastructures, les transports et l'énergie. Mais il y a quelque chose de très simple qu'il faudrait être en mesure de regarder. Aujourd'hui, nous avons le grand choc lié au détroit d'Ormuz. Et on se rend bien compte que, comme des gens sans intelligence collective, nous avons tous perdu. Et ce qu'il faut regarder aujourd'hui, c'est que, nous devrions avoir la possibilité de développer des solutions locales - quand je dis locales, ça veut dire régionales. Et cette question de Covid qui nous a pratiquement bousculé, la guerre entre l'Ukraine et la Russie, même chose, mais nous sommes en troisième choc frontal exogène qui aurait bien pu nous questionner. Mais si les gens ne se questionnent pas, ce sera très difficile qu'ils aient des résultats conjoints. Concrètement, est-ce qu'on parle de corridors ? Est-ce qu'on parle de politiques communes ? Quelles sont les marges de manœuvre de la SADC ? Les seules marges de manœuvre sont financières et économiques. Je donne un exemple très simple : l'Union africaine a échoué, en tout cas dans les dix dernières années, à mettre en place le centre d'échange financier. Rien qu'à cause de ça, nous sommes toujours sur le swift, qui est un élément qui ne permet pas des échanges locaux. C'est ce genre de choses qui auraient pu être des soudures entre les pays. Et tant que nous n'en sommes pas encore là, tant que nous n'avons pas les mêmes intérêts économiques et financiers, il est très difficile que le déséquilibre politique ou géopolitique d'un pays intéresse les autres. Est-ce que vous pensez que la SADC aujourd'hui s'attelle justement à régler ce problème d'intérêts différents ? Les citoyens de ces pays sont en train de regarder. Ce qui se passe en Afrique du Sud est une honte générale. Et si on n'arrive pas à résoudre toutes ces questions en même temps, la SADC aura perdu son crédit. Oui, le sommet a lieu à Durban, en Afrique du Sud. Les tensions anti-migrants dans le pays touchent directement plusieurs pays de la SADC, puisque beaucoup des migrants concernés viennent des pays voisins. Est-ce que c'est justement un dossier sur lequel l'organisation pourrait davantage intervenir et sur lequel elle pourrait discuter à l'occasion de ce sommet ? Déjà, pour qu'ils aient la capacité de se regarder droit dans les yeux, il faudrait qu'ils règlent et qu'ils parlent de manière frontale de la question et qu'elle soit traitée. Parce que le vivre ensemble des populations engendre les échanges commerciaux et les échanges des biens des personnes. Vous vous rendez bien compte, par exemple, pour le Congo : une grande part de Sud-Africains travaille dans le secteur minier. Imaginez que du jour au lendemain, on commence à chasser ces personnes. Ce sera la catastrophe la plus générale. Est-ce qu'aujourd'hui on a quand même des exemples de corridors de ces infrastructures partagées ? Si on prend des exemples concrets ? Le corridor de Lobito est en train d'en devenir un. Il part de Johannesburg, il passe par la Zambie, il va jusqu'en Angola. C'est une première opportunité. Et la deuxième opportunité, c'est le développement des nouvelles infrastructures. En RDC, par exemple, tout ce qui est Moanda et la RN1. Le corridor de Lobito sert des intérêts connus qui sont les intérêts des États-Unis, qui ont investi à la fois dans les infrastructures en Zambie, en Angola, même en termes de production d'énergie, mais également en termes de rail. Et cela voudrait justement aider la Zambie et la RDC à augmenter leur capacité de production en métaux stratégiques pour être en mesure d'alimenter le marché international. Ça touche la Zambie, ça touche la RDC et ça touche l'Angola, qui sont trois pays de la SADC. Et la capacité à résoudre des problèmes conjoints peut permettre justement que nous soyons en mesure de pouvoir consolider à la fois les relations pour que les uns et les autres soient interconnectés. La seule chose qui peut mettre les pays ensemble, ce sont leurs intérêts.

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Summary In this episode, Andy sits down with Owen Fitzpatrick, a psychologist, speaker, and author of Inner Propaganda: Leading Hearts and Minds through Turbulent Times. Owen has spent close to 30 years studying how beliefs form and change, interviewing people everywhere from North Korea to Rwanda to Afghanistan. His thesis is unsettling: our brains do not simply take in facts and reach objective conclusions. They build a story we then experience as reality. Owen and Andy work through what that means on real projects. You'll hear how a warning from a colleague can quietly harden into a conviction about a teammate, and how Bayesian reasoning gives you a way out. You'll learn Owen's five types of truth, how to tell courageous conviction from dangerous denial, and what leaders can actually make stable when they cannot promise a stable outcome. Owen also explains why pushing harder for buy-in is often the very reason people resist, and how an antifragile identity helps teams face uncertainty like AI without denial or panic. If you're looking for a fresh way to think about belief, influence, and leading through turbulent times, this episode is for you! Sound Bites "We all live in that world where we think we're the one person that isn't the victim of propaganda, and my point or my thesis is we're all victims of our own inner propaganda." "We're not necessarily just convinced by others. We convince ourselves." "Because I think when we say, 'I'm no good at something,' we lock ourselves into it." "Well, if you're not great at communicating with people, get great." "Most of the time our beliefs just create a sort of a reality for us, and that reality can help us or harm us." "So our brains are prediction machines." "Whenever we talk about belief, believing in your ability to succeed in the future is critical if you want to succeed in the future, but that doesn't mean you deny the present." "It, it's not that we think negatively, it's we believe negatively, and we see the world through those lenses." "So I think we want to be able to challenge our beliefs and build a bit more and get more comfortable with uncertainty away from the table, but when we're at the table with our team, that's when we bring the certainty." "We like the idea that we are making this decision of our own free will." "And when you look at what a belief is, a belief is an idea we feel certain about, and that word feel is the most important word of that sentence." "It's okay to believe less in certain things. It's okay to believe more in certain things. It's okay to believe better." Chapters 00:00 Introduction 02:29 Start of Interview 02:40 The Belief About Himself Owen Took Too Long to Update 05:56 A Sweaty Debate Speech and What Came After 08:28 Not Good at Something Is a Skill Gap, Not an Identity 09:45 The Belief Growth Mindset 12:55 The Sandra Story: When a Warning Becomes a Conviction 14:07 Why the Brain Craves Cognitive Closure 17:15 Using Bayesian Reasoning to Loosen a Belief 21:00 Melanie Perkins and Alan Mulally: Conviction or Denial? 21:36 The Five Types of Truth 26:24 Just Because It Is Your Truth Does Not Make It True 28:41 Where Objective Truth Actually Belongs 31:47 What "Leadership Is Propaganda" Does Not Mean 34:45 Why Change Management and AI Adoption Stall 36:30 Why Owen Chose Propaganda Over Self-Talk 37:57 Do I Believe It Because It Makes Me Look Good? 38:49 Answering the AI Question Without Denial or Hype 40:15 Building an Antifragile Identity 44:27 Certainty Is Contagious, and When to Change Course 45:20 What Leaders Can Make Stable in a Volatile Period 47:45 Control What You Can, Influence What You Can, Accept the Rest 51:01 When Pushing for Buy-In Creates the Resistance 52:45 You're Asking the Wrong Question About Persuasion 54:30 Reading the Person Before You Make the Ask 57:30 Helping Kids Hold Strong Beliefs Without Contempt 1:01:46 End of Interview 1:02:15 Andy Comments After the Interview 1:05:09 Outtakes Learn More You can learn more about Owen and his work at InnerPropaganda.com. For more learning on this topic, check out: Episode 370 with Chantel Prat. One of the smartest, clearest, and funniest books on the brain, and why all of it matters for how you lead. Episodes 59 and 60 with Cathy Davidson. She explains how the brain science of attention changes everything. Episode 32 with Brad Kolar. A look at the direct implications of neuroscience for leadership. Owen's TED Talk, available here on YouTube. Chat with PMeLa You can chat directly with PMeLa, the podcast's AI persona, to get episode recommendations and answers to your project management and leadership questions. Visit PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/PMeLa to chat with her. Join Us for LEAD52 I know you want to be a more confident leader–that's why you listen to this podcast. LEAD52 is a global community of people like you who are committed to transforming their ability to lead and deliver. It's 52 weeks of leadership learning, delivered right to your inbox, taking less than 5 minutes a week. And it's all for free. Learn more and sign up at GetLEAD52.com. Thanks! Thank you for joining me for this episode of The People and Projects Podcast! Talent Triangle: Power Skills Topics: Leadership, Belief, Persuasion, Influence, Uncertainty, Change Management, Growth Mindset, Psychological Reactance, Buy-In, Artificial Intelligence, Resilience, Project Management The following music was used for this episode: Music: The Fantastical Ferret by Tim Kulig License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Music: Funny by Frank Schroeter License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Owen Fitzpatrick talks about how your inner propaganda shapes your beliefs, decisions, and behavior–and how you can stop it from sabotaging your success.— YOU'LL LEARN — 1) Why to be wary of the “temptations of certainty”2) The three reasons people form/change their beliefs 3) The four steps to rewiring your beliefs Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1174 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT OWEN — Owen Fitzpatrick is a social psychologist. Owen has traveled to more than 100 countries and studied propaganda firsthand in places such as North Korea, Rwanda, and Afghanistan. Also an award-winning filmmaker and former television presenter, he brings the craft of storytelling to his work. He has worked with leaders at Google, LinkedIn, Pfizer, and Coca-Cola, studied at Harvard Business School and MIT, and is the author of nine books translated into 20+ languages. His TEDx talk “Mind Control” has reached more than 1.4 million viewers. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, he now lives in New York City.• Book: Inner Propaganda: Leading Hearts and Minds Through Turbulent Times• Book site: InnerPropaganda.com• Instagram: owenf23• LinkedIn: Owen Fitzpatrick• Website: OwenFitzpatrick.com— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: “The rise and fall of rationality in language” by Marten Scheffer, Ingrid van de Leemput, Els Weinans, and Johan Bollen• Study: “On the conversational persuasiveness of GPT-4” by Francesco Salvi, Manoel Horta Ribeiro, Riccardo Gallotti, and Robert West • Book: Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts by Annie Duke• Book: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition by Robert Cialdini• Book: Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant• Book: Address Unknown: A Novel by Kathrine Kressmann Taylor• Documentary: "Behind the Curve"• Past episode: 664: Dr. Robert Cialdini on How to Persuade with the 7 Universal Principles of Influence— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Shopify. Sign up for your free trial at Shopify.com/awesomepodSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

La polémique autour du projet de destruction d'un ancien bâtiment de loisirs de l'époque communiste pour construire des logements en témoigne, le débat sur les traces de cette période reste vif en Allemagne.  Cette émission est une rediffusion estivale.  À Berlin, logement vs mémoire architecturale ?  Berlin fait face à un boom démographique et immobilier. Avec désormais 3 millions 900 mille habitants, la ville abrite une population parmi les plus jeunes du pays, et les loyers, comme dans beaucoup de capitales européennes, explosent. Les autorités locales cherchent à construire de nouveaux logements, de préférence le moins cher possible, en utilisant par exemple des terrains qui appartiennent à la municipalité. Une idée logique a priori, mais qui entre parfois en conflit avec la mémoire historique. L'exemple le plus récent est celui d'un ancien centre de sport et de loisirs, le SEZ. Construit à l'époque de la RDA communiste, il doit être détruit pour faire place à de l'habitat, mais certains habitants s'y opposent. Reportage, Delphine Nerbollier. Entretien avec l'historien Nicolas Offenstadt, professeur à l'Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, auteur de L'Histoire globale de la RDA (éd. Tallandier). Italie / Afrique : quel premier bilan pour le plan Mattei ? Des milliards d'euros d'investissements pour l'Afrique, c'est la promesse italienne du plan Mattei qui concerne presqu'une vingtaine de pays, de l'Algérie à la Côte d'Ivoire en passant par l'Angola. Un plan lancé il y a deux ans et récemment élargi à la RDC, au Gabon, au Rwanda, à la Zambie. Les résultats concrets de cette ambitieuse stratégie sont encore sporadiques. Certaines voix mettent en avant l'ambition « non prédatrice » du gouvernement Meloni, mais d'autres sont moins convaincues. Il y a quelques semaines, les experts livraient leurs premières conclusions à Ascoli Piceno dans le centre du pays, notre correspondante Cécile Debarge était sur place.

La polémique autour du projet de destruction d'un ancien bâtiment de loisirs de l'époque communiste pour construire des logements en témoigne, le débat sur les traces de cette période reste vif en Allemagne.  Cette émission est une rediffusion estivale.  À Berlin, logement vs mémoire architecturale ?  Berlin fait face à un boom démographique et immobilier. Avec désormais 3 millions 900 mille habitants, la ville abrite une population parmi les plus jeunes du pays, et les loyers, comme dans beaucoup de capitales européennes, explosent. Les autorités locales cherchent à construire de nouveaux logements, de préférence le moins cher possible, en utilisant par exemple des terrains qui appartiennent à la municipalité. Une idée logique a priori, mais qui entre parfois en conflit avec la mémoire historique. L'exemple le plus récent est celui d'un ancien centre de sport et de loisirs, le SEZ. Construit à l'époque de la RDA communiste, il doit être détruit pour faire place à de l'habitat, mais certains habitants s'y opposent. Reportage, Delphine Nerbollier. Entretien avec l'historien Nicolas Offenstadt, professeur à l'Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, auteur de L'Histoire globale de la RDA (éd. Tallandier). Italie / Afrique : quel premier bilan pour le plan Mattei ? Des milliards d'euros d'investissements pour l'Afrique, c'est la promesse italienne du plan Mattei qui concerne presqu'une vingtaine de pays, de l'Algérie à la Côte d'Ivoire en passant par l'Angola. Un plan lancé il y a deux ans et récemment élargi à la RDC, au Gabon, au Rwanda, à la Zambie. Les résultats concrets de cette ambitieuse stratégie sont encore sporadiques. Certaines voix mettent en avant l'ambition « non prédatrice » du gouvernement Meloni, mais d'autres sont moins convaincues. Il y a quelques semaines, les experts livraient leurs premières conclusions à Ascoli Piceno dans le centre du pays, notre correspondante Cécile Debarge était sur place.

Here's your chance to listen to a firsthand account of one of the most horrible parts of our recent human history, and how we stop it from happening again. This episode features a conversation with a psychologist whose life's work sits at the intersection of two of humanity's most extreme capacities: the capacity for cruelty, and the capacity for courage.  A survivor of the Holocaust in Hungary, hiding in Budapest as a six-year-old, he became a leading researcher on the psychology of genocide, group violence, and altruism - work that has shaped police training programs on "active bystandership," informed reconciliation efforts in Rwanda, and produced decades of research on what leads ordinary people to help others, even at personal risk. What to Listen for:  Small early experiences compound. How children are raised - with warmth, responsiveness, and consistent values - can shape whether they grow toward caring or toward hostility, on both an individual and societal level. Responsibility, not just empathy, drives action. Empathy alone doesn't reliably produce helping behavior - a felt sense of responsibility for someone else's welfare, paired with a belief that you can actually make a difference, is what moves people to act. Bystanders can be trained to become "active bystanders." This isn't just theory - it's the basis of real police and school training programs designed to help people intervene safely when they see harm happening. "Blind patriotism" vs. "constructive patriotism" is a useful lens for understanding how loyalty to a group, a leader, or a country can either enable harm or serve as a check against it. Violence - and caring - escalate gradually. Small unaddressed moments of hostility or dehumanization tend to compound over time, in families, institutions, and nations alike. Personal history and professional work aren't separate. The guest's own childhood experience of hiding from persecution, and the people who risked their lives to protect his family, directly shaped decades of research into what makes rescuers different from bystanders. About Ervin Staub Professor Emeritus of Psychology and founding director of the Psychology of Peace and Violence Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. A survivor of the Holocaust in Hungary as a young child, he has spent his career researching the roots of genocide, mass violence, and altruism — including fieldwork in Rwanda, expert witness work related to the Abu Ghraib trials, and the design of active-bystandership training programs now used by police departments across the country.

Plant-Based Travel: Safari Adventures, Incredible Food and the Trip of a LifetimeExplore the world without leaving your healthy lifestyle behind. In this episode of NHA Today, Dr. Stephan Esser sits down with Wanda Huberman of the National Health Association and Brighde Reed of World Vegan Travel to explore the NHA's upcoming whole-food, plant-based travel adventures.From getting remarkably close to lions, elephants, hippos and giraffes on safari in Botswana to trekking to see mountain gorillas and chimpanzees in Rwanda, Wanda and Brighde share what makes these trips unforgettable. They also reveal what travelers can expect from the food, including abundant whole-food, plant-based, SOS-free meals, and why these small-group adventures can be a great option even for solo travelers.Plus, hear what's ahead for NHA Plant-Based Travel, including upcoming adventures in Botswana, Rwanda, France and Tuscany.Links and ResourcesNHA Plant-Based Travel: https://www.healthscience.org/plant-based-travel/Follow Dr. Esser on Instagram: @esserhealthNHA Today on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nationalhealthassociation

En RDC, le gouvernement assure que les responsables politiques et militaires des FDLR ont donné leur accord au protocole de désarmement et de démobilisation annoncé fin juillet. Mais plusieurs questions restent ouvertes : le calendrier opérationnel n'est toujours pas validé, le nombre de combattants concernés reste inconnu et le sort de ceux qui refuseraient de rentrer au Rwanda doit encore être réglé. Kinshasa affirme avoir obtenu l'accord d'un pays africain pour accueillir certains d'entre eux, sans révéler lequel. Le ministre congolais de l'Intégration régionale, Floribert Anzuluni, est l'invité de RFI. RFI : Vous pilotez depuis plusieurs mois ce dossier sensible des FDLR. On va parler de votre protocole, celui que le gouvernement congolais a signé avec justement ces mouvements. Quelle est la principale nouveauté de ce protocole par rapport aux nombreuses autres initiatives précédentes sur FDLR ? Floribert Anzuluni : Ce protocole est un véritable tournant parce que dans ce protocole, à travers ce protocole, les FDLR s'engagent très clairement à participer à ce processus de désarmement, de démobilisation et de cantonnement par la sensibilisation. Cela implique donc un processus qui se fait de manière volontaire. Aujourd'hui, les leaders politiques et militaires des FDLR sont pleinement impliqués dans ce processus de démobilisation eux-mêmes. Donc, au-delà des combattants, c'est un premier élément. Deuxième élément important, c'est que ce protocole est signé dans un contexte complètement nouveau. Il est signé dans un contexte où la RDC a signé un accord de paix, le 4 décembre dernier (2025), sous la facilitation américaine du président américain avec le Rwanda. Mais sur le plan opérationnel, monsieur le ministre, ce protocole signé fin juillet porte la signature de Victor Byiringiro, qui est responsable politique de la branche FOKA. Le général Omega, commandant militaire de cette même branche, est présenté par les Nations Unies comme le chef suprême de l'ensemble des FDLR. A-t-il lui aussi signé ou adossé cette initiative ? Je peux vous assurer que dans tout ce processus de sensibilisation, que ce soit la branche politique ou militaire, les deux branches ont clairement donné leur accord pour pouvoir valider les principes qui se trouvent dans cet accord. Celui qui a signé est simplement celui qui est en tout cas officiellement habilité à représenter l'ensemble du mouvement dans ce genre de processus. À quelle échéance les opérations de démobilisation pourront-elles effectivement commencer ? Nous avons une proposition de plan d'opérationnalisation qui existe. Nous avons une proposition de chronogramme qui existe et nous avons une proposition de budget qui existe. C'est pour ça que je ne peux pas rentrer dans ces détails. Vous pouvez le comprendre. Aujourd'hui, la validation de tous ces éléments est en cours et je peux vous assurer que très prochainement, nous reviendrons avec les détails. Ce sera dans un mois, dans deux mois ... Nous arriverons beaucoup plus rapidement que ça. Il y a une urgence. Nous voulons, comme je vous l'ai dit, nous sommes déterminés à mettre un terme à cette question des FDLR qui, pour nous, nous l'avons toujours dit, est une instrumentalisation. Vous avez indiqué qu'un pays africain était prêt à accueillir les combattants qui refuseraient de rentrer au Rwanda. Quel est ce pays ? Là également, des discussions sont en cours. Un pays a effectivement donné son accord. Nous sommes en discussion continue et très prochainement – un peu de patience – nous allons prochainement officialiser le nom de ce pays. Mais le pays existe bel et bien. Et là aussi vous devriez noter l'alternative que nous avons trouvée au cas où le retour ne serait pas possible. Nous avons trouvé comme alternativ la relocalisation pour ne pas que cette question continue à être instrumentalisée. Donc ces FDLR qui vont être démobilisés. Ceux qui seront confortables pour un retour rentreront au Rwanda. Ceux qui ne le seront pas auront alors l'opportunité de pouvoir être relocalisés dans un ou plusieurs pays. Pour l'instant, je n'en dis pas plus. Mais comment avancer dans ce processus quand même les estimations du nombre de combattants FDLR varient fortement selon les sources, entre environ 3 000 et plus de 20 000 ? Quel chiffre votre gouvernement retient-il aujourd'hui pour planifier le cantonnement et la démobilisation ? Ce cadre que nous mettons en place va permettre à tous les combattants de pouvoir y participer. Maintenant qu'il y en ait... Aujourd'hui, nous, nous pourrons dire qu'il y en a 500. Les Rwandais pourront dire 10 000, d'autres 5 000. Le plus important aujourd'hui, c'est que ce processus puisse permettre à tous ces combattants qui vont, vous l'avez dit, être identifiés. Ça aussi, ça fait partie des étapes. Nous avons des idées de localisation. Il va falloir maintenant déterminer le nombre exact au-delà, on va dire, des éléments que chaque partie prenante détient. Et à partir de ce moment-là, ils seront démobilisés. À lire aussiRDC: après l'accord avec une branche des FDLR, des questions en suspens

More than 95% of young people in Rwanda's rehab centers are being treated for alcohol addiction. What's driving the surge, and what can be done to stop it?

Most leaders assume that the right argument, delivered clearly, will change minds. Owen Fitzpatrick has spent 30 years studying why that assumption is wrong. A psychologist who has worked inside some of the world’s most extreme propaganda environments, from North Korea to Rwanda to his own teenage years, Owen brings a framework to this conversation that reframes how belief actually changes. The implications for anyone trying to lead a continuous improvement effort are hard to ignore. In this episode you’ll learn: What the purpose of life being “defeated by greater things” reveals about continuous improvement (3:37) How a single question changed the trajectory of Owen’s life and work (5:00) Why the inner critic is the wrong label for what actually holds people back (9:18) How propaganda works in three parts and why it mirrors what happens inside our own minds (14:35) Why naive realism is the single biggest obstacle to influencing anyone (22:43) How recognizing inner propaganda as propaganda changes the way your brain processes it (28:55) Why logic comes last when beliefs actually change (33:40) How the three conditions of belief change explain why great arguments still fail (35:12) “Being right is not enough. Having the facts, having the data, having the information, table stakes, you need to have that. But it’s not enough to be persuasive.” – Owen Fitzpatrick Keep Learning If Owen’s point that buy-in requires more than logic resonates with how you lead change, the School of Leadership builds the skills that close that gap. Learn More About School of Leadership at https://www.gembaacademy.com/leadership Podcast Resources Owen on LinkedIn Owen’s Website Owen’s Newsletter Get All the Latest News from Gemba Academy Stay current on new courses, podcast episodes, and continuous improvement resources. Sign up for the Gemba Academy newsletter at gembaacademy.com/news What Do You Think? How do you define propaganda?

This is an episode from VoxDev's new podcast series, Ideas in Development. This series has a separate podcast feed, where you can find every episode of Oliver Hanney's conversations on evidence.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-e0GAFGaJ0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moving-billions-towards-evidence/id1866874059?i=1000772910756 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/12UqCmkB4oLLWqoHpT5Lyt?si=6be55d2c81884d65 Audioboom: https://audioboom.com/posts/8917092-moving-billions-towards-evidence Substack: https://ideasindevelopment.substack.com/p/moving-billions-towards-evidenceIn 2022, Dean Karlan became Chief Economist at USAID, tasked with steering the world's largest bilateral aid agency towards evidence-backed approaches. He left in 2025, as the agency was being dismantled, having moved roughly $1.7 billion of funding in the process.In this episode of Ideas in Development, Dean joins Oliver Hanney to discuss what evidence-based policy actually looks like inside a government institution; how his team picked their battles; why collaboration beat prescription; and where the limits of taking goals as given lie. They also cover the rise of embedded evidence labs in countries like Rwanda and Peru, the synthesis and implementation gaps between academia and policy, and whether there are questions in development economics, like the impacts of cash transfers, on which we now have enough evidence.Dean Karlan is Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University, founder of Innovations for Poverty Action, and former Chief Economist of USAID.

Ce soir dans Accents d'Europe, plongée dans les archives coloniales de la Belgique : à l'AfricaMuseum, de vieilles cartes minières sur les sous-sols de la RDC, du Rwanda et du Burundi intéressent de près une société privée américaine. Nous irons aussi en Espagne, où la crise des engrais relance la filière du purin de vache. On parle aussi de l'avenir de la PAC avec l'économiste Jean-Christophe Bureau.   Les cartes minières très convoitées de Tervuren Près de Bruxelles, l'AfricaMuseum conserve des milliers de cartes et relevés géologiques datant de l'époque coloniale. Des documents précieux sur les ressources minières de la RDC, du Rwanda ou du Burundi : cobalt, lithium, cuivre, étain… La RDC a passé un accord avec une société privée américaine pour les numériser. Le musée veut garder la main. Un bras de fer discret, avec beaucoup d'argent à la clé. Reportage de Jean-Jacques Héry. En Espagne, le retour du purin La fermeture du détroit d'Ormuz a fait flamber les prix des engrais azotés. En Espagne, la crise a relancé une filière traditionnelle : le purin. Dans les Asturies, les autorités aident les éleveurs bovins à transformer ce sous-produit agricole en engrais. Reportage de Diane Cambon. La PAC, impossible à réformer ? La Politique agricole commune représente 54 milliards d'euros par an, près d'un tiers du budget de l'Union européenne. Indispensable, mais très critiquée, elle entre dans une nouvelle phase de négociations pour 2028-2034. Comment piloter une politique commune face à des agricultures européennes si différentes ? Entretien avec Jean-Christophe Bureau, professeur à AgroParisTech, co-auteur de La Politique agricole commune, aux éditions La Découverte. En République Tchèque, des bouteilles de vin du XIXè siècle Pour finir, une histoire de vin qui a défié les affres de l'Histoire : une centaine de bouteilles du XIXè siècle ont été retrouvées dans un château tchèque. Alexis Rosenzweig.

Ce soir dans Accents d'Europe, plongée dans les archives coloniales de la Belgique : à l'AfricaMuseum, de vieilles cartes minières sur les sous-sols de la RDC, du Rwanda et du Burundi intéressent de près une société privée américaine. Nous irons aussi en Espagne, où la crise des engrais relance la filière du purin de vache. On parle aussi de l'avenir de la PAC avec l'économiste Jean-Christophe Bureau.   Les cartes minières très convoitées de Tervuren Près de Bruxelles, l'AfricaMuseum conserve des milliers de cartes et relevés géologiques datant de l'époque coloniale. Des documents précieux sur les ressources minières de la RDC, du Rwanda ou du Burundi : cobalt, lithium, cuivre, étain… La RDC a passé un accord avec une société privée américaine pour les numériser. Le musée veut garder la main. Un bras de fer discret, avec beaucoup d'argent à la clé. Reportage de Jean-Jacques Héry. En Espagne, le retour du purin La fermeture du détroit d'Ormuz a fait flamber les prix des engrais azotés. En Espagne, la crise a relancé une filière traditionnelle : le purin. Dans les Asturies, les autorités aident les éleveurs bovins à transformer ce sous-produit agricole en engrais. Reportage de Diane Cambon. La PAC, impossible à réformer ? La Politique agricole commune représente 54 milliards d'euros par an, près d'un tiers du budget de l'Union européenne. Indispensable, mais très critiquée, elle entre dans une nouvelle phase de négociations pour 2028-2034. Comment piloter une politique commune face à des agricultures européennes si différentes ? Entretien avec Jean-Christophe Bureau, professeur à AgroParisTech, co-auteur de La Politique agricole commune, aux éditions La Découverte. En République Tchèque, des bouteilles de vin du XIXè siècle Pour finir, une histoire de vin qui a défié les affres de l'Histoire : une centaine de bouteilles du XIXè siècle ont été retrouvées dans un château tchèque. Alexis Rosenzweig.

Owen Fitzpatrick has spent years studying propaganda, belief systems, and decision-making in places such as North Korea, Rwanda, Afghanistan, and Iran. In this conversation, he explains why the same psychological mechanisms that shape societies also shape the decisions of executives, leaders, and entrepreneurs. The central insight is that the greatest influence often comes from within. As Owen explains, "What really convinces us is the way in which we convince ourselves." He adds, "Our ability to persuade ourselves of certain things is actually the dominant force that determines whether or not a person will be open to ideas." Owen shares the deeply personal experience that began this journey: at age fourteen, while writing a suicide note, a single question interrupted the story he was telling himself and completely changed the direction of his life. That moment became the foundation of what he now calls inner propaganda—the internal process through which attention, emotion, and identity create certainty. The discussion explores why evidence alone rarely changes minds. Instead, people change when a question shifts how they feel about a belief and how that belief fits their identity. Owen introduces practical tools including the Belief Audit, evaluating whether a belief is useful rather than simply true, and rating certainty on a 0–100 scale instead of treating opinions as absolute facts. He also explains why negative emotions are valuable clues—provided we ask whether they're helping us or harming us in a given situation. One of the most practical moments addresses the belief, "I'm not good enough." Owen argues that the statement is impossible to evaluate because it lacks any clear standard. Rather than judging ourselves, he recommends asking: Where am I now? Where do I want to be? What do I need to do to get there? Turning self-criticism into an action plan is far more productive than chasing an undefined idea of "good enough." The conversation closes with a powerful lesson for leaders. "Being right is not enough." "What really works is changing the way in which people feel." And, "If you want to be able to influence somebody… you have to start with how they feel." This episode offers practical strategies for questioning assumptions, making better decisions, and leading more effectively by understanding the stories we use to persuade ourselves. Get Owen's book, Inner Propaganda, here: https://tinyurl.com/mu96f9ph Claim your free gift: Free gift #1 McKinsey & BCG winning resume www.FIRMSconsulting.com/resumePDF Free gift #2 Breakthrough Decisions Guide with 25 AI Prompts www.FIRMSconsulting.com/decisions Free gift #3 Five Reasons Why People Ignore Somebody www.FIRMSconsulting.com/owntheroom Free gift #4 Access episode 1 from Build a Consulting Firm, Level 1 www.FIRMSconsulting.com/build Free gift #5 The Overall Approach used in well-managed strategy studies www.FIRMSconsulting.com/OverallApproach Free gift #6 Get a copy of Nine Leaders in Action, a book we co-authored with some of our clients: www.FIRMSconsulting.com/gift

Gepensioneerd NOS-verslaggever Gerri Eickhof is terug voor de camera met 'Ongelijke Behandeling', een driedelige documentaireserie over de invloed van inkomen, culturele achtergrond en gender op de gezondheidszorg die mensen ontvangen. Eickhof staat bekend om zijn eigenzinnige binnenlandse reportages en reisde de hele wereld af om verslag te doen van oorlogen en crises in onder meer Bosnië, Kosovo, Irak en Rwanda. Op dit moment schrijft hij aan zijn memoires. Presentatie: Carine van Santen

Chris Hall joins Stephanie Rousselle to reflect on the practice of delighting in God, especially during life's later chapters or grief-laden season. The conversation weaves through wisdom gained in the “winter of life,” the significance of gratitude, and the centrality of God's relational nature.Chris Hall begins by honestly discussing aging, recognizing the “gift of years,” and learning acceptance—particularly of life's inherent limitations and future partings. Acceptance, he says, is not resignation, but a posture of gratitude and detachment from what's fleeting, allowing deeper attachment to what matters most: God's loving presence and the relationships He's given us.Daily, Chris Hall and his wife pray, focusing on thankfulness. Even in uncertainty or suffering—as exemplified by their grandson with Down syndrome—gratitude centers their hearts on God's mercy. “Lord, have mercy” becomes a foundational prayer, acknowledging deep dependence and God's persistent goodness.The journey hasn't always been simple. Chris Hall shares that, particularly through experiences as a deputy coroner and witnessing immense suffering in places like Los Angeles, Calcutta, and Rwanda, he's grappled with whether God is truly good. Encountering pain and tragedy forced honest questions: “Are you good or not?” But with time and spiritual wrestling, he's emerged with a hard-won conviction of God's steadfastness.In today's culture, delight is often confused with self-focus—“you have to love yourself first.” Chris Hall counters this, insisting that genuine delight is secondary, a “byproduct” of being drawn out of ourselves by something beautiful (the character of God, deep friendships, acts of love). This self-forgetfulness mirrors the Trinity—God's relational essence—and is central to spiritual formation.Using friendship as an example, Chris Hall speaks of the deep grief that attends the loss of his best friend—grief is the “tax we pay for loving.” Yet, grief and joy are intertwined. The richness of a 50-year friendship is the soil from which delight blooms; our relationships (rooted in God's relational nature) are the stage for both love and loss.For anyone struggling to delight in God, Chris Hall gently advises: “Lead with beauty.” Recognize the goodness around you—even in small ways. Beauty draws us out of our self-absorption into a posture of wonder, gratitude, and worship. He encourages practices like meditating on the Psalms and savoring passages from John's, Romans, and Hebrews to nourish this vision.Delight in God is neither sentimental nor shallow—it's a mature joy forged in gratitude, beauty, courage, and faithfulness through all seasons. It invites us to accept limitations, let go of self-preoccupation, and savor God's goodness, even amidst suffering. As Chris Hall and Stephanie Rousselle remind us, delight is tasted, seen, and deeply known—not chased for its own sake, but discovered in God Himself.MORE ABOUT "AWAKEN DELIGHT" BY STEPHANIE ROUSSELLE"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." This is God's promise to you in Psalm 37:4. But many believers quietly assume it's just a poetic suggestion, or it doesn't really work here on earth.In Awaken Delight, Stephanie Rousselle invites you to rediscover what Scripture actually means by delight in God. It's not emotional hype or religious performance, but a steady satisfaction rooted in who God is.Through biblical theology and practical rhythms, you'll learn how delighting in Godreshapes sufferingquiets restless strivinganchors your identity in God's unshakable delight of youLearning to delight in God is the quiet revolution that reshapes how we endure pain, love others, and understand our own hearts.Awaken Delight is a theologically grounded spiritual formation book for thoughtful believers who feel spiritually fatigued and are ready to embrace the reality of Psalm 37:4.More at https://www.gospelspice.com/awakendelightDISCOVER THE BOOK BEHIND THE PODCAST | "Awaken Delight" by Stephanie Rousselle"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4 isn't a poetic suggestion — it's a promise. But many believers quietly assume it doesn't really work, or it's not really possible here on earth.In Awaken Delight, Stephanie Rousselle invites you to rediscover what Scripture actually means by delight — not emotional hype, not religious performance, but a steady satisfaction rooted in who God is.Delight in God isn't a mood to manufacture; it's a relationship to receive.Through biblical theology and practical rhythms, you'll learn how communion with God reshapes suffering, quiets restless striving, and anchors your identity in something unshakable.Delighting in God isn't sentimental optimism. It's deeply rooted in Christ, Jesus.It's the quiet revolution that reshapes how we endure pain, love others, and understand our own heart.Awaken Delight is a theologically grounded spiritual formation book for thoughtful believers who feel spiritually fatigued and are ready to embrace the reality of Psalm 37:4.More at https://www.gospelspice.com/awakendelight Purchase the book, "Awaken Delight" by Stephanie Rousselle: https://a.co/d/0bqhUb5JKind words from Jennifer Rothschild, Bible teacher, Author, Speaker, Podcast Host, Founder, Fresh Grounded Faith: “Stephanie helps us awaken to and experience true delight. It is a rich mix of God's delight in you and your delight in him. This is the life you were made for, the life your soul deeply longs for. So, the table is set. Pull up a chair and let your heart sit alongside Stephanie. As your delight in God wakes up and becomes fully realized, you'll find a satisfaction in Christ that makes you want more and more.”Kind words from Amanda Jenkins, Lead creator of THE CHOSEN's literary content: "I have yet to meet another person quite as eager to intimately know Jesus as Stephanie is. Her enthusiasm for the beauty found inside a thriving relationship with her Savior is downright contagious. Indeed, Stephanie's joy and faith and commitment to growth—along with her love for really good food!—will implant themselves in the hearts of readers. Lucky readers."Kind words from Os Guinness, Theologian, Social critic, Author, The Call:  "Stephanie addresses one of the greatest needs of Christians today. Knowing God is not knowing about God, but knowing Him genuinely and with desire and delight. She does so practically and helpfully, and in a style that sparkles with a verve and joy that is distinctively French."Kind words from Pippa Gumbel, Pioneer, The Alpha Course; Author, The Bible in one year with husband Nicky: "Stephanie's love of God is inspiring and infectious. Her book is an invitation to share in that delight and to come to know God in new and wonderful ways."More at https://www.gospelspice.com/awakendelight Purchase the book, "Awaken Delight" by Stephanie Rousselle: https://a.co/d/0bqhUb5JSupport us on Gospel Spice, PayPal and Venmo!

Kinshasa annonce la signature d'un protocole de reddition avec les Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR), groupe armé historiquement composé d'anciens génocidaires rwandais et actif depuis des années dans l'est de la RDC. Selon le gouvernement congolais, ce texte prévoit le dépôt des armes, le cantonnement des combattants, puis leur retour au Rwanda ou leur départ vers un pays tiers, ainsi que la prise en charge judiciaire de ceux visés par des poursuites. Mais plusieurs zones d'ombre demeurent, notamment sur le lieu de cantonnement. Où ces camps pourraient-ils être installés ? Qui assurerait leur sécurité ? Que peut changer ce protocole par rapport à la campagne de désarmement de 2025 qui n'avait pas eu le résultat escompté ?  Avec Paulina Zidi, correspondante permanente à Kinshasa. 

Dr. Roger L. Smith opened the service by reflecting on the significance of the Lord’s Supper, emphasizing Christ’s sacrifice as the foundation of God’s plan for all nations. Following this, missionaries Ben and Melody Pahlow shared their journey of 24 years serving in Rwanda and Uganda through their ministry, Africa Family Rescue. Despite enduring significant personal hardships—including dangerous encounters, health crises, and safety risks—Ben and Melody Pahlow testified to God’s unwavering faithfulness. They shared impactful stories of transformation among the widows and families they support. Highlighting their commitment to their calling, they encouraged the congregation to partner with them through prayer and financial support, underscoring that their mission is a shared endeavor made possible by the community’s continued generosity and faith.

Today we hear from Bishop Louis from the Shyogwe Diocese in Rwanda. Today's readings: Nehemiah 9:16-21; Matthew 14:13-21.

In this episode of Thinking Out Loud, Nathan and Cameron examine the difficult reality of Christian-on-Christian violence, beginning with recent tribal conflict between Christian communities in India and expanding the discussion to the broader history of violence within the Church. Drawing from examples including Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia, the American Civil War, World War I, and the Radical Reformation, Nathan and Cameron explore how theology, politics, tribal identity, land disputes, and cultural traditions can shape Christian responses to conflict. They discuss biblical interpretations of violence, the relationship between the Church and the state, discipleship, forgiveness, reconciliation, and what it means to faithfully follow Jesus in a fractured world. Rather than offering simplistic answers, Nathan and Cameron invite viewers to wrestle with Scripture, church history, and their own assumptions about justice, power, and peace, laying the foundation for a deeper conversation on Christian nonviolence and the teachings of Christ in the next episode.DONATE LINK: https://toltogether.com/donate  BOOK A SPEAKER: https://toltogether.com/book-a-speaker JOIN TOL CONNECT: https://toltogether.com/tol-connect  TOL Connect is an online forum where TOL listeners can continue the conversation begun on the podcast.

Sid Williams has lived 41 very full years. From being raised in Rwanda and experiencing the early days of the 1994 genocide, through choosing to live in deprived areas, discussing the journey of adoption, dealing with anxiety, crazy and creative ways of sharing his faith, etc, this is a wide-ranging discussion. More recently, from 2019 onwards, he has been the co-founder and director of Embassy, a UK-based homeless charity that helps vulnerable and homeless people rebuild their lives. It's a stunning story, and it's on the longer side, because we just couldn't shorten it - pure gold!▶️ Watch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kNwxa3-x834Check out www.embassyvillage.co.uk✨ You may also enjoy:Message on Fire! | Andy HawthorneTowards Eden | Sam WardInner-City Nitty Gritty | Dai Hankey---

Can a young African build real wealth without wealthy parents, political connections, or millions in startup capital? In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, I sit down with Tresor Gashonga, Founder and CEO of Incuti Foods, one of Rwanda's fastest-growing food companies. Starting with just RWF 1.4 million, Tresor built a business that now works with more than 100 farmers, employs 25 people, and generates over RWF 200 million in annual revenue. We discuss entrepreneurship in Rwanda, identifying business opportunities, surviving the early years of a startup, cash flow, leadership, scaling a company, agriculture, manufacturing, food innovation, and the mindset required to build lasting wealth in Africa. Whether you're an entrepreneur, student, investor, or member of the African diaspora, this conversation offers practical lessons on business, innovation, and creating value in Rwanda and across the continent.ShieldTech Hub- www.shieldtechub.com                                             Akagera Medicines- https://www.akageramedicines.com BasiGo Rwanda- https://www.basi-go.com/rwanda Join our Patreon to enjoy ad-free viewing https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheLongFormPod or support us via our MTN Mobile Money Code 95462 or directly to our phone number: +250795462739Visit Sanny Ntayombya's Official Website: https://sannyntayombya.comProduced by LF Media 

fWotD Episode 3369: Nile Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles.The featured article for Sunday, 26 July 2026, is Nile.The Nile is a major north-flowing river in northeast Africa which empties into the Mediterranean Sea. At 7,088 kilometers (4,404 mi) long, it is the longest river in the world, although the volume of water it carries is much smaller than other major rivers such as the Amazon or the Congo. The Nile has played a central role in the environmental, economic, and cultural history of Africa for millennia.The Nile has two major tributaries: the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The White Nile is longer and is considered to be the headwaters, yet the Blue Nile contributes over twice the volume of the White Nile. The White Nile begins near Lake Victoria and flows through Uganda and South Sudan; while the Blue Nile begins near Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flows into Sudan from the southeast. The two rivers meet at the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. From there, the Nile flows north through the Nubian Desert to Egypt's capital, Cairo, and finally empties into the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria, where it has formed a large river delta.Geologically, the Nile is a young river and has followed its present course for about 15,000 years. Its drainage basin extends across eleven countries. Most of the water in the Nile comes from rainfall in the upstream countries Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Downstream countries – Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan – are primarily desert and withdraw river water for irrigation. Other countries that lie wholly or partly in the Nile Basin are Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, and Rwanda.The Nile was the foundation of the Ancient Egyptian civilization, which relied on the river for nearly every aspect of life. The annual flooding of the river deposited nutrient-rich silt along the riverbanks. This soil supported crops that enabled a sophisticated society to thrive in an otherwise inhospitable desert. The Nile facilitated trade, communication, transportation, and governance. South (upstream) of the second Nile cataract lay Nubia, the historical home of the ancient Kerma culture and the Kushite Empire. Many Europeans were fascinated by the Nile, and their explorations around Lake Victoria in the late 19th century located the source of the river. Among the cultures that live along the Nile in the modern era are the Nilotic peoples, semi-nomadic cattle herders who practice nomadic pastoralism, moving their cattle seasonally in response to the Nile's floods. In the modern era, the Nile plays a critical role in the economies of Egypt and Sudan, which rely on it to irrigate extensive croplands. Since the late 20th century, over a dozen dams have been built in the Nile Basin to provide for irrigation and to generate electricity. The dams have altered the river's annual flood cycle and restricted the transport of silt downstream, causing the Nile Delta to shrink. Some dams – such as the Aswan High Dam and Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – have been the source of international political disputes about water scarcity, safety, food security, and forced displacement of peoples.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:02 UTC on Sunday, 26 July 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Nile on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm long-form Danielle.

Homilies by Cardinal Blase Cupich. An update on the economy. The Church in Rwanda, part 2.

Send us Fan MailWhat can America learn from healthcare systems around the world?  In Part Two of this thought-provoking conversation, host Chris Comeaux continues his discussion with Dr. Mark Stoltenberg, a global palliative care physician and educator, exploring how lessons from countries across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe could reshape the future of American healthcare, hospice, and serious illness care.From community-based palliative care models in India, Uruguay, and Costa Rica to powerful stories from Rwanda, Kenya, Colombia, Brazil, and Jamaica, Dr. Stoltenberg reveals why the greatest healthcare innovations aren't always technological—they're deeply human. Together, Chris and Mark discuss trust in healthcare, integrated serious illness care, hospice reform, healthcare leadership, population health strategies, and compassionate care, offering practical lessons every healthcare leader can apply.The conversation also tackles some of the biggest questions facing the future of American healthcare:Should hospice evolve beyond the traditional carve-out model?Why is trust one of healthcare's most overlooked leadership challenges?What can global partnerships teach us about serving patients with dignity?How can nonprofit organizations and healthcare systems better collaborate to meet the needs of an aging population?Whether you're a healthcare executive, hospice leader, physician, nurse, nonprofit executive, policymaker, or business leader, this episode offers a compelling vision for creating more compassionate, equitable, and patient-centered care.Episode HighlightsWhy global healthcare offers valuable lessons for the U.S.Community-based palliative care models improving access and qualityThe critical role of trust in patient care and leadershipLeadership lessons from international healthcare partnershipsThe future of hospice, concurrent care, and serious illness careWhy responding to suffering is the true purpose of palliative careIf you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe for more interviews with healthcare innovators and leadership experts.  Like, comment, and share this episode with colleagues who are passionate about improving hospice, palliative care, healthcare leadership, and the future of serious illness care.The Anatomy of Leadership podcast explores the art and science of leadership through candid, insightful conversations with thought leaders, innovators, and change-makers from a variety of industries. Hosted by Chris Comeaux, each episode dives into the mindsets, habits, and strategies that empower leaders to thrive in complex, fast-changing environments. With topics ranging from organizational culture and emotional intelligence to navigating disruption and inspiring teams, the show blends real-world stories with practical takeaways. The goal is simple yet ambitious: to equip leaders at every level with the tools, perspectives, and inspiration they need to lead with vision, empathy, and impact.https://www.teleioscn.org/anatomy-of-leadership

What can America learn from healthcare systems around the world?  In Part Two of this thought-provoking conversation, host Chris Comeaux continues his discussion with Dr. Mark Stoltenberg, a global palliative care physician and educator, exploring how lessons from countries across Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe could reshape the future of American healthcare, hospice, and serious illness care.From community-based palliative care models in India, Uruguay, and Costa Rica to powerful stories from Rwanda, Kenya, Colombia, Brazil, and Jamaica, Dr. Stoltenberg reveals why the greatest healthcare innovations aren't always technological—they're deeply human.Together, Chris and Mark discuss trust in healthcare, integrated serious illness care, hospice reform, healthcare leadership, population health strategies, and compassionate care, offering practical lessons every healthcare leader can apply.The conversation also tackles some of the biggest questions facing the future of American healthcare:Should hospice evolve beyond the traditional carve-out model?Why is trust one of healthcare's most overlooked leadership challenges?What can global partnerships teach us about serving patients with dignity?How can nonprofit organizations and healthcare systems better collaborate to meet the needs of an aging population?Whether you're a healthcare executive, hospice leader, physician, nurse, nonprofit executive, policymaker, or business leader, this episode offers a compelling vision for creating more compassionate, equitable, and patient-centered care.Episode HighlightsWhy global healthcare offers valuable lessons for the U.S.Community-based palliative care models improving access and qualityThe critical role of trust in patient care and leadershipLeadership lessons from international healthcare partnershipsThe future of hospice, concurrent care, and serious illness careWhy responding to suffering is the true purpose of palliative careIf you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe for more interviews with healthcare innovators and leadership experts.  Like, comment, and share this episode with colleagues who are passionate about improving hospice, palliative care, healthcare leadership, and the future of serious illness care.Teleios Collaborative Network   /   https://www.teleioscn.org/tcntalkspodcast

Welcome back to Good Morning BSS World podcast! In this episode, we travel back to Africa to explore the latest developments in the global business services (GBS) and business process outsourcing (BPO) landscape across the continent. Our recurring guest, Rod Jones, Patron at the Africa Federation of GBS Associations, shares a comprehensive update on how North, West, East, Central, and Southern Africa are evolving into prime global delivery destinations. Key Topics Covered in This Episode:·         Strategic Growth & Government Backing: How public-private partnerships, infrastructure investments, and direct government support are driving BPO expansion across countries like Egypt, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Nigeria. ·         Regional Highlights: Discover key updates including Egypt's continued global dominance, Rwanda's BPO job expansion and UN AI initiative leadership, Ethiopia's BPO Park developments, and the upcoming BPESA conference in Cape Town. ·         Emerging Outsourcing Hubs: Growth updates from Zimbabwe, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, and Eswatini. ·         AI & The Future of African Talent: A discussion on the global debate surrounding AI's impact on job creation, automation, and operational efficiency in the BPO industry. ·         Building Industry Associations: How the Africa Federation of GBS Associations is providing frameworks and blueprints to help new regions establish national industry bodies and partner with governments. Whether you are an investor, industry executive, or outsourcing practitioner, this episode provides essential insights into Africa's rapid emergence on the global GBS map.Links:Rod Jones on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodjonessouthafrica/The federation: https://africafederation.org    ****************************  My name is Wiktor Doktór and on daily basis I run Pro Progressio Club - https://proprogressio.com/en/activity/pro-progressio-club/1 - it's a community of many private companies and public sector organizations that care about the development of business relations in the B2B model. In the Good Morning BSS World podcast, apart from solo episodes, I share interviews with experts and specialists from global BPO/GBS industry.If you want to learn more about me, please visit my social media channels:YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/wiktordoktorHere is also link to the English podcasts Playlist - https://bit.ly/GoodMorningBSSWorldPodcastYTLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wiktordoktorYou can also write to me. My email address is - kontakt(@) wiktordoktor.pl  ****************************  This Podcast is supported by Patrons:Marzena Sawicka https://www.linkedin.com/in/marzena-sawicka-a9644a23/Przemysław Sławiński https://www.linkedin.com/in/przemys%C5%82aw-s%C5%82awi%C5%84ski-155a4426/Damian Ruciński https://www.linkedin.com/in/damian-ruci%C5%84ski/Szymon Kryczka https://www.linkedin.com/in/szymonkryczka/Grzegorz Ludwin https://www.linkedin.com/in/gludwin/Adam Furmańczuk https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-agilino/Igor Tkach - https://www.linkedin.com/in/igortkach/Damian Wróblewski – https://www.linkedin.com/in/damianwroblewski/Paweł Łopatka - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawellopatka/Ewelina Szindler – https://www.linkedin.com/in/ewelina-szindler-zarz%C4%85dzanie-mark%C4%85-osobist%C4%85-0497a0212/Wiktor Doktór Jr - https://www.linkedin.com/in/wiktor-dokt%C3%B3r-jr-916297188/Agata Stolarz - https://www.linkedin.com/in/agata-stolarz/Hubert Antczak - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hubert-antczak/  Once you listen, give a like, subscribe and join Patrons of Good Morning BSS World as well. Here are two links to do so:Patronite - https://patronite.pl/wiktordoktor  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/wiktordoktor Or if you liked this episode and would like to buy me virtual coffee, you can use this link https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wiktordoktor - by doing so you support the growth and distribution of this podcast.P.S. this time we faced some technical issues with recording, but I hope this will not disturb too much the listening of this episode.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-morning-bss-world--4131868/support.

When Dance Changes Everything: Rebecca Davis and the Children Who Learned They MatterRebecca Davis thought dance would become her career. Instead, it became her calling.In this special HarmonyTALK encore presentation, host Lisa Champeau revisits one of the podcast's most inspiring conversations with the founder of MindLeaps, a nonprofit organization that has transformed the lives of thousands of vulnerable children around the globe through dance and education.Rebecca's journey began in Canada, where she spent years training as a dancer. But everything shifted when she realized movement could become much more than an art form. It could become a bridge to education, confidence and hope for children living in some of the world's most difficult circumstances.Today, MindLeaps serves street children and underserved youth in Rwanda, Guinea, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and other developing communities, using a unique dance curriculum to strengthen cognitive and social-emotional skills while preparing young people for success in school and in life.During this heartfelt conversation, Rebecca shares remarkable stories that seem almost impossible to imagine. Children from divided ethnic communities or war-torn villages finding common ground through movement. Young people who had been told by society they didn't matter discovering that they do.Lisa and Rebecca also explore what leadership looks like when it is rooted in compassion, why creativity can become one of the world's most powerful educational tools, and how one person's willingness to follow an unexpected path continues to create opportunities for children around the world.  Thoughtful, moving, and hopeful, this encore conversation reminds us that sometimes changing the world begins with helping one child believe in themselves.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has filed a new case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice, accusing Kigali of violating its sovereignty and committing serious breaches of international law. But what does the law actually say? In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, international law scholar and former ICTR and ICC legal officer Dr. Alphonse Muleefu explains the legal issues at the heart of one of Africa's most consequential international disputes. We explore self-defence under international law, state sovereignty, the UN Mapping Report, the concept of "lawfare," and the strengths and weaknesses of both Rwanda's and the DRC's legal arguments. This is a conversation for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the legal dimensions of the conflict in eastern Congo. Sponsors:ShieldTech Hub- www.shieldtechub.com                                             Akagera Medicines- https://www.akageramedicines.com BasiGo Rwanda- https://www.basi-go.com/rwanda Join our Patreon to enjoy ad-free viewing https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheLongFormPod or support us via our MTN Mobile Money Code 95462 or directly to our phone number: +250795462739Visit Sanny Ntayombya's Official Website: https://sannyntayombya.comProduced by LF Media 

Homilies by Cardinal Blase Cupich. Magnifica Humanitas continued. The Church in Rwanda.

When God entrusts us with more than we need, the question is not simply “How can we preserve it?” or “How can we grow it?” The deeper question is, “What is this surplus for?” That question moves stewardship beyond spreadsheets, tax strategies, and investment performance. It takes us into matters of the heart, family, calling, and purpose. And for many families, that is where stewardship becomes both more challenging and more meaningful. Rachel McDonough, a Certified Kingdom Advisor® (CKA®), Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), and author of The River and the Garden: A Story of Faithfully Stewarding Surplus, joined the show today to explore how Christians can think more deeply about stewarding wealth, especially when they have been entrusted with more than they need for provision. Why Tell a Stewardship Story? Rachel has spent more than 20 years crafting financial plans. So when her publisher first suggested she write fiction about stewardship, she was surprised. After all, much of the financial world is built around practical tools, frameworks, and step-by-step guidance. But Rachel came to see that a story can reach places a spreadsheet cannot. That matters because real families do not fit neatly into formulas. They bring different perspectives, fears, desires, wounds, and hopes to the table. And when money is involved, especially significant money, those relational dynamics often come to the surface. That is part of what makes The River and the Garden unique. It is not a technical manual. It is a parable about wealth, family, faith, and the purposes of God. The River, the Garden, and the Craig Family The novel follows three generations of the Craig family. Maddie, the grandmother and matriarch, has come into a surplus after the sale of a family business. Her son Roger is analytical, driven, and accustomed to solving problems through strategy and optimization. Willow, Maddie's granddaughter, is a young artist who wants little to do with money, numbers, or spreadsheets. Together, they begin a journey that takes them through overlooked neighborhoods in Dallas and even to Rwanda as they explore investment and giving opportunities. Along the way, they wrestle with a central question: What does it look like to steward a surplus faithfully? The imagery of the book is simple but powerful. The river represents capital. The garden represents what we choose to water, cultivate, and grow. That image reframes the way we think about money. Capital is not neutral. It does not merely sit still in an account. It flows somewhere. It waters something. And the faithful steward must ask whether those resources are flowing toward purposes that honor God and serve others. When Capital Becomes Stagnant One of the most striking scenes in the book comes through one of Willow's dreams. In it, she sees dark, stagnant pools of water—a picture of capital left unattended. Rachel says that the image should unsettle thoughtful Christians for at least two reasons. First, capital never truly stands still. We may think of it as simply “sitting” in an investment account, but it is always connected to something. It may be funding businesses, industries, practices, or systems that either contribute to human flourishing or diminish it. Second, surplus wealth needs a purpose. Investing for provision is good and right. Families should plan wisely, save diligently, and seek to provide for their needs. But when a family has more than enough for provision, the conversation should expand. What is the surplus for? Rachel describes surplus as “fuel”—an accelerant for the vision and calling God has placed before a family. That does not mean being careless or impulsive. It means prayerfully assigning purpose to resources rather than allowing them to drift without intention. Provision, Impact, and Prayerful Tension Rachel shared that she and her husband have wrestled personally with this tension between provision and impact. In some cases, they have chosen to invest a portion of their non-retirement savings in redemptive businesses that seek to address serious needs, including a company working toward cancer treatment that could serve not only affluent patients but also people in the Global South. Those choices were not haphazard. They were made through prayer, analysis, planning, and mutual agreement as husband and wife. That is an important distinction. Faithful stewardship is not the same as recklessness. Trusting God does not mean ignoring wisdom. Rather, it means recognizing that the resources God entrusts to us may have purposes beyond our own security. A Book for Those Asking, “What Is This For?” Rachel says The River and the Garden is especially for those who have been entrusted with more than they need and are asking what faithful stewardship looks like now. That may include someone who has received an inheritance, sold a business, accumulated significant assets, or reached a point where the resources exceed what is needed for ordinary provision. For those families, new opportunities may open up in both giving and investing. Many people are familiar with stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and traditional charitable giving. But when surplus is truly available, there may be opportunities to support redemptive businesses, private investments, community development, global work, or other efforts that are not always on a family's radar. Surplus wealth can easily become a source of pride, fear, or conflict. But rightly understood, it can become a tool for joining in the good work God is doing in the world. Aligning Head and Heart At the emotional center of the story is the relationship between Roger and Willow. Roger represents technical mastery. He is confident in spreadsheets, strategies, and optimization. Willow represents relational insight and imagination. She sees the human cost of wealth and longs for transformation, but she initially wants nothing to do with financial conversations. Their journey shows the importance of bringing head and heart together. Faithful stewardship requires wisdom, planning, and diligence. But it also requires love, humility, discernment, and imagination. If we only optimize, we may miss the people and purposes God is inviting us to see. If we only dream, we may neglect the responsibility that comes with stewardship. Near the end of the story, Maddie reflects on the windfall that came from the sale of the business her husband built. She recognizes that the family may have worked too hard and sacrificed too much along the way. She cannot recover the time that was lost, but she can still ask that the money count for something. Many families cannot rewrite the past. They cannot undo every sacrifice, repair every regret, or reclaim every missed moment. But by God's grace, they can still ask what faithfulness looks like today. On Today's Program, Rob Answers Listener Questions: I'm 65 and have an annuity worth about $28,000. I'm considering taking monthly withdrawals from it. Is that a wise option? I've been a member of my church for 10 years and have always tithed from my salary. Lately, I'm struggling with some of the church's spending decisions, including music-related purchases and the shift in support from a women's shelter to library reading programs. How should I think about continuing to tithe when I disagree with how some of the money is being used? Resources Mentioned: Faithful Steward: FaithFi's Quarterly Magazine (Become a FaithFi Partner) Garden Audit Assessment The River and the Garden: A Story of Faithfully Stewarding Surplus by Rachel McDonough Our Ultimate Treasure: A 21-Day Journey to Faithful Stewardship by Rob West Wisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on Money Look At The Sparrows: A 21-Day Devotional on Financial Fear and Anxiety Rich Toward God: A Study on the Parable of the Rich Fool Find a Certified Kingdom Advisor® (CKA) FaithFi App Remember, you can call in to ask your questions every weekday at (800) 525-7000. Faith & Finance is also available on Moody Radio Network and American Family Radio. You can also visit FaithFi.com to connect with our online community and partner with us as we help more people live as faithful stewards of God's resources. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on The Gist, An interview with architect Michael Murphy about his memoir-style book, Our World in 10 Buildings: How Architecture Defines Who We Are and How We Live. Murphy details his career shift from studying classical, monumental architecture to founding Mass Design Group, a nonprofit focused on leveraging built environments to deliver public services. Murphy tracks his experiences designing a hilltop hospital ward in post-genocide Rwanda alongside healthcare pioneer Paul Farmer to mitigate airborne tuberculosis transmission. Produced by Corey Wara Do you have questions or comments, or just want to say hello? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thegist@mikepesca.com For full Pesca content and updates, check out our website at https://www.mikepesca.com/⁠ For ad-free content or to become a Pesca Plus subscriber, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ For Mike's daily takes on Substack, subscribe to The Gist List https://mikepesca.substack.com/ Follow us on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pescagist/ X https://x.com/pescami TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@pescagist To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠sales@amplitudemediapartners.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

En RD Congo, l'objectif affiché par Washington dans le conflit qui ravage l'Est du pays n'a pas été atteint. Le 4 juin dernier, le secrétaire d'État américain, Marco Rubio, disait espérer un retrait des troupes rwandaises de l'Est de la RDC avant la mi-juillet. Mais sur le terrain, la situation reste tendue et les combats se sont même intensifiés.

Medical missionaries are often called upon to provide care that is beyond the scope of their training and previous experience. This interactive case presentation looks at the realities of clinical decision-making in a critically ill snakebitten patient, and offers suggestions on how to navigate similar challenging situations.

In this episode, hosts Lee-Sean Huang and Giulia Donatello sit down with Jeff Leitner, the co-founder of UX for Good, architect of Norm Design, and a partner to organizations ranging from the US State Department and NASA to Harvard Medical School. Together, they unpack the core ideas behind his Summer 2026 Stanford Social Innovation Review article, "The Science of Norm Design," exploring why smart, well-funded initiatives fail roughly 70% of the time. Jeff shares his extensive experience studying the "invisible architecture" of social environments. He offers a critical challenge to the design industry, inviting practitioners to look past boilerplate briefs and standard user research to systematically uncover and design for the unwritten rules that dictate human behavior.In This EpisodeHere is the section trimmed down by 25% for a faster, punchier read, with all text formatted in plain text:The definition of norm design. Jeff defines norm design as an essential layer built on top of traditional research to uncover a group's informal, unwritten rules. Because every solution lands within a complex social ecosystem, these hidden dynamics ultimately dictate whether a design succeeds or fails. The 70% organizational failure rate. Stagnant for decades, the standard failure rate for organizational change is famously high. The uncomfortable reality is that most interventions fail because they inadvertently obey the exact same unwritten rules as the problems they are trying to fix. The New Orleans musicians' paradox. Partnering with UX for Good to help local musicians, who average $24,000 a year, the team found that standard financial literacy training routinely failed. A norm-based approach revealed that musicians viewed asking for tips as humiliating. By bypassing the ask and adding a tipping line directly to club receipts, they successfully transferred thousands of dollars to bands. Unwritten rules vs. employee manuals. Social norms are rarely documented. To find a company's true constraints, Jeff suggests asking employees what they would tell a best friend over drinks about "how the place really works," rather than what's printed in the onboarding manual. The structural empathy trap. While designers champion empathy, leaning too deeply into a user's perspective can cause researchers to absorb the same invisible constraints that the target group can't see, effectively blinding the designer to the overarching social norms. Empathy vs. compassion in Rwanda. At the Kigali Genocide Memorial, the team challenged the default industry strategy of showing horror to inspire action. Brain research shows that witnessing suffering floods our pain circuits, causing distress, fatigue, and shutdown. By profiling ordinary heroes, they engaged the brain's compassion networks to cultivate the will to act. How success derailed NASA. Jeff discovered that 100% of interviewed NASA staff anchored their operational norm to JFK's 1962 "Moonshot" speech. However, waiting for a singular political figure to rally the public blinded the agency to the modern reality of private spaceflight, turning a historic triumph into a systemic roadblock. ResourcesThe Science of Norm Design by Jeff Leitner (Stanford Social Innovation Review) – https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the-science-of-norm-designLeitner Studio Official Website – leitnerstudio.com UX for Good Nonprofit – uxforgood.org Cracking the Code of Change by Nitin Nohria and Michael Beer, the original source of the 70% failure rate of change initiatives (Harvard Business Review)  – https://hbr.org/2000/05/cracking-the-code-of-changeAIGA Design Podcast Feedback and Voicememos – podcast@aiga.org 

How do you build a multi-billion-franc company starting with just 300,000 Rwandan francs? In this episode of The Long Form Podcast, entrepreneur and Wood Habitat founder Paradis Nishimwe Imfura shares the complete story of building one of Rwanda's leading furniture and interior design companies. We discuss entrepreneurship, manufacturing, leadership, scaling a business, raising standards in African design, competing against imports, creating jobs, and the financial lessons every founder should know. Whether you're an entrepreneur, student, investor, or anyone interested in Rwanda's economic future, this conversation is a practical masterclass on building something valuable from almost nothing.Sponsors:Threat Informat - https://threatinformant.io/                                               Akagera Medicines- https://www.akageramedicines.com BasiGo Rwanda- https://www.basi-go.com/rwanda Join our Patreon to enjoy ad-free viewing https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheLongFormPod or support us via our MTN Mobile Money Code 95462 or directly to our phone number: +250795462739Visit Sanny Ntayombya's Official Website: https://sannyntayombya.comProduced by LF Media 

Tracklist 1. Bien & Alikiba - Finale [Afroextended-Intro] 2. Element Eleéeh - Ayayaah Ft Bien, Joshua Baraka [Afroextended-Intro] 3. Joé Dwèt Filé, Burna Boy - 4 Kampé Ii - Da Phonk Club Edit [Chorus First] 4. Joé Dwèt Filé - Rihanna [Afroextended-Intro] 5. Deejay Mj - 500 Gouyad (Feat. Colmix & Ddkeyz) [Afroextended-Intro] 6. Savara - Show You Off [Afroextended-Intro] 7. Mbosso - Ozalima [Afroextended-Intro] 8. Siji. - Komsa [Afroextended-Intro] 9. Chriss Eazy, Kevin Kade & The Ben - Folomiana [Afroextended-Intro] 10. Okello Max - Taya - Chorus First [Afroextended-Intro] 11. Gradine Toto - Mayday Rachael [Afroextended-Intro] 12. Cris Mj - Mon Bebe (Feat. Otile Brown) [Afroextended-Intro] 13. Fally Ipupa - Afsana [Afroextended-Intro] 14. Bensoul X V-Be - Kautamu Flani [Afroextended-Intro] 15. Paska Feat Kodongklan - Your Body [Afroextended-Intro] 16. C4 Pedro - Love Again Feat Sauti Sol [Afroextended-Intro] 17. Sauti Sol - My Everything Ft India Arie [Afroextended-Intro] 18. Nameless Feat Marioo - Nasinzia II [Afroextended-Intro] 19. Diamond Platnumz - Natulizana [Afroextended-Intro] 20. D Voice Feat Zuchu - Baridi [Afroextended-Intro] 21. Element Eleéeh - Tombe [Afroextended-Intro] 22. Kevin Kade - Ndi Ready [Afroextended-Intro] 23. Charisma - True Love [Afroextended-Intro] 24. Ywaya Tajiri - Chai Ya Saa Kumi [Zouk Intro] 25. Azawi - Slow Dancing 26. Mutoriah - Βeta [Dj Shinski Redrum] 27. Vyroota - Kunsi [Afroextended-Intro] 28. Aya Nakamura - Djadja [Afroextended-Intro] 29. Aya Nakamura - Copines [Afroextended-Intro] 30. Tayc - N'y Pense Plus [Afroextended-Intro] 31. Ya Levis - Katchua [Afroextended-Intro] 32. Mbosso - Pawa [Afroextended-Intro] 33. Harmonize - Wewe [Afroextended-Intro] 34. Sat-B - Tel Aviv [Afroextended-Intro] 35. Yemi Alade, Bien - Don't Be Shy [Afroextended-Intro] 36. Joshua Baraka - Wrong Places [Afroextended-Intro] 37. Kevin Kade, The Ben, Element Eleéeh - Sikosa [Afroextended-Intro] 38. Soul Touch Brand, Giveness Ngao - Mdomo Uliponza Kichwa [Afroextended-Intro]

Depuis la tenue du sommet du G7 à Evian entre le 15 et le 17 juin dernier auquel le président français Emmanuel Macron n'a pas invité son homologue sud-africain, un irritant s'est immiscé dans les relations franco-sud-africaines. Alors que Cyril Ramaphosa est en visite officielle à Paris ce vendredi 10 juillet, les deux dirigeants vont-ils en parler ? Quels sont par ailleurs les autres enjeux de ce déplacement ? Chercheuse à International Crisis Group, la Sud-Africaine Liesl Louw répond pour l'occasion aux questions de Christophe Boisbouvier. RFI : Est-ce que les relations franco-sud-africaines se sont distendues depuis qu'Emmanuel Macron a oublié d'inviter Cyril Ramaphosa au dernier G7, à Evian, en France ? Liesl Louw : Oui, il y avait des tensions, c'est sûr, parce qu'initialement, apparemment, Ramaphosa a reçu une invitation pour assister au G7, mais il a été désinvité, ou comme vous avez dit, on a oublié de l'inviter au dernier moment. Donc Ramaphosa aussi n'est pas allé au sommet de Nairobi, le Africa Forward du mois de mai dernier. Donc il y avait ces deux rendez-vous et je pense que l'Afrique du Sud est déçue par cette situation. Mais on a compris que la pression du président Trump, qui menaçait de ne pas venir à Evian, si Ramaphosa assistait à cette réunion, était principalement la cause de cette situation par le fait que Ramaphosa finalement n'a pas été invité pour venir au G7. Vu la proximité stratégique entre la France et les États-Unis, on l'a encore vu cette semaine à Ankara lors du sommet de l'Otan, quel est l'intérêt pour Cyril Ramaphosa de venir en France ? Oui, il y a beaucoup d'intérêts. D'abord économique, pour attirer des investissements. Le plus grand problème aujourd'hui pour Ramaphosa, c'est le manque de croissance économique. L'Afrique du Sud n'attire pas d'investissements étrangers, mais il y a des sociétés françaises implantées en Afrique du Sud et l'Afrique du Sud aimerait bien augmenter ces investissements et le commerce entre les deux pays. On fait face à des graves problèmes de chômage. Ça aussi, c'est une des causes de ces graves émeutes et des manifestations xénophobes en Afrique du Sud. Donc, Ramaphosa veut montrer que, malgré ces tensions géopolitiques, l'Afrique du Sud reste un pays important sur le plan international et africain, même si les relations entre l'Afrique du Sud et le reste du continent passent un très mauvais moment actuellement. Malgré l'attaque de l'Ukraine par la Russie en 2022, l'Afrique du Sud maintient son alliance stratégique avec Moscou. Est-ce que ce n'est pas un sérieux point de divergence entre l'Afrique du Sud et la France ? Est-ce que ça ne va pas finir par fragiliser les relations entre les deux pays ? Oui, c'est vrai que, depuis l'invasion de l'Ukraine en 2022, l'Afrique du Sud a été très critiquée par les pays européens pour sa position. Surtout certains individus au sein de l'ANC [le parti au pouvoir, NDLR] qui sont ouvertement pro-russes. L'Afrique du Sud aussi a présidé un sommet des Brics où la Russie joue un rôle important. Mais je pense que c'est ça qui fait que l'Afrique du Sud est un peu au cœur de ce jeu géopolitique. Parce que d'un côté, certains sont vus comme pro-russes, mais en même temps, le président Ramaphosa est très ouvert aux Occidentaux. L'Afrique du Sud a quand même montré une position non alignée, neutre quelque part dans ce jeu géopolitique. Je pense que ce sentiment pro-russe a un peu diminué avec le temps depuis 2022. Les relations avec l'Europe se sont améliorées depuis. Depuis un mois, le gouvernement sud-africain est accusé par plusieurs autres gouvernements africains, notamment ceux du Nigeria et du Ghana, de fermer les yeux sur les graves violences xénophobes en Afrique du Sud. En allant à Paris, est-ce que Cyril Ramaphosa vient aussi rompre un certain isolement diplomatique ? Oui, absolument, l'Afrique du Sud et son image sur le continent souffrent énormément de ces violences xénophobes. Ramaphosa, lui-même, je pense, n'a pas su être à la hauteur pour dénoncer ces manifestations, mais pas uniquement les manifestations, la violence contre les étrangers africains en Afrique du Sud. En ce qui concerne son isolement diplomatique, c'est très intéressant de voir l'Afrique du Sud renouer des liens avec des pays comme le Rwanda où, depuis très longtemps, l'Afrique du Sud n'avait pas eu de bonnes relations. Le ministre des Affaires étrangères rwandais était en Afrique du Sud pour la première fois en visite officielle depuis douze ans. Et du fait de cet isolement diplomatique, est-ce que le business en souffre ? Est-ce qu'il y a moins d'investissements en Afrique du Sud ? Je pense que, pour le moment, on ne sent pas encore ça. Le manque d'investissement en Afrique du Sud, depuis très longtemps, est lié à d'autres facteurs, notamment les problèmes d'infrastructures et d'approvisionnement en électricité. Là où on peut voir peut-être à l'avenir un problème économique lié à ces violences xénophobes, c'est pour les entreprises sud-africaines implantées sur le continent, comme le groupe de télécom MTN par exemple au Nigeria, qui est parfois mis en difficulté par le gouvernement nigérian à cause de ce qu'il se passe en Afrique du Sud et des violences xénophobes.

The largest commercial autonomous system on earth isn't a robotaxi fleet — it's Zipline, which has flown 140 million autonomous miles with zero safety incidents. Co-founder Keller Rinaudo Cliffton and Eric Watson, who leads systems engineering and safety, explain why the drone itself is only 15% of the solution. The rest spans inventory management, air traffic integration, and engineering systems such as a dual flight computer failover protocol that recently saved a delivery mid-flight. They trace Zipline's path from launching blood delivery in Rwanda in 2016 (when drone delivery was illegal in the US) to a 51% reduction in maternal mortality in that country, a $550 million commercial diplomacy partnership with the State Department, and a cost curve that fell from $300 per delivery to $12. Zipline is now racing toward a million deliveries a day, and a quiet inflection point when autonomous delivery becomes cheaper than sending a car. Hosted by Alfred Lin and Pat Grady, Sequoia Capital

Soud Habbas spent his career building systems for nonprofits working in some of the hardest environments in the world: Jordan, Egypt, Rwanda, and the West Bank. As chief operating officer, he made sure programs actually worked, stayed honest with funders, and didn't put people at risk. In this conversation, Soud tells the story of a $40,000 bet on a small women's dairy cooperative that outperformed programs ten times its size, and a million-dollar-a-year partnership with the John Deere Foundation that worked because of one thing: trust. He talks about what it takes to hold a partner accountable without losing the relationship, and how he's applying the same principle to his own life after a recent layoff sent him back to the bar exam he never took. If you've ever been told your idea is too small to matter, this one's for you.

Manisha Shah talks about reducing intimate partner violence among young people in Tanzania. "Sex, Power, and Adolescence: Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Behaviors" by Manisha Shah, Jennifer Seager, Joao Montalvao, and Markus Goldstein. OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE: “Income Changes and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from Unconditional Cash Transfers in Kenya" by Johannes Haushofer, Charlotte Ringdal, Jeremy P. Shapiro, and Xiao Yu Wang. “The Effect of Cash, Vouchers, and Food Transfers on Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Northern Ecuador” by Melissa Hidrobo, Amber Peterman and Lori Heise. “Love on the Rocks: Domestic Violence and Alcohol Abuse in Rural Mexico” by Manuela Angelucci. “Public Transfers and Domestic Violence: The Roles of Private Information and Spousal Control" by Gustavo J. Bobonis, Melissa González-Brenes, and Roberto Castro. “For Better or For Worse?: Education and the Prevalence of Domestic Violence in Turkey” by Bilge Erten and Pinar Keskin. “Love, hate and murder: Commitment devices in violent relationships” by Anna Aizer and Pedro Dal Bó. “The Gender Wage Gap and Domestic Violence" by Anna Aizer. “Advancing the Agency of Adolescent Girls” by Eric Edmonds, Ben Feigenberg, and Jessica Leight. “Reshaping Adolescents' Gender Attitudes: Evidence from a School-Based Experiment in India" by Diva Dhar, Tarun Jain and Seema Jayachandran. “Effective prevention of intimate partner violence through couples training: a randomised controlled trial of Indashyikirwa in Rwanda" by Kristin Dunkle, Erin Stern, Sangeeta Chatterji, and Lori Heise. “Effect of a structural intervention for the prevention of intimate-partner violence and HIV in rural South Africa: a cluster randomised trial” by Paul M. Pronyk, James R. Hargreaves, Julia C. Kim, Linda A. Morison, Godfrey Phetla, Charlotte Watts, Joanna Busza, and John D.H. Porter. “Transfers, Behavior Change Communication, and Intimate Partner Violence: Postprogram Evidence from Rural Bangladesh" by Shalini Roy, Melissa Hidrobo, John Hoddinott, and Akhter Ahmed. “Theoretical Underpinnings and Meta-analysis of the Effects of Cash Transfers on Intimate Partner Violence in Low-and Middle-Income Countries" by Victoria Baranov, Lisa Cameron, Diana Contreras Suarez and Claire Thibout. "A rigorous global evidence review of interventions to prevent violence against women and girls" by Alice Kerr-Wilson, Andrew Gibbs, Erika McAslan Fraser, Leanne Ramsoomar, Anna Parke, Hussaind M.A. Khuwaja, and Rachel Jewkes. "Guy Talk: Catalyzing Peer Effects on IPV through Virtual Support Groups for Men" by Christopher Boyer, Erica Field, Rachel Lehrer, Andrew Morrison, and Claudia Piras. "Multifaceted Programs Targeting Women In Fragile Settings: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo" by Manuela Angelucci, Rachel Heath, and Eva Noble. "Harm and Harmony" by Siwan Anderson and Chris Bidner. Want more? Check out my new book! The Science of Second Chances: A Revolution in Criminal Justice is available now. I have a Substack! Sign up for Probable Causation: The Newsletter.

The United States has traditionally been a great promoter of international justice – forging the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals after World War II and leading the way in creating tribunals to address genocides in Yugoslavia and Rwanda after the Cold War. Yet the US views the International Criminal Court – the culmination of the tribunal-building process – as a dire threat. The US voted against its establishment, passed legislation threatening to invade The Hague, and tried to destroy the ICC with economic sanctions. Delving into the uneasy relationship between the world's superpower and one of its most prominent international institutions, Above the Law: The United States and the International Criminal Court (Cambridge UP, 2026) explains how the desire to shield American soldiers from unwanted ICC scrutiny is the ultimate source of tension. Offering a sophisticated analysis of the ICC's track record that shows how American fears are overblown, Daniel Krcmaric argues that a more cooperative US policy toward the ICC would benefit both sides. Our guest is Daniel Krcmaric, an Associate Professor of Political Science and Law at Northwestern University. Our host is Eleonora Mattiacci, an Associate Professor of Political Science at Amherst College. She is the author of "Volatile States in International Politics" (Oxford University Press, 2023). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Keller Cliffton, co-founder and CEO of Zipline, is helping transform delivery through autonomous drone technology. What started with delivering life-saving medical supplies in Rwanda has expanded into restaurant delivery, helping operators reach more customers faster. Watch now to learn about autonomous delivery, reaching customers farther away, and the future of restaurant logistics. Restaurant Influencers is sponsored by: • Toast All-In-1 Restaurant POS: https://entm.ag/ToastRI • PepsiCo Foodservice: https://entm.ag/RIPepsico Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With no background in fiber but a calling to help women in need, Diana Wiley built a thriving organization on handspun yarn, needlefelted gorillas, and a holistic community for over 200 women. Stepping into the Handspun Hope booth at a fiber festival feels like entering a luxury boutique filled with natural fibers, colorful yarns, handmade buttons, and whimsical sculptures. It would be easy to enjoy the offerings without wondering about the company's name—not only “handspun” (yes, the yarns on offer have all been spun by hand) but also “Hope.” The proceeds from everything sold in the booth are returned to women whom the company supports in Rwanda. A decade after the bloody genocide in Rwanda had come to an end, Diana felt called to help the women living in its aftermath. She had volunteered in relief efforts in other parts of Africa, but her thoughts returned again and again to the plight of Rwandan women making their lives in the aftermath of HIV, extreme poverty, and the long shadow of conflict. Connecting with a former colleague who directed World Relief in Rwanda, she visited the country in 2007. What she saw moved her so greatly that within two days she had quit her corporate job to devote herself to helping. Diana had no previous experience in yarn, and Rwanda had no local wool culture. Diana wondered if the wool from sheep she came across could be made into yarn, but the first samples she sent to fiber experts weren't suitable for spinning. She found a handful of Merino rams from an failed government breeding project in the country, imported a group of Merino ewes from Kenya, and Handspun Hope began their handspinning program. Once the sheep were found, the group had to develop spinning skills, first with handspindles and eventually with spinning wheels, and the women learned to dye the yarn with plants. They have added angora rabbits and yarns, too. Women also sculpt the group's wool into imaginative ornaments and sculptures by needlefelting. Through the Hope Artisan Collective, the organization buys yarns and finished items from several fair trade women's groups across Africa. The group is based not far from the habitat of the famous silverback gorillas that attract tourists from around the world, and high-end gift shops in the area sell the group's needlefelted gorilla sculptures. With income from the fiber and other goods, Handspun Hope not only pays their workers an above market wage, they also offer medical care, early childhood care, and a daily meal for their staff's young family members. Although about half of the organization's budget comes from donations, Diana emphasizes that the goal is to cultivate the women's ability to support themselves through meaningful work. Diana is proudest of helping the women of Handspun Hope build the lives that they wish for—like Rosa, their oldest member at age 92, who realized her dream of owning a pig. Each day, before arriving at the organization's campus, she visits her granddaughter's house to see the pig that she purchased through the work of her own hands. Links Handspun Hope website The handmade items of not only Handspun Hope but also their partner organizations are available at Hope Artisan Collective. This episode is brought to you by: Treenway Silks is where weavers, spinners, knitters and stitchers find the silk they love. Select from the largest variety of silk spinning fibers, silk yarn, and silk threads & ribbons at TreenwaySilks.com. You'll discover a rainbow of colors, thoughtfully hand-dyed in Colorado. Love natural? Treenway's array of wild silks provide choices beyond white. If you love silk, you'll love Treenway Silks, where superior quality and customer service are guaranteed. “Hi, I'm Gabi van Tassell from Bluebonnet Crafters, and I'm the inventor of TURTLE pin looms. Pin looms are small, handheld looms that quickly weave self-contained fabric pieces like squares, hexagons, and more. Weave them with almost any yarn you have on hand, then combine them into projects of any size. They make a wonderful companion for any fiber lover, at home or on the go. I'd love for you to visit us at turtleloom.com to explore the full loom catalog, patterns, and more. Hope to see you there.”

Xi Jinping's first visit to North Korea in seven years has been marked by pomp and shows of friendship. But what does the Chinese leader really want from the trip? Our correspondent visits Goma in Congo to see what life is like under Rwanda-backed rebel group M23. And why curry may soon be off the menu in Japan. Guests and host:Jeremy Page, chief China correspondentJohn McDermott, chief Africa correspondentMoeka Iida, Japan correspondentRosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Russia, nuclear proliferationCongo, Goma, M23, RwandaJapan, India, immigration, curry  Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Xi Jinping's first visit to North Korea in seven years has been marked by pomp and shows of friendship. But what does the Chinese leader really want from the trip? Our correspondent visits Goma in Congo to see what life is like under Rwanda-backed rebel group M23. And why curry may soon be off the menu in Japan. Guests and host:Jeremy Page, chief China correspondentJohn McDermott, chief Africa correspondentMoeka Iida, Japan correspondentRosie Blau, host of “The Intelligence”Topics covered: Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, Russia, nuclear proliferationCongo, Goma, M23, RwandaJapan, India, immigration, curry  Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.