http://en.redtram.com/ All news  in "Central Africa" Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:52:03 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 126177 | New Report Decries Rape And Draft of Child Soldiers http://en.redtram.com/go/159474272/top100/ 159474272 For every two children released, five are taken and forced to be child soldiers, according to a new report released on the ongoing conflict in the province of North Kivu, eastern DRC. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:28:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159474272/top100/ 126177 | Security Situation for September 29 2008 http://en.redtram.com/go/159474276/top100/ 159474276 The DRC Armed Forces (FARDC), based in Tchey and Quinz in the district of Ituri in Orientale Province underwent a simultaneous attack perpetrated by residual elements of the Front de résistance patriotique de l'Ituri (FRPI). MONUC dispatched an attack helicopter Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:28:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159474276/top100/ 126177 | Govt Calls On UN to Use Force to Impose Peace On Rebel Holdouts in East http://en.redtram.com/go/159474268/top100/ 159474268 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today called for United Nations peacekeepers to be given a clear mandate and the resources necessary to impose peace by force if necessary on a rebel group that is the sole holdout on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:28:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159474268/top100/ 126177 | Thousands Flee LRA Attacks in Northeast http://en.redtram.com/go/159474266/top100/ 159474266 At least 17,000 civilians have been displaced after attacks by the Ugandan rebel Lord Resistance Army (LRA) militia in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and cannot access humanitarian aid, according to a UN official. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:28:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159474266/top100/ 5027 | Rugby Federation Excited By Under 14 Tourney http://en.redtram.com/go/159423874/top100/ 159423874 As part of their effort to develop the game of rugby from the grassroots, the local rugby federation organized a two-day U-14 tournament over the weekend at Shyogwe. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423874/top100/ 5027 | UNR Trounce KVC in Carre d'As Final http://en.redtram.com/go/159423873/top100/ 159423873 National University of Rwanda (UNR) capped a difficult 2008 campaign in style by lifting this year's Carre d'As tournament. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423873/top100/ 5027 | Mbeki's Resignation - the Lesson for Continent http://en.redtram.com/go/159423875/top100/ 159423875 I just tuned in to the radio in the morning to catch up with the latest national and global happenings when I heard the unimaginable: Thabo Mbeki has resigned as the president of South Africa. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423875/top100/ 5027 | APR Have Record in Sight http://en.redtram.com/go/159423876/top100/ 159423876 APR basketball club are just a game away from rewriting history as the first club to finish the regular season unbeaten. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423876/top100/ 5027 | Creating Wealth - Fund Viable Business Proposals http://en.redtram.com/go/159423877/top100/ 159423877 After studying the performance of the economy, we came up with a target of Frw. 264.8 billion this year which is higher than that of last year," said Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) Commissioner General, Mary Baine, last January. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423877/top100/ 5027 | Let Zuma Champion the Poor - It Willl Help Make East Africa Rich http://en.redtram.com/go/159423872/top100/ 159423872 When Thabo Mbeki announced he would resign as South African president, after he lost the political battle against ruling African National Congress leader Jacob Zuma, the country was not really rattled at first. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423872/top100/ 5027 | Gacaca - Ex-Rwandan Official Admits to Have Facilitated Killings of Tutsis http://en.redtram.com/go/159423871/top100/ 159423871 Gregoire Nyirimanzi, a former adviser of Nyakabanda, in a Kigali District , admitted during his trial Sunday to have had ethnic Tutsis killed during the 194 genocide following orders of the former Governor, Thacisse Renzaho, who is on trial before Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423871/top100/ 5027 | Business Proposal Competition Good for Young Entrepreneurs http://en.redtram.com/go/159423865/top100/ 159423865 Last week Imbuto Foundation, an initiative conceived and supervised by the Office of the First Lady to recognize and develop initiatives of young Rwandans in the sectors of health, education, and economic empowerment, held a business proposal competition for university Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423865/top100/ 5027 | Kitchen Gardens Eradicate Malnutrition http://en.redtram.com/go/159423864/top100/ 159423864 Residents of Umulimo village in Kigarama , Gikondo last Saturday were urged to adopt new farming skills in order to fight poverty and improve on their health. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423864/top100/ 5027 | Quake Victims' Despair Raises Concern http://en.redtram.com/go/159423863/top100/ 159423863 The plight of earthquake victims in the Western Province has raised concern prompting Internal Security Minister, Sheik Musa Fazil Harelimana, and the Minister of Health, Dr. Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo, to vow to seriously look into the issue. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423863/top100/ 5027 | Police And Unifem in Fight Against Sexual Gender Based Violence http://en.redtram.com/go/159423866/top100/ 159423866 The Rwanda National Police (RNP) together with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) over the week launched a joint advocacy against child abuse and Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) at the Police Headquarters in Kacyiru. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423866/top100/ 5027 | Thirty Trained On Capital Markets http://en.redtram.com/go/159423867/top100/ 159423867 Thirty Rwandans have received training from the Rwanda Capital Market Advisory Council (CMAC) in a bid to increase capacity building in Capital Markets. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423867/top100/ 5027 | Vangold Conducts Aerial Oil Survey http://en.redtram.com/go/159423870/top100/ 159423870 A South African aeromagnetic survey team is conducting an airborne survey over a Rwandan oil concession. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423870/top100/ 5027 | MTN Negotiates Renewal of Kigali Telecom Licence http://en.redtram.com/go/159423869/top100/ 159423869 Despite having infrastructural challenges MTN Rwanda is due to renew its licence to operate as a communication service provider in Rwanda, according to the MTN Group Integrated Report of the year 2007. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423869/top100/ 5027 | Heavy Rains Destroy Hundreds of Homes http://en.redtram.com/go/159423868/top100/ 159423868 Hundreds of houses were destroyed by heavy rains and storms in several parts of the country Sunday. The rains which started at about 5.30 pm in Rubavu district, Western Province left 35 people- among them 24 students who have been Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423868/top100/ 5027 | A Friendship Mission - Youth Put Service Above Self http://en.redtram.com/go/159423862/top100/ 159423862 On the morning of Friday the August 29th, a feisty group of young Ugandan women and men arrived in Kigali. Full of vigour and ready to fulfill their dream of spreading friendship and fellowship across borders. Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:26:16 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159423862/top100/