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What are the most pressing issues women and girls still face today? What progress has been made in recent years? How are gender equality champions driving change around the world? In this special episode, host Anna travels to Kigali, Rwanda for the Women Deliver 2023 Conference, the largest convening for gender equality in the world, to find out! Through conversations with conference organizers and participants, hear stories from gender equality trailblazers from around the world, be inspired to take action in your own life and community, and learn why Rwanda is the 9th best place in the world to be a woman. About the conference: Women Deliver convenings catalyze conversations with stakeholders from around the world, break barriers, address challenges, and identify opportunities to advance gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights, and improve the wellbeing of girls and women, in all their intersecting identities. You'll hear from: Leeza Mangaldas - founder of Leezu's, and partner of The Pleasure Project - 1:06, 32:07, 51:14 Kim Lufkin - Director of Communications at Women Deliver - 4:50, 8:43, 29:13 Kathleen Sherwin - Chief Strategy Engagement Officer at Plan International, Board Member of Women Deliver - 5:30, 16:02, 28:48 Paul Kagame - 6:58 Malala Yousafzai - 7:25 Stacey Abrams - 7:47 Brittany Evans - Women Enabled International - 9:24 Charles Kabiswa - Regenerate Africa - 12:27 Vinitha Venkatraman - founder of VIVA Development Strategies - 12:48 Cora McGuire-Cyrette - CEO of Ontario Native Women's Association - 12:57 Right Hon. Eunice Oyella - youth delegate for Plan International and speaker for Children Young Peoples Parliament in South Sudan - 17:16 Francis Oppong - Director of Programs for Plan International in South Sudan - 18:07 Lydia Wilbard - Executive Director of Learning and Engagement at CAMFED - Campaign for Female Education - 22:03 Lindsay Camacho - Acumen - 25:08 Nyakuok Juok - South Links Trending - 26:06 Praise Manze - Saathi - 30:58 Ryan Borcherding (Head of Methodology and Training) and Grace Panda (Project Manger in Malawi) - Theatre for a Change - 31:17 Ani Ejay - FP2030 - 31:39 Cristina Ljungberg and Wendy Anderson - co-founders of The Case for Her - 31:52 Connie Lim / MILCK - 44:01 Benita Keza - Rwanda Cooperation - 46:32 Transcription is available here -- Become a Patron for access to bonus content and to support the podcast, or buy me a (metaphorical) coffee Follow us: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Tik Tok | Youtube | LinkedIn Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly dose of all things WOMAN We need more women's stories in the world!. If you've enjoyed this episode,  please share, subscribe, rate and review on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts Explore The Story of Woman book recommendations in the US and the UK - purchases support the podcast AND local bookstores

If you have enjoyed the podcast please take a moment to subscribe, and also please leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. The way the algorithm works, this helps our podcast reach more listeners. Thanks from IC for your support.  For more information or to register for the Inspire Citizens Global Citizenship Certificate click here You can book a discovery call with Inspire Citizens at this link Share using #EmpathytoImpact Episode Summary On this episode, I meet Dana & Yani. At the time of recording, they were 1st grade students at the International School of Kigali, Rwanda. Their learning in class integrated SDG 3, good health and well-being. They explored the many facets of wellness, and investigated a variety of practices to improve the well-being of both themselves and their community. These students, along with their classmates, became experts, and ran workshops for older students, teachers, and the parent community to share their learning, and to highlight the importance of good health and well-being. They even share one of their favorite mindfulness practices at the end of the episode. As you listen, consider what will-being practices might be a good fit in your community.

For centuries, the idea of the "American Dream" has been a powerful narrative for many immigrant communities. But for just as long, many African Americans have known that the American Dream was never meant to include them. So what happens when those beliefs collide? Today ten percent of the Black population in the U.S. are immigrants, and many grapple with this question. In this episode, we'll hear from Claude Gatebuke, who moved from Kigali to Nashville as a teenager in the wake of the Rwandan genocide. He talks about how the move to the U.S. likely saved his life, while simultaneously challenging his belief that he could have a full, meaningful future as a Black man.

Écrire peut changer une vie. Coucher sur le papier ses émotions, ses idées, ses angoisses, peut permettre de laisser derrière soi certains blocages. C'est le principe de l'écriture thérapeutique, une méthode plébiscitée par certains psychologues, afin de surmonter un traumatisme, sortir d'une dépression ou faire face à une maladie ou un deuil. Ou juste pour nous aider à avancer au quotidien et mieux se connaître. Comment transformer les maux en mots ? Aujourd'hui, Priorité Santé met en avant cette thérapie. Djaïli Amadou Amal, militante féministe et écrivaine camerounaise. Prix Goncourt des Lycéens 2020, pour son livre Les Impatientes, aux éditions Decitre Nayla Chidiac, docteure en Psychopathologie, psychologue clinicienne, fondatrice des ateliers d'écriture thérapeutique au Centre hospitalier Sainte-Anne, spécialiste du traumatisme psychique chez les adultes. Autrice de Les Bienfaits de l'écriture, les bienfaits des mots, aux éditions Odile Jacob  Florence Prudhomme, fondatrice de l'ONG Rwanda avenir. Elle a créé « L‘atelier de mémoire » en 2014 et a dirigé l'ouvrage Les Cahiers de mémoire, Kigali, 2014, paru aux éditions Classiques Garnier.(Rediffusion)

Écrire peut changer une vie. Coucher sur le papier ses émotions, ses idées, ses angoisses, peut permettre de laisser derrière soi certains blocages. C'est le principe de l'écriture thérapeutique, une méthode plébiscitée par certains psychologues, afin de surmonter un traumatisme, sortir d'une dépression ou faire face à une maladie ou un deuil. Ou juste pour nous aider à avancer au quotidien et mieux se connaître. Comment transformer les maux en mots ? Aujourd'hui, Priorité Santé met en avant cette thérapie. Djaïli Amadou Amal, militante féministe et écrivaine camerounaise. Prix Goncourt des Lycéens 2020, pour son livre Les Impatientes, aux éditions Decitre Nayla Chidiac, docteure en Psychopathologie, psychologue clinicienne, fondatrice des ateliers d'écriture thérapeutique au Centre hospitalier Sainte-Anne, spécialiste du traumatisme psychique chez les adultes. Autrice de Les Bienfaits de l'écriture, les bienfaits des mots, aux éditions Odile Jacob  Florence Prudhomme, fondatrice de l'ONG Rwanda avenir. Elle a créé « L‘atelier de mémoire » en 2014 et a dirigé l'ouvrage Les Cahiers de mémoire, Kigali, 2014, paru aux éditions Classiques Garnier.(Rediffusion)

Nathalie Bonte a grandit au Cameroun et a parcouru le monde avec passion, avant de rentrer en Belgique là d'où elle vient. Elle y est devenue Maman, s'est lancée dans la vie active ... mais un beau jour, Nathalie a ressenti le besoin irrépressible de dire “stop” à une vie qui lui échappait. Épuisée par une situation de harcèlement moral au travail, elle a pris une décision radicale : elle veut quelque chose de différent, une vie qui lui correspondra pleinement. Et si elle et Jon partaient à l'aventure ?Leur recherche les a rapidement guidés vers le Rwanda, et après un voyage exploratoire qui a littéralement conquis, ils ont su qu'ils avaient trouvé leur destination idéale. Alors, une idée audacieuse a germé dans leur esprit : “Et si nous ouvrions un restaurant ?”Dans cet épisode de French Expat, nous prenons la direction de l'Afrique, et plus précisément du Rwanda, où nous partons à la rencontre de Nathalie qui depuis 2014 s'épanouit à Kigali, la capitale rwandaise. Et aujourd'hui, elle lève le voile sur ses choix de vie et son quotidien.French Expat est un podcast de French Morning qui raconte les parcours de vie des français établis hors de France. Retrouvez-le sur toutes les plateformes d'écoute : Spotify, Apple Podcast, Deezer, Google Podcast, Podcast Addict, Amazon Music. Cet épisode est raconté, produit et réalisé par Anne-Fleur Andrle, habillé et mixé par Alice Krief. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Katrina Sanders is a clinical dental hygienist, author, award-winning educator, consultant, podcaster, international speaker, sommelier, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and dog lover. Her mission is to elevate the profession by creating an undeniable movement that educates, encourages, and empowers the dental profession to rise in its power. Known as the “Dental WINEgenist™,” she pairs her unwavering desire for excellence in the dental industry with her knowledge and passion for wine. She has charmed audiences around the world with her lectures on provocative topics that leave the participants with a call to action and a renewed sense of pride for their industry. She is enthusiastic about creating an environment where the course participants are supported, energized, and connected. Her message of empowerment and her zest for dental hygiene are infused throughout her content as she brings her own unique blend of knowledge, inspiration, charisma, and humor in her approach to continuing dental education.  Katrina is the founder, CEO and keynote speaker for Sanders Board Preparatory, a comprehensive program designed to supplement student learning and enhance understanding of concepts, terminology and procedures commonly discussed in preparation for the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination. Her desire to help hygiene students develop and succeed grew from her position as a dental hygiene faculty member.  During this full-time appointment, she published three editions of her preclinical textbook, developed programmatic competencies, spearheaded curriculum design, and served as a faculty representative for community oral health partnerships. Katrina is the Clinical Liaison, Hygiene Excellence and Innovation for AZPerio, the country's largest periodontal practice.  She treats advanced periodontal patients clinically, while working alongside Diplomates to the American Board of Periodontology in the surgical operatory. Katrina perfected hand skills during L.A.N.A.P. surgery, suture placement, IV therapy and blood draws. She instructs on collaborative professionalism and standard of care protocols while delivering education through hygiene boot camps and study clubs.   Katrina is the host of Fast Facts Perio Edition Podcast with A Tale of Two Hygienists and co-host the Floss & Flip Flops Podcast with her sister Dr. Elizabeth Sanders, DPM. She is a published author with RDH Magazine, Inside Dental Hygiene, Oral Health Group, DentalTown and Today's RDH, a columnist and advisory board member for Modern Hygienist, editorial advisory member for the Dental Academy of Continuing Education and brand ambassador for Dimensions of Dental Hygiene.   Katrina is a Level 1 Sommelier as recognized by the Court of Master Sommeliers. A member of GuildSomm, Premium Wine Lover with Direct Cellars, and VIP member with Aridus Wine Co. In 2022, she co-founded The Wine Op with her business partner and fiancé Dale Stewart, bottling beautifully curated wines that honor her hygienist heroes with proceeds providing support to underserved populations. Proudly, her wines speak to the empathetic and humanistic side of what it means to be a provider.  Her philanthropic efforts include dental humanitarian work in developing countries, most recently in Kigali, Rwanda, supporting abused and homeless animals and spreading awareness about the benefits of organ and tissue donation in loving memory of her late mother, Linda Marie Sanders.  Visit: www.katrinasanders.com. Handle: @thedentalWINEgenist. 

The 31st International Congress for Conservation Biology is happening this week. It's a meaningful event. For only the second time in its history, ICCB is being held in Africa—in Kigali, Rwanda. WCS has a big presence there, which includes over 40 young conservationists from across the continent. WCS Wild Audio's Dan Rosen spoke with WCS senior conservationist Tony Lynam about the significance.

Mkutano wa kimataifa wa Women Deliver 2023 (WD2023) au wanawake wanatekeleza umekunja jamvi mwishoni mwa wiki mjini Kigali nchini Rwanda baada ya kuwaleta pamoja washiriki 6,000 ana kwa ana na wengine zaidi ya 200,000 mtandaoni. Lengo kuu la mkutano huo mkubwa kabisa uliozanza Julai 17 hadi 20 na kubeba kaulimbiu “Nafasi, mshikamano na suluhu” lilijikita katika ujumuishwaji ili kusongesha usawa endelevu wa kijinsia kwa kuhusisha sekta mbalimbali. Wadau wakiwemo wakuu wa nchi na serikali na mashirika ya Umoja wa Mataifa likiwemo linalohusika na masuala ya wanawake UN-Women na la idadi ya watu na afya ya uzazi UNFPA walikuwa mstari wa mbele katika mkutano huo Martha Wanza alikuwa miongoni mwa washiriki kutoka Kenya , anafanyakazi na shirika lijulikanalo kama Jumuiya ya wanawake vijana Wakristo nchini humo YWCA. Amezungumza na Eugene Uwimana Afisa uratibu msaidizi wa maendeleo, mawasiliano na mipango katika ofisi ya Mratibu Mkazi wa Umoja wa Mataifa  nchini Rwanda , maswali yake ynarejewa studio na Flora Nducha na Martha akianza kwa kumfafanulia kuhusu shirika lao

Oui, répond sans hésiter le journal La Croix, selon lequel « Kigali s'appuie sur l'excellence de sa force armée pour devenir un acteur sécuritaire de premier plan sur le continent.  Et en tirer des profits économiques et politiques substantiels ». La Croix prend pour exemple la Centrafrique, en 2020, lorsqu'une « coalition de groupes armés menace de prendre Bangui d'assaut », le président Faustin-Archange Touadéra appelle à l'aide son homologue rwandais. Kigali répond favorablement et envoie environ 1 000 soldats, qui, aux côtés des mercenaires de la société russe Wagner, finissent par repousser l'offensive. « Les assaillants refluent dans le nord, et Faustin-Archange Touadéra est sauvé » ajoute La Croix. « Depuis, toute l'Afrique et l'Occident regardent avec sérieux la force de frappe rwandaise. » Selon le chercheur Thierry Vircoulon, « Kigali profite du vide sécuritaire en Afrique et veut apparaître comme le nouveau gendarme du continent ».L'Espagne à la veille d'élections crucialesDes élections législatives anticipées pour lesquelles la droite, alliée de l'extrême droite, est donnée favorite. « Conservateurs et nationalistes pourraient gagner face à un bloc de gauche divisé », nous dit le Figaro, qui ajoute, et ce n'est pas un détail, que « ces législatives ont lieu en plein été, ce qu'aucun chef du gouvernement espagnol n'avait fait jusqu'à présent. » En plein été et donc souvent en vacances, les Espagnols, désireux de voter, ont donc dû s'organiser. Selon Libération, deux millions 600 000 électeurs ont ainsi « opté pour le vote par correspondance », préférant ne pas avoir à choisir entre « le bureau de vote et la plage ». De son côté, Le Monde consacre un article à la romancière cubaine Zoé Valdès, exilée en France depuis près de 30 ans. Connue pour avoir publié, en 1997, La douleur du dollar, le roman qui l'a rendue mondialement célèbre. Elle vit en France, mais détient aussi la nationalité espagnole. Et, elle se présente au Sénat espagnol, à l'occasion de ces élections. Cependant, Zoé Valdès a choisi les couleurs de Vox, le parti d'extrême droite. « Un engagement politique surprenant, qu'elle tente tant bien que mal de justifier », précise Libération, qui a pu la joindre par téléphone. « Vox n'est pas d'extrême droite, mais d'extrême nécessité » se justifie Zoé Valdès. Sa motivation ? « La possibilité de mener la lutte anticommuniste et anticastriste » depuis le Sénat espagnol, et de « sauver l'Espagne du pire ». Chose qu'elle « n'a pas pu faire pour Cuba ». « Pour l'écrivaine, le gouvernement de gauche mené par le socialiste Pedro Sanchez fait en effet courir à l'Espagne le risque de connaître le même sort que le Venezuela ou le Nicaragua ».Quel est l'avenir de Killian Mbappé au Paris Saint-Germain ?L'attaquant français, nous dit le Parisien, est « écarté du groupe qui s'envole vers le Japon, ce samedi, pour la tournée de pré-saison ». C'est « le dernier développement de la lutte intestine et destructrice qui assombrit le ciel du PSG depuis plusieurs semaines, et l'envoi de cette lettre par l'international français annonçant sa décision de ne pas activer l'option de prolonger son contrat jusqu'en 2025, qu'il était le seul à pouvoir activer ». « Une décision qui n'est pas passée du tout du côté du PSG », explique le Parisien. Le club a fait savoir à Killian Mbappé que « la porte était ouverte ». « Le PSG ne fait plus de suspens au sujet de sa superstar : il est disponible sur le marché des transferts, et Paris tendra l'oreille à quiconque voudra y chuchoter. »« Cette fois, c'est du sérieux », conclut Le Monde, « après les paroles et la volonté affichée depuis plusieurs semaines de ne pas laisser partir gratuitement Kylian Mbappé à la fin de son contrat dans un an, le Paris Saint-Germain est passé à l'acte ». « Mbappé est devenu un problème pour le Paris Saint-Germain, le Paris Saint Germain, un problème pour Mbappé. »Une anecdote plutôt comique racontée par LibérationSous le titre : « Ça en bouche un groin », le journal nous raconte comment « la police berlinoise a mobilisé plus de 300 officiers pendant deux jours, pour ratisser un quartier chic de la capitale où aurait déambulé une lionne qui s'est avérée n'être sans doute qu'un sanglier ». « On respire » nous dit Libération, surtout Michael Gruber, le maire de cette petite commune de Berlin, qui a vécu son heure de gloire sur les écrans. La situation semblait tellement dramatique, jeudi 20 juillet, qu'on imaginait déjà Olaf Scholz, qui habite à quelques kilomètres de là, interrompre ses vacances pour prendre la tête d'une cellule de crise. Il faut dire que les témoignages ne manquaient pas. « Certains avaient vu un combat entre une lionne et un sanglier, des voitures avaient été abîmées par ses griffes, et on avait entendu des rugissements dans les bois. » Et le maire a semble-t-il pris goût à la médiatisation : « Le risque qu'une lionne soit dans les rues de Berlin n'est, dit-il, jamais écarté à 100%. » 

Quelle est la vraie nature du régime rwandais ? Pourquoi l'élimination physique d'un certain nombre de dissidents à l'étranger ne fait pas scandale ? Dans Rwanda, assassins sans frontières, publié aux éditions Max Milo, l'autrice et journaliste britannique Michela Wrong, qui a travaillé à Reuters et à la BBC, vient de publier en français un portrait sans complaisance du président Paul Kagame. Après la récente libération du héros du film Hôtel Rwanda en mars 2023, Paul Rusesabagina, elle dévoile un aspect méconnu du régime de Kigali. RFI : Michela Wrong, dans ce voyage à l'intérieur du Front patriotique rwandais (FPR), vous enquêtez sur tous les dissidents qui ont été assassinés à l'étranger : Seth Sendashonga au Kenya en mai 1998, Patrick Karegeya en Afrique du Sud en janvier 2014. Pourquoi faites-vous la comparaison avec l'assassinat de Trotski sur ordre de Staline (en août 1940 à Mexico) ?Michela Wrong : Effectivement, mon livre parle d'une campagne d'assassinats et d'intimidations des dissidents rwandais à l'étranger. Et beaucoup d'entre eux étaient des anciens copains, des anciens dirigeants du FPR. J'ai fait la comparaison avec Trotski parce que Kagame est un peu comme Staline, il est vraiment obsédé par ce groupe d'anciens dirigeants du FPR qu'il a connus depuis longtemps, depuis son enfance. Ils ont lutté ensemble en Ouganda et après au Rwanda. Et il regarde ces gens vraiment comme des menaces à son régime, parce que ce sont des gens qui le connaissent mieux que tout le monde. Et comme Staline, il a utilisé les amis pour entrer dans l'intimité de ces gens-là. Alors par exemple, [Patrick] Karegeya s'est fait piéger par Apollo [Kiririsi Ismael], c'était un homme d'affaires rwandais que Patrick Karegeya considérait comme un ami. Alors il a été invité dans une chambre d'hôtel par Apollo et, là-bas, il y a eu un escadron de la mort qui lui a sauté dessus, qui l'a étranglé.Ce qui est frappant dans votre enquête, c'est qu'on apprend que les assassins rwandais du dissident Patrick Karegeya sont parfaitement identifiés par la police sud-africaine, mais que la justice sud-africaine renonce à les poursuivre et à les juger, et qu'elle assume ce renoncement…Oui, il y a eu une procédure de 5 ans avant que l'assassinat de Patrick Karegeya arrive au tribunal. Et moi, j'étais étonnée, j'étais parmi les très rares journalistes qui se sont présentés au tribunal. Et on a compris plein de choses, il y avait toute une lettre écrite par la police sud-africaine pour expliquer au parquet pourquoi on n'avait pas poursuivi ce cas. Ils [les enquêteurs] disaient clairement que c'était parce qu'on savait qu'il y avait des liens entre l'escadron de la mort et le gouvernement de Kigali. C'était très embarrassant et très gênant, et on a décidé de ne pas poursuivre l'affaire. Ils ont dit cela dans une déclaration qui a été publiée par le parquet sud-africain.Vous montrez bien comment, depuis le génocide des Tutsis en 1994, le président Kagame exploite habilement le sentiment de culpabilité de la communauté internationale pour s'affranchir d'un certain nombre de règles internationales en toute impunité. Mais la libération le 25 mars dernier de l'opposant Paul Rusesabagina, qui a été rendu célèbre par le film Hôtel Rwanda, n'est-ce pas la preuve que quelquefois Paul Kagame doit céder aux pressions internationales, notamment américaines ?Oui, effectivement. Ce qu'on voit avec Paul Kagame, c'est que c'est quelqu'un qui se montre implacable, un homme dur. Mais c'est aussi un monsieur qui est très sensible, même obsédé par son image, sa réputation à l'étranger. Alors, dès qu'il voit qu'il y a eu un changement dans ses relations avec un allié important -et dans ce cas-là, c'étaient les États-Unis-, il peut changer de politique tout d'un coup. Quand il a vu qu'il y avait même la Maison Blanche, le Département d'État, Hollywood qui soutenaient la famille de Rusesabagina, qui mettaient la pression pour sa libération, il a cédé tout d'un coup. Et je pense que, là, il y a une leçon pour tout le monde parce que, souvent, on n'ose pas critiquer ce gouvernement et on n'impose pas de sanctions sur le gouvernement de Kigali parce qu'on pense que ça va mener nulle part. Mais, effectivement, on voit que la pression, ça marche.Vous allez jusqu'à écrire que le président Paul Kagame a besoin d'une guerre perpétuelle avec un ennemi bien identifié pour survivre politiquement…Effectivement, si on regarde l'histoire du FPR, on voit qu'ils n'ont pas seulement bouleversé le gouvernement de Juvénal Habyarimana, le président rwandais [jusqu'en 1994]. Ils ont aussi bouleversé le président Mobutu [Sese Seko] du Zaïre. Après, ils ont fait la guerre à Laurent-Désiré Kabila, le monsieur qu'ils avaient mis en place pour le remplacer. Après, ils se sont même bagarrés avec leurs alliés ougandais de Yoweri Museveni, à Kisangani et ailleurs. On voit vraiment que c'est un régime qui a vraiment un profil militaire. Et oui, Paul Kagame a besoin de cela. Il a besoin de se montrer fort au niveau militaire et aussi de convaincre le monde que lui et sa communauté [tutsi] sont toujours menacés. Alors cela justifie le fait qu'il est un président très répressif, autoritaire, qui ne tolère absolument pas le débat, les critiques ou les gens qui essaient de l'affronter chez lui. Je trouve que c'est vraiment un système très fragile et, pour moi, c'est surréel que tant de pays en Occident considèrent ce monsieur comme un symbole de stabilité. Pour moi, c'est le contraire.

This week we're closely following the conversations that took place at the Women Deliver conference in Kigali, Rwanda, which brought together thousands of people from diverse fields to help elevate women's voices and accelerate the drive toward achieving gender equality. We also delve into whether hosting conferences and headquartering development organizations in the global south is an effective tool to drive the localization agenda, and we touch on the https://www.devex.com/organizations/world-health-organization-who-30562's postponement of its plan to require staff to rotate to different duty stations every several years. To dig into these topics and get the latest on our coverage of Women Deliver, for episode nine of the This Week in Global Development podcast series I talk to Devex Senior Reporter Sara Jerving and Larry Cooley, president emeritus and senior adviser at Management Systems International. https://www.devex.com/account/newsletters to the Devex Newswire and our other newsletters.

What are motorcycle taxis? Motorcycle taxis are indispensable in East Africa and other developing countries. In large cities experiencing unplanned growth, agile moto-taxis can navigate congestion while transporting millions of people. In Rwanda, more than half of all vehicles on the road at any moment are motorcycle taxis. But gasoline-powered motorcycles are not cheap: fuel is expensive, maintenance can be expensive, and the motorcycles can cause serious air pollution and emit greenhouse gasses. What is Ampersand? Ampersand makes affordable electric vehicles and charging systems for the five million motorcycle taxi drivers in East Africa, who are known locally as ‘motars'. Headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda, Ampersand grew from a tiny garage project into Africa's leading electric vehicle company, with a team of more than two hundred people based in Kenya and Germany. Since launching in May 2019 with twenty electric motorcycles (known as “e-motos”), the company has put hundreds of e-motos on roads across East Africa. With gas-powered motorcycles, many drivers spend over $11 daily on fuel and vehicle costs, but make as little as $1.60 each day. Going electric can double a driver's income by reducing fuel costs and drive Africa towards a zero-carbon future. Ampersand advertises its motorcycles as vehicles that have excellent driving performance, need minimal customer behavior change, emit 75 percent less carbon than gas-powered motorcycles, have zero tailpipe emissions, and save drivers over $500 USD a year—significant savings for a family of three in Rwanda. How does Ampersand work?The Ampersand system works as follows:A motorcycle driver purchases or leases an Ampersand e-moto.When the battery is low, the driver comes to an Ampersand swap station.Ampersand switches depleted battery for a new battery, while driver pays for the energy used by the depleted battery.The driver continues their drive, swapping for another new battery when needed.Through this model, drivers do not incur the risk of buying a lithium battery pack or waiting for batteries to recharge, losing time and customers in the process. Each battery is high-range and so requires stopping at Ampersand stations less often than drivers would need to do if refueling with gasoline. Ampersand e-motos cost less than gas-powered motorcycles to lease or buy, and half as much to power. Using electricity from a fossil-fuel-powered grid, the e-motos produce 75 percent fewer lifecycle greenhouse emissions than gas-powered motorbikes. Using electricity generated from renewable energy sources, they produce 98 percent fewer lifecycle greenhouse emissions than gas-powered motorcycles. Ampersand batteries are assembled locally in Rwanda.Who is Alp Tilev?Alp Tilev is the Chief Technical Officer at Ampersand Motorcycles. He first came to Rwanda to join Great Lakes Energy, where he worked on remote monitoring for solar energy systems of health centers in off-grid areas. He worked for many years as a computer scientist at Microsoft, helping to make Microsoft relevant for hackers and startups in the New York City community. Tilev started his career in natural language processing and machine learning for Fast Search, a Norwegian software startup. Alp holds a BA computer science from the University of Aarhus and Istanbul Bilgi University.Further ReadingRwanda's Electric Motorbike Revolution Speeds Ahead, World Economic ForumRwandan Electric Motorcycle Startup Ampersand Secures $9m Debt Facility, Disrupt AfricaEast Africa's Transition to Electric Vehicles, Local SourceThe Love-Hate Relationship Between East Africa and Boda Boda Two-Wheeled Taxis, BloombergRwanda Goes Electric with Locally Made Motorbikes, BBC News

Matangazo ya saa nzima kuhusu habari za kutwa, ikiwa ni pamoja ripoti kutoka kwa waandishi wetu sehemu mbali mbali duniani na kote Afrika Mashariki na Kati, na vile vile vipindi na makala maalum kuhusu afya, wanawake, jamii na maendeleo.

On the cusp of the Women Deliver Conference in Kigali, Rwanda this episode explores the growing anti-rights agenda relating to women and sexual minorities.Women's rights and freedoms are being compromised and are under threat in many parts of the world. Well-funded, ultra conservative forces are pushing a narrative which directly targets the liberties of women, girls and sexual minorities.How can we counter the anti-feminist backlash in a coordinated and effective way? Can advocates for women's rights work together to confront and dismantle this dangerous trend? And what role can global pacts and policy movements play in the face of landmark legislation such as Roe v Wade being overturned? We speak to four experts heading to Kigali about the challenges, and reflect on how feminists movements might come together to present a coordinated response.SpeakersSara Pantuliano, Chief Executive, ODIMaliha Khan, President and CEO, Women DeliverEvelyne Opondo, Director of the International Center for Research on Women, AfricaAlvaro Bermejo, Director General, International Planned Parenthood FederationAyesha Khan, Senior Research Fellow, ODIRelated resourcesFacing the backlash: what is fuelling anti-feminist and anti-democratic forces? (Align platform)LGBTQI+ rights are not just for Pride MonthODI in conversation with Emma Dabiri: can coalitions counter the anti-feminist backlash?Think Change episode 5: how can global feminists help fight back on Roe?From allyship to action: how men can step up to end violence against womenHow to partner with feminist movements for transformative change

Le mois dernier, Kigali, la capitale rwandaise a accueilli le premier Forum mondial annuel inclusif sur les Fintech, organisé par Elevandi, organisation non lucrative de l'autorité monétaire de Singapour, en partenariat avec Rwanda Finance Limited, société détenue par l'État rwandais. Parmi les invités, de nombreuses start-up africaines, optimistes sur l'avenir du secteur sur le continent.  De notre correspondante à Kigali,Il n'aura fallu que quelques années à Flutterwave, fintech américano-nigériane créée en 2016 pour rentrer dans le club très privé des licornes, ces start-up valorisées à plus d'un milliard de dollars. « Quand ça a commencé, la mission était de rassembler les infrastructures fragmentées de paiement en Afrique, afin de créer une seule plateforme de paiement et de soutenir les entreprises africaines à se développer mondialement, mais aussi les entreprises mondiales de venir en Afrique », explique Leah Uwihoreye, responsable de l'entreprise pour la région d'Afrique de l'Est.Sur les sept licornes africaines, six d'entre elles sont des fintech. Un secteur qui attire de plus en plus d'entrepreneurs comme Jacqueline Aby, fondatrice de la start-up Magmatech, créée en Côte d'Ivoire en 2021 et présente dans huit pays de la sous-région. « Magmatech est un opérateur de transfert d'argent, qui permet de faire des transferts digitaux, et aussi en espèces et comptes bancaires dans toute la sous-région. Nous faisons aussi des intégrations avec d'autres collègues, fintech ou agrégateurs, ou même des opérateurs de transferts d'argent internationaux, qui leur permettent de passer par nous pour faire leurs paiements digitaux dans nos régions », indique-t-elle.Le digital prend de plus en plus de place dans l'économie du continent. À elle seule, l'Afrique comptait en 2022 plus de la moitié des comptes de paiements mobiles au monde. Un marché en pleine expansion selon la femme d'affaires. « Il y a la place, il y a le besoin. Il y a besoin de plusieurs acteurs. Parce qu'aujourd'hui, en Côte d'Ivoire, nous avons certaines fintechs, et on se complémentarise beaucoup, et on en a besoin d'autres, qui viennent avec d'autres solutions, d'autres produits. Il y a énormément de besoins pour digitaliser tout ce qui est paiements, transferts, économie rurale surtout, l'inclusion financière ».L'inclusion, point d'entrée de nombreuses fintech qui cherchent à cibler les populations sans compte bancaire qui n'ont pas accès à des services financiers traditionnels. « Au-delà du mobile money, beaucoup de services se sont développés, des services relatifs au crédit, au lending, des services qui ont permis aujourd'hui de développer l'analyse du risque client, du risque crédit des populations. Et le mobile money a permis d'octroyer du crédit, des petits crédits à ces populations qui n'avaient auparavant pas accès au système financier classique », dit Alex Sea, directeur de l'organisation Africa Fintech Forum.Selon le cabinet de conseil McKinsey, au total, les revenus des fintech africaines étaient estimés entre 4 et 6 milliards de dollars en 2020.À lire aussiAu Rwanda, Kigali se veut la nouvelle place forte de la fintech en Afrique (1/2)

La fintech, qui rassemble les entreprises utilisant les nouvelles technologiques pour offrir des services financiers à leurs utilisateurs, est un secteur en plein boom sur le continent africain. Reportage dans l'un des nombreux espaces de travail pour les entrepreneurs de Kigali. De notre correspondante à Kigali,Dans l'espace de coworking de la Westerwelle Startup Haus, les entrepreneurs travaillent en silence. Parmi eux, Mugisha Alex qui a lancé il y a un mois son premier projet de fintech, destiné à faciliter l'envoi d'argent vers l'étranger.« On essaie de faire en sorte que les transactions soient beaucoup moins chères et qu'elles soient beaucoup plus accessibles, parce que pour le moment, on n'a pas d'infrastructures assez solides et fiables pour faire les transferts d'argent rapides et faciles », explique-t-il.Un jeune projet qui est né d'une expérience personnelle, vécue par le jeune entrepreneur quand il était encore étudiant dans une université à Kigali. « On avait des problèmes parce qu'il y avait des retards dans les transferts d'argent », indique Mugisha Alex. « J'avais un colocataire qui était du Niger, et quand il n'avait pas accès à son argent on avait des problèmes dans la maison parce qu'on devait tous contribuer aux dépenses qu'on avait. »À écouter aussiLa tech africaine poursuit sa croissance, selon le dernier rapport de Partech AfricaUne appétence accrue pour la fintechDepuis l'inauguration de la branche rwandaise de la Westerwelle Startup Haus en 2018, Blaise Duci, responsable des programmes, voit de plus en plus de projets de fintech être développés par les entrepreneurs à Kigali.« La plupart développent des solutions pour les PME, cela peut aller de la comptabilité, des solutions pour moins utiliser les papiers, aux nouvelles technologies comme la blockchain », décrypte Blaise Duci. « Je dirais notamment que la fintech est une grande composante des projets technologiques dans le secteur de la santé, mais aussi dans le secteur des assurances, du moins pour le programme d'assurance-tech que nous soutenons. »Créer un environnement favorable à l'émergence de la fintechAfin de développer le secteur, le Rwanda a instauré une stratégie quinquennale sur la fintech de 2022 jusqu'en 2027. Objectif, selon Alex Ntare, directeur de la Chambre des TIC [Technologies de l'information et de la communication, NDLR] : créer l'environnement le plus favorable possible pour faire de Kigali un centre fintech sur le continent, et aider les nouvelles start-up à se lancer.À écouter aussiTech africaine: la RDC veut promouvoir ses solutions« Nous travaillons avec la banque centrale sur cette stratégie, sur la “Sandbox” des régulations fintech, qui regarde le type de réglementations en place et ce que les entreprises et start-up veulent faire si on ne répond pas à leurs besoins », déclare Alex Ntare. « Mais même si c'est le cas, on relâche en quelque sorte l'environnement pour permettre aux entreprises et start-up qui veulent entrer dans ce marché de pouvoir commencer, et ensuite de s'agrandir. »Selon lui, le nombre d'entreprises fintech enregistrées dans la chambre des TIC est passé de moins de cinq en 2011, à plus de 40 aujourd'hui. 

To coincide with the 2023 Women Deliver Conference in Kigali, Rwanda in July 2023, Sharing the Mic explores the impact of the AIDS epidemic on girls and women who remain disproportionately affected by HIV. Joining Ben and co-host Frontline AIDS' Oratile Moseki, are Vuyiseka Dubula of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, and Joyce Ouma from Y Plus Global to explain why HIV is a feminist issue. https://frontlineaids.org https://womendeliver.org/conference/wd2023 https://stephenlewisfoundation.org https://www.yplusglobal.org https://www.ashotinthearmpodcast.com #HIV #Women #Feminism #WomenDeliver #WD2023

Petit, serré, ou allongé, compagnon des matins brumeux, question de goût et de culture, le café porte le monde en son grain, une passion universelle, dont les saveurs une fois torréfiés révèlent une complexité aromatique voyageuse et… addictive ? Le café s'est imposé – lui qui a d'abord inspiré la méfiance avant que soit décrété qu'il pouvait soigner – il est quotidien et doit interroger : comment décarboner cette boisson adorée, mais aussi l'une des plus coûteuses pour la planète ? Et si l'agriculture était repensée et bien menée pour capter du carbone plutôt que d'en produire ? Si les cultivateurs, les cueilleurs, les producteurs pouvaient vivre dignement de leur travail ? Quelle conséquence du réchauffement climatique sur les caféiers ? Les consommateurs au Nord regardent de plus en plus attentivement leur tasse et attendent d'y trouver un bon café – cela va de soi- dont un café de qualité, durable, équitable, respectueux des hommes et des femmes qui le produisent.   Avec- Anne Caron, nouvelle Meilleure ouvrière de France, torréfactrice, et meilleure torréfactrice en 2017. Anne Caron a repris la maison fondée par son père Sylvain en 1976. Elle a entièrement repensé sa manière de produire, et d'importer son café, une réflexion de la plantation à la tasse pour un café durable, responsable, engagé. Les cafés Caron proviennent d'Éthiopie, du Nicaragua, du Guatemala, du Brésil, elle envisage de travailler au Rwanda, un pays qui lui est cher. Plusieurs boutiques Caron existent en France, dont une à Paris dans le centre, et deux au Havre. - Guillaume Le Grand, fondateur brestois de TOWT, TransOceanic Wind Transport, avec sa partenaire colombienne. Towt est une entreprise spécialisée dans le transport maritime à la voile. Émission enregistrée au Havre à la brûlerie Duchossoy.  Le reportage de Lucie Mouillaud à la plantation Ruli, au nord de Kigali au Rwanda, dans la région des grands Lacs.  Pour aller plus loin- Café Graphie, de Anne Caron, publié chez Hachette 2020- La monographie du café de Germain Étienne Coubard D'Aulnay, aux éditions Menu Fretin - Café In au Mucem - Café, de Hippolyte Courty, Éd. Hachette Pratique 2022.Programmation musicale- Alidonke, de Kimi Djabaté- NOP, de Blick Bassy.

Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina ambapo Eugene Uwimana mmoja wa maafisa wa Umoja wa Mataifa nchini Rwanda amemtembelea mhamasishaji wa lugha ya Kiswahili nchini humo Profesa Pacifique Malonga ambaye ameanzisha eneo maalumu la vitabu vya Kiswahili katika Maktaba Kuu ya mji wa Kigali. Pia tunakuletea habari kwa ufupi zikiwemo za uhamiaji, usafirishaji haramu wa binadamu na Akili Bandia. Katika jifunze Kiswahili hii leo tunabisha hodi kwenye Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa nchini Tanzania BAKITA kupata ujumbe maalum kuhusu umuhimu wa lugha.  Katika kipindi cha miezi 3 ya vita nchini Sudan idadi ya wakimbizi wanaoenda kusaka usalama nchi jirani imefikia milioni 3 limesema leo shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa linalohusika na masuala ya uhamiaji IOM.Nusu ya idadi ya watoto wahanga wa usafirishaji haramu wa binadamu husafirishwa ndani ya nchi zao na wale wanaosafirishwa kimataifa hupelekwa nchi jirani ambazo ni tajiri. Na leo pamoja na Kesho julai 6 na 7, katika ofisi za Umoja wa Mataifa jijini Geneva Uswisi kunafanyika mkutano unaojadili masuala mbalimbali ya maendeleo ya Akili Bandia AI pamoja na roboti.Katika jifunze Kiswahili hii leo tunabisha hodi kwenye Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa nchini Tanzania BAKITA kupata ujumbe maalum kuhusu umuhimu wa lugha.Mwenyeji wako ni Leah Mushi, karibu! 

Matangazo ya nusu saa kuhusu habari za mapema asubuhi pamoja na habari za michezo.

Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana, Rwanda's Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, presented a ($4.4 billion) budget. Kigali increased its spending plan by 5.6 percent from ($4.1 billion) the previous fiscal year.Rwanda will finance 63 percent of the budget through domestic revenues, while external loans will constitute 24 percent and external grants 13 percent.The budget for the fiscal year 2023/24 will reflect the medium term fiscal path which allows for an increased spending to reach National Strategy for Transformation (NST1) goals while maintaining public debt to sustainable levels.

In almost every personal conversation I've had since returning from Africa I've been asked about my personal reflections on the almost four weeks that Catherine and I spent there. How was Gafcon?  What was significant? What stood out? How has Africa impacted you?This episode features conversations with Archbishop Tito Zavala (Chile), Archbishop James Wong (Indian Ocean), Rico Tice (Christianity Explored), Richard Coekin (London), Vaughan Roberts (Oxford), Michael Charles (Anglican Aid http://www.anglicanaid.org.au), Melina Galiboma (Link Officer, Mara Diocese),  Bishop Mwita Akiri (Teremi, Tanzania) Gafcon Kigali was a landmark moment in Global Anglican history and it was a privilege to play a small part in itGafcon emphasised faithfulness to Jesus and the priority of missionThere are real issues that theological conservatives need to talk about regarding sexualityIt was good leave the Kigali first class hotel and see real Africa by touring rural Tanzania.  It's amazing what CMS and Anglican Aid have and are achieving in rural TanzaniaKey to the future is raising theological education standards in AfricaChristians are helping with the darkside of the Serengeti - preventing Female Gentile MutilationThe Africans' hospitality and generosity was overwhelmingSupport the show--To make a one off contribution to support The Pastor's Heart's ministry go to this link, or to become a regular Patreon supporter click here.

Viongozi, watafiti, vijana, na wanawake kutoka sehemu mbalimbali za dunia wamekusanyika Kigali kwa ajili ya mkutano wa pili wa Africa Soft Power kuanzia tarehe 23 hadi 27 Mei 2023.Mkutano huu umeandaliwa kwa ushirikiano na Umoja wa Mataifa nchini Rwanda. Mratibu mkazi wa Umoja wa Mataifa Rwanda ni Ozonnia Ojielo anasema“ Mkutano wa Soft Power Africa, ni mradi mzuri unaohusu ukweli kwamba tunahitaji wote wanaume na wanawake ili kusaidia kuleta mabadiliko katika jamii, ni kuhusu kuwawezesha wanawake kufikia uwezo wao na hivyo majadiliano haya yanaangazia machaguo mbalimbali lakini hususani kuhusu jukumu la sekta binafsi , nafasi ya uwezeshaji wa kiuchumi kama nyenzo kwa ajili ya mabadiliko, na ndio sababu mfumo wa Umoja wa Mataifa nchini Rwanda unafuha kushirikiana na mradi huu wa Soft Power Africa “Mkutano wa Africa Soft Power ni tukio kuu ambalo lengo lake ni kukuza viwanda vya ubunifu vya Afrika, uchumi wa maarifa, na kutumia nguvu yake laini kwa maendeleo. Balozi Amina Mohamed kutoka Kenya alikuwa na haya ya kusema kuhusu mradi huu" Nadhani hili ni jukwaa zuri sana na ninafurahi kwamba hii ni mara ya pili tu linafanyika, na hivyo matarajio yangu ni kwamba nitahudhuria pia lijalo, ili tuweze kuona kwamba tunachokizungumzia ni athari za maendeleo katika bara zima.”Mratibu Mkazi wa Umoja wa Mataifa nchini Rwanda aliongoza majadiliano ya jopo ambalo lilichunguza jukumu la taasisi za jadi za Kiafrika katika kukuza maendeleo ya bara hilo, na mifano ni mingi kama asemavyo Mfalme wa Onitsha jimbo la Anambra Kusini Mashariki mwa Nigeria Mfalme Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe“ Tukisukumwa na janga la COVID-19 tuliharakisha mpango tulioanzisha mnamo 2017 mwanzoni mwa jukwaa la maendeleo yetu ya jamii. Tulipata takriban vijana 100 wa kike na wa kiume, ambao miaka minne iliyopita, walikuwa hawafanyi lolote, leo wanaendesha biashara zao kwa mafanikio.”Majadiliano ya kushirikiana katika Mkutano wa Africa Soft Power yalilenga maeneo ya mada matatu: uongozi wa wanawake, nguvu ya ubunifu na uchumi wa kisasa, na kusherehekea sauti za Kiafrika na za diaspora ya kisasa.

Club RFI Kigali du Rwanda a participé à la sixième édition du Festival Kina. Ce festival de spectacles vivants dédié aux enfants et adolescents s'est déroulé à Kigali. En marge des festivités, des débats ont été organisés sur les enjeux des sociétés africaines. Avec la participation de Richard Muriganbu (président du Club RFI Kigali), Inéma Cherise, Ketssia Hategekimana et Kimpe Sami (musicien)… Cousine / invitée du Club : Carole Karemera, comédienne belge d'origine rwandaise co-fondatrice du Ishyo Arts Centre.Proverbe : « Igiti kigorwa kikiri gito / L'arbre se redresse quand il est encore jeune ».Réalisation : Cécile Bonici.En images

THIS IS A REPLAY ON AN EPISODE THAT ORIGINALLY AIRED IN 2019. SINCE THIS AIRED, MAC AND THIRST NO MORE CORPORATION HAVE BEGUN DOING A LARGE PROJECT OUTSIDE OF KIGALI, RWANDA BY GOD'S GRACE. During the month of October into early November, Evangelist Mac, his wife Myra, Africa Needs U Executive Director Rev. Paul Taiwo and Mitchell Loxton of Loxton Construction traveled to Kigali, Rwanda as part of an effort through Thirst No More Corporation to expand on a smart classroom/primary and secondary school/recreational center with a partnering organization called Trinitas Group LTD. This same group also ventured into Kinshasa, DR Congo to support Parole de Verite Church and the ministry of Pastor Eric Mavinga MASAILA. Our program this month will find Evangelist Mac and Myra reflecting on their time and experiences on the mission field. We will discuss the 25th year anniversary of the terrible genocide that took place in Rwanda between rivaling tribes (Tsutsi's and Hutu's). We will share our own impressions of the weight of losing over 800,000 lives and how we can see hope in the aftermath of such devastation. We will also share our feelings concerning the ministry in DR Congo and how Pastor Mavinga has galvanized his people to press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Recently the Global Anglican Future Conference convened in Kigali, Rwanda. Dan shares how church planters can navigate their work with the variety of issues swirling about in the international Anglican Communion.

"Vi er samlet i dag for at ære det offer, som de overlevendes fortsat må yde, og for at mindes alle de, vi mistede." Sådan lød det for nylig, da Rwandas præsident Paul Kagame talte ved en mindehøjtidelighed i hovedstaden Kigali i anledning af årsdagen for starten på folkemordet i 1994. Tragedien i Rwanda har en kedelig verdensrekord: det er det hurtigste folkemord i historien. I løbet af 100 dage blev et sted mellem 800.000 og en million mennesker, overvejende medlemmer af landets minoritet, tutsierne, slået ihjel af militser fra flertalsbefolkningen, hutuerne. Hvordan blev dette afrikanske 'holocaust' organiseret? Hvilken rolle spiller tidligere europæiske kolonimagter som Frankrig og Belgien? Og hvordan bliver den blodige fortid bearbejdet historisk og politisk? Det er nogle af spørgsmålene i denne uges Kampen om historien, hvor Adam Holm taler med journalist og fotograf Jørn Stjerneklar, der er aktuel med en bog om 40 års rejser i Afrika. Musik: Adi Zukanovic.

This sneak peek takes you on a journey between the two great purposes of Elevandi and Rwanda Finance to build the Inclusive Fintech Forum – pushing Kigali as the main catalystfor fintech in Africa, its favorable environment – the topics, speakers and different sessions in store at this incredible inaugural event.GET YOUR TICKET!” at 20% discount with the promo code FTS20: https://lnkd.in/dKuwXgtQ Connect with our guests: Nick Barigye: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-barigye-86616a109/ Sopnendu Mohanty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sopnendu/

Recently a listener wrote us and asked when we'd ever record a new episode... so we did, here it is! The article we discuss can be found here: From Kigali to the Home - Moving Forward From GAFCON IV Support this ministry: The North American Anglican

It's Wednesday, April 26th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Jonathan Clark Ugandan Muslims stabbed Christian evangelist Ugandan Muslim extremists stabbed a Christian evangelist to death earlier this month. A local pastor told Morning Star News, “Herbert was very effective in evangelistic activities. ... His acts of supporting and helping preachers were seen in Muslim circles as misleading many Muslims who left Islam and joined Christianity, especially young men and women. ... As the Body of Christ, we have lost a devoted servant of Christ.” The killing is the latest of many attacks on Christians in Uganda.  Revelation 12:11 says, “And they overcame [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.” Bible-believing Anglicans urge disobedient Anglicans to repent Anglicans from around the world met last week in Kigali, Rwanda for the fourth Global Anglican Future Conference. The assembly issued a communiqué called “The Kigali Commitment.” The document affirms the authority of God's Word and calls to repentance those in the Anglican Communion who support sexually perverted lifestyles.  The Church of England has led the departure from Scripture in their support of homosexuality. Now, global Anglicans are rejecting the leadership status of the Anglican branch in England.  Anglicans at the conference represented about 85% of Anglicans worldwide. Biden: My re-election is about more freedom Yesterday, President Joe Biden officially announced he is running for reelection next year. Biden said his campaign is about fighting for more freedom.  BIDEN: “Personal freedom is fundamental to who we are as Americans. There's nothing more important, nothing more sacred. That's been the work of my first term, to fight for our democracy. This shouldn't be a red or blue issue. To protect our rights. To make sure that everyone in this country is treated equally. And that everyone is given a fair shot at making it.” Apparently, these freedoms include killing unborn babies and living sexually perverted lifestyles.  Galatians 5:13 warns, “For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.” Two-thirds don't want Biden or Trump A new Reuters/Ipsos poll came out on Monday.  The poll found about two-thirds of voters don't want Joe Biden or Donald Trump to run again.  Along party lines, 44% of Democrats don't want Biden to run again, and 34% of Republicans don't want Trump to run again. Sixty-one percent of Democrats said Biden is too old to work in government, while only 35% of Republicans said the same of Trump.  Biden is expected to have little opposition for the Democrat presidential nomination. Trump is the leading candidate among Republicans at 50% followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at 24%.  A hypothetical contest between Biden and Trump in the survey found Biden winning 43% to 38%.  Texas bill requires public school classrooms display 10 Commandments The Texas Senate passed a bill last Thursday, requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments.  The bill passed the Senate 17-12 and heads to the state's House of Representatives.  Republican state Senator Phil King authored the bill. He said the bill “restores [religious] liberties that were lost, and reminds students all across Texas of the importance of a fundamental foundation of American and Texas law—the Ten Commandments.” The Texas Senate also passed a bill to allow public school students and employees to pray and read the Bible. North Dakota governor signed heartbeat bill Meanwhile, in North Dakota, the state's Republican governor, Doug Burgum, signed a heartbeat bill into law on Monday.  The law bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy with some exceptions. Six weeks of pregnancy is when a baby's heartbeat can typically be detected easily.  North Dakota is now the 15th state to ban or restrict most abortions. North Dakota also banned transgender drugs/surgeries for kids To its credit, North Dakota is also the latest state to ban transgender drugs and surgeries on children.  Governor Burgum signed the bill into law last Wednesday.  Other states which have protected children include Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee, South Dakota, Iowa, Mississippi, and Florida.  Only 12% of Americans are happy And finally, a recent poll from the Nonpartisan and Objective Research Organization at the University of Chicago found that only 12% of Americans say they are “very happy.” It's the lowest score for happiness since they starting tracking it in 1972. People who said they are very happy were also very likely to say they valued strong relationships, marriage, and the belief in God. Psalm 146:5 says, “Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God.” Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Wednesday, April 26th in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Canon Phil, Canon Mark, and Dean Andrew Rowell talk about their thoughts on Gafcon, the Kigali Commitment, and the future of the Anglican Communion.

Les journalistes et experts de RFI répondent également à vos questions sur : Guinée/Rwanda : pourquoi Mamadi Doumbouya veut-il s'inspirer du « modèle » rwandais ?  Sept ans après sa dernière visite, Paul Kagame s'est rendu en Guinée pour renforcer la coopération entre Kigali et Conakry. Pourquoi ce rapprochement entre les deux pays ? Pourquoi le chef du CNRD souhaite s'inspirer du modèle rwandais ?     Avec Kabinet Fofana, analyste politique, directeur de l'association guinéenne de science politique.    Burkina Faso : Ibrahim Traoré sonne la mobilisation générale    Le président de la transition burkinabè a signé, mercredi 19 avril 2023, le décret sur la « mobilisation générale » afin de lutter contre la menace jihadiste récurrente. En quoi va-t-elle consister ? En quoi permettrait-elle d'endiguer le terrorisme ?   Avec Gaëlle Laleix, journaliste au service Afrique de RFI.  Rio-Paris : Air France et Airbus relaxés    Lundi 17 avril 2023, le Tribunal correctionnel de Paris a relaxé Air France et Airbus des charges d'homicides involontaires dans le crash du vol Rio-Paris de 2009. Pourquoi avoir attendu 14 ans pour rendre ce jugement ? Comment expliquer ce verdict, alors que des négligences ont été constatées ?   Avec Marine de la Moissonnière, journaliste au service France de RFI.       RDC : dialogue impossible entre Tshisekedi et le M23    Pourquoi Félix Tshisekedi refuse-t-il des pourparlers avec les rebelles du M23 qui se disent ouverts au dialogue ? Comment réagissent les médiateurs du processus de Nairobi aux déclarations du président congolais ?   Avec Christian Moleka, analyste politique, coordonnateur national de la Dypol, la dynamique des politologues de la RDC.    

Canon Phil interviews the Rev. Cn. Dr. Alison Barfoot, the Archbishop of Uganda's Assistant for International Relations and Director of Communications. They discuss the work of God in Uganda through partnership with both Gafcon and the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches, as well as her thoughts on Gafcon Kigali and the ministry happening here today.

It's Thursday, April 20th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com). By Jonathan Clark 300 died in Sudan, Africa Last Saturday, fighting broke out in the African nation of Sudan between the country's official military and its paramilitary rival. The streets of Khartoum, the country's capital, are strewn with bodies. Nearly 300 people have died from the fighting.  Hopes for religious freedom came to Sudan after the overthrow of the brutal Islamic regime of Omar al-Bashir in 2019. A military coup two years later and the latest clashes have pushed back such hopes. As different military groups fight for control of Sudan, Christians face new threats. Fikiru Mehari with Open Doors said, “Christians, who are already in a difficult situation, will face the war with severity because they have no one around to support them.” Sudan is ranked 10th on the Open Doors' World Watch List of nations where it is most difficult to be a Christian. Anglican leaders consider their future About 1,300 Anglican leaders and lay people traveled to Kigali, Rwanda for the fourth Global Anglican Future Conference this week. The conference will be considering the future of the Anglican Communion. Anglican leaders from around the world are at odds with the Church of England and The Episcopal Church USA.  The two Anglican branches among others have come out in favor of sexually perverted lifestyles.  Archbishop Foley Beach  addressed the conference in Rwanda on Monday. He called on Anglicans in England and the U.S. to repent and, “Return to the teaching of the Word of God.” Christian mailman refused to work on Sundays The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in a case involving religion in the workplace. Former mailman Gerald Groff is challenging the U.S. Postal Service for discriminating against his Christian practice of honoring the Lord's Day.  He deliberately started a career as a mailman because, at the time, there were no Sunday deliveries. However, that all changed when the Postal Service contracted with Amazon to provide deliveries on Sunday. For trying to live out his faith, Groff faced disciplinary action for years before quitting.  He hopes his case will send a message. He said, “No employee should be forced to make the same decision the Postal Service forced upon me: faith or job.” Exodus 20:8 says, “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Supreme Court to rule Friday on Abortion Kill Pill Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is holding out on a decision about the Abortion Kill Pill (mifepristone).  Yesterday, Justice Samuel Alito extended a temporary block on a lower-court ruling. A U.S. District Court in Texas had invalidated the F.D.A.'s approval of the Abortion Kill Pill as well as mail-delivery of the abortifacient. The move ignited a series of court rulings, bringing the issue before the Supreme Court. A decision from the high court is not expected until Friday. For now, the Abortion Kill Pill remains legal.  Greater number of Americans are Independents New data from Gallup shows a record 49% of U.S. adults say they are political Independents, up from 33% in 1990. The rest of the population evenly identifies as Republican (25%) or Democrat (also 25%). Jeff Jones with Gallup noted, “What is unusual is that as Gen X and millennials get older, they are staying independent rather than picking a party, as older generations tended to do.” Federal Reserve expects mild recession The Federal Reserve expects the U.S. economy to enter a recession this year. The projection comes from documents released last week. The Fed expects the recent series of bank failures to cause a “mild recession starting later this year, with a recovery over the subsequent two years.” 75% of Americans say faith is important And finally, a new poll from Rasmussen found that 75% of American adults say their faith is important to their everyday lives, up from 71% in 2018. Twenty-five percent of respondents identified as Evangelical Christian, 21% as Roman Catholic, 16% as Protestant, 3% as Jewish, 1% as Muslim, 17% as some other religion, and 12% as atheist.  Evangelicals were the most likely to say their faith was important to their daily lives. The religious group was also the most likely to say that religious institutions are watering down or abandoning their traditional beliefs.  In Revelation 3:3, Jesus said, “Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.” Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Thursday, April 20th in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

River Lakey was found in a ditch just hours old outside a home in Kigali, Rwanda. At the age of 4 he was adopted by Jimmy Lakey and brought to the United States. It was that moment that Jimmy made a promise to him to help as many of the children of Rwanda as possible.  Since his adoption, River has always known Rwanda is where he is from, but he never understood that it was also his home. Nor did he understand fully the promise his dad made to him and the impact the non-profit organization named after him would have on the people of Rwanda. On his most recent trip back to Rwanda (now as an 18 year old young man) he had a different perspective and understanding of his home of Rwanda and the work that River's Promise is doing to help the people there climb from the pit of poverty through education. He is now ready to take the baton and help lead River's Promise into the future to continue to help the people of Rwanda through education, faith in God and the belief that dreams do come true. For more information on River's Promise, please visit: www.riverspromise.orgCopyright 2023, Truth Talks Media. All Rights Reservedwww.truthtalks.com

Canon Mark speaks with the Very Rev. Andrew Rowell, Trustee of the American Anglican Council, from Gafcon Kigali in Rwanda.  They talk about what they've been seeing on the ground, the first couple days of the conference, and their hope for the future of Gafcon and the Global Anglican Communion.

Thank you for listening to the audio version of the blog posts you can find at velvetashes.com. This week's post is called What If It's All a Gift by Karli. Add your thoughts and comments on the blog post here! Karli is a joyful wife, blessed mama, and resident of Kigali, Rwanda for the last 5.5 years. When she's not homeschooling her two children, you can find her zipping through books, cooking a fun meal, or podcasting at Third Culture Thriving. Learn more about Velvet Ashes Follow Velvet Ashes on Facebook or Instagram  Featured music is "Daughters and Sons" by Eine Blume. Check out more from them on iTunes or wherever you get music!

John Williams Ntwali, one of the last critical journalists in Rwanda, died in suspicious circumstances just before Suella Braverman, the British home secretary, flew in to Kigali to sell the country as a “safe” place to send asylum seekers and migrants.Tortoise is a newsroom devoted to slow journalism.For early access and ad-free listening subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts or join Tortoise for £60 a year.As a member you'll also get our newsletters and tickets to live events. Just go to tortoisemedia.com/slowdown.If you'd like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at tortoisemedia.com/support-us. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Flourish in the Foreign, Umutesi shares her moving abroad journey which initially had her set to move to Tokyo, however, due to the pandemic, she decided to move to Kigali, Rwanda, and then to Berlin, Germany where she now resides. Umutesi also shares tips on maintaining mental health and building community abroad.  This Episode Covers: Studying Abroad in Seoul, South Korea Learning Languages Working in Mental Health in Kigali Immigrating to Berlin Working in Multicultural Client-oriented Counseling in Berlin Dating Abroad Cultivating Belonging and Building Community Abroad And much more!  SUPPORT THE PODCAST Like this episode? Love the podcast? Please Buy Me a Coffee Ask Me Anything!  Join the Newsletter Check out these resources: Moving Abroad with Intention Guide Move Abroad with Intention Course Build a Business Abroad Guide The Maverick Show   *Affiliate links support this podcast and website at no extra cost to you! I appreciate your support! Flourishintheforeign.com ChristineJob.com

Peace Ndoli Iraguha is the COO at Lifesten Health in Kigali, Rwanda. In this episode, Peace discusses how Lifesten leverages technology to assist young people in making informed decisions about their health and wellbeing. Lifesten is a company focused on health tracking and management, providing incentive-based wellness programs that offer engaging and rewarding experiences, empowering users to attain their health goals in an enjoyable and exciting way. For more information about Lifesten Health, please visit: https://lifesten.health/ MedxTek Africa is produced and hosted by Dr Sam Oti, and co-edited by Veronica Ojiambo.  If you have any thoughts on this episode, or recommendations of African health innovators that you'd like us to host on the show, please reach out directly by email: sam.oti@alumni.harvard.edu or find us on Twitter or LinkedIn.  Please note that the MedxTek Africa Podcast is distinct from Dr. Oti's role as a Senior Program Specialist at Canada's International Development Research Centre. The information provided in this podcast is not medical advice, nor should it be construed or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The MedxTek Africa Podcast, its production team, guests and partners assume no liability for the application of the podcast's content.

After weeks of mass protests in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he will hit pause on a controversial plan to overhaul the judicial system. The growing demonstrations have shuttered shops and universities, and grounded flights. And, Paul Rusesabagina, the man portrayed in the Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda," has been freed from prison in Kigali. Two years ago, Rusesabagina was sentenced to 25 years behind bars on terrorism charges. Many at the time said the trial was a farce. Also, many Ukrainian athletes have had to move abroad to train for the Olympics since Russia invaded their country last February. They now face the possibility of competing against Russians and Belarusians at the Paris Games in 2024. Plus, Ghanaian gospel music for the dance floor.

We start in Rwanda, where Paul Rusesabagina has been released from prison. He was the manager of a hotel in Kigali in 1994 and is credited with saving the lives of more than a thousand people during the genocide. The movie "Hotel Rwanda" was inspired by his story. We bring you the latest on that story. Also on the programme: An MI5 spy who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland by defying orders, has broken his silence to the BBC, and we go to Israel and hear the views of ordinary people on the government's plan to reform the country's judiciary. (Photo: Paul Rusesabagina, credited with saving over a thousand people during Rwanda's 1994 genocide, walks in handcuffs to a courtroom in Kigali, Rwanda February 26, 2021. Credit: REUTERS/Clement Uwiringiyimana)

The Rwandan dissident, Paul Rusesabagina, has been handed over to the Qatari government after being freed from jail. Mr Rusesabagina, whose heroism during the 1994 genocide was the subject of the film, Hotel Rwanda. He is later expected to fly to the United States to join his family. Also in the programme: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemns defamation ruling; and the US state of Mississippi is hit by tornadoes. (Photo: Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina walks handcuffed with guards to attend a court hearing at the Kicukiro Primary court in Kigali, Rwanda. CREDIT: EPA/EUGENE UWIMANA)

When looking at a project to passively invest in, one of the things you must ensure is to find out whether or not an operator is prepared for a downturn. In this #TechandTacticsTuesday episode, Claude Condo teaches us how to get started in real estate investing and how he and his wife set goals for passive investing and income streams. He shares how he helps nurses, pharmacists, and physicians invest in commercial real estate. He even gives us tips on how to vet sponsors in investment deals and how to effectively evaluate sponsors to ensure successful investments. Tune in now and also learn how important is diversification across different asset classes and how to navigate the current economic climate. Don't miss it!Key Points From This Episode: Claude shares a bit of his background and why he moved into investing in syndications.The process of vetting sponsors.The timeline for the vetting process.The importance of vetting sponsors before investing and the role of trust in successful partnerships.The hard stops that you should look for in a sponsor before investing.The goals of a passive investor and the importance of diversification across different asset classes.Being a passive investor in the current economic climate.What's the biggest challenge to a passive investor?Ways to find out if an operator is prepared for a downturn.Claude's advice to passive investors right now.The important metrics that Claude tracks both personally and professionally.Habits that produce the highest returns for Claude.What's the number one thing that contributed to Claude's success?Tweetables:“Real estate is a small world, so it's important to network and know your sponsors.” - Claude Condo“It's [underwriting model] a comprehensive list of stuff that we follow to make sure that it meets our criteria and making sure that the investors we can predict the future but at least we can minimize our risk and manage our risk.” - Claude Condo“Now with this interest rate changing, market changing, that's when you really truly see an excellent sponsor versus an average.” - Claude Condo“I want to make sure that you have experience in this asset class, and you have proven that you are successful.” - Claude Condo“Best advice would be to really know the sponsor, check out the track record and look at the deal as well.” - Claude CondoLinks Mentioned in Today's Episode:RX REI WebsiteClaude Condo on LinkedInRX Investor PodcastAbout Claude CondoChairman and Founder of Homestead Community Pharmacy; investor in multiple NNN healthcare and government facilities; Founder and CEO of Rx Real Estate InvestmentClaude brings over a decade of experience in commercial real estate investment with a special emphasis on triple net (NNN) acquisitions.Claude is a highly successful pharmacist, and multi-business owner, and understands the importance of real estate ownership as it pertains to medical practices. Claude is on a mission to help 10,000 pharmacists and other healthcare professionals achieve financial freedom through commercial real estate investing and syndications.Claude is the founder of The Condo Foundation, which provides educational resources, start-up support for entrepreneurs, and healthcare for hundreds of families in Kigali, Rwanda.

Jean-Philbert Nsengimana is Africa CDC's Chief Digital Advisor. He is also a former minister of ICT in Rwanda. In this episode, Phil shares Africa CDC's vision for digitally transforming Africa's public health systems. Among other things, we talk about Africa CDC's inaugural digital transformation strategy which will be launched on March 6, 2023 at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC 2023) in Kigali. For more information about AHAIC 2023, please visit: https://ahaic.org/ MedxTek Africa is produced and hosted by Dr Sam Oti, and co-edited by Veronica Ojiambo. If you have any thoughts on this episode, or recommendations of African health innovators that you'd like us to host on the show, please reach out directly by email: sam.oti@alumni.harvard.edu or find us on Twitter or LinkedIn. Please note that the MedxTek Africa Podcast is distinct from Dr. Oti's role as a Senior Program Specialist at Canada's International Development Research Centre. The information provided in this podcast is not medical advice, nor should it be construed or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The MedxTek Africa Podcast, its production team, guests and partners assume no liability for the application of the podcast's content.

Tiffany Daniels is the Founder and Director of THERE{4} Teen Gathering. Tiffany has a passion to see the hearts of high school girls transformed by the gospel of grace. Since 2016, God has used THERE{4} Teen Gathering's 11 conferences (nine in the US and two in Kigali, Rwanda) to reach tens of thousands of girls in all 50 states and upwards of 30 countries worldwide via livestream.Tiffany lives in Arlington, Texas with her husband, David, Lead Pastor of Central Bible Church. Their three grown children are spread out between Fort Worth, Seattle and Nashville and she has 2 amazing little grandkids!Tiffany is as genuine as they come. One of those people who if she says she's praying for you, you better believe she means it! In today's episode we talk all things raising teenagers, a few upcoming trips we have together, and how no season is waisted by God! Be ready to be challenged in taking your next best step as you listen!Click for all the  Show Links Connect with JamieFacebook //  Instagram  // YouTube