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Rwanda: Former Amazing Grace Radio manager arrested over public order disturbance What you should know about the New Russian Rwanda former Amazing Grace radio Federation Ambassador station boss, Greff Schoof has been arrested for disturbing public order, in Burundi police have said as NewTimes reported. Uganda wins East Africa’s Got Talent PayPal pull out of an alliance that is trying to EVENTS: : TECHNEWS: with $50,000 cash prize launch Facebook’s digital currency Libra www.regionweek.com BURUNDI AND EAST AFRICA WEEKLY BRIEFING OCTOBER 12th 2019 $ 3.50 No 26 The thrilling story of a young Burundian child born with HIV Amanda Dushime, a young Burundian child has delivered a very thrilling story before the world leaders on the sidelines of the conference of Global Fund in a bid to fight against the HIV/AIDS disease. Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize On Friday, October 11, the Norwegian be officially awarded at a ceremony in Nobel Committee announced from Oslo the Norwegian capital on December that the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize laureate 10th, the prize is worth nine million will be given to Ethiopian Prime Minister Swedish crowns (about £730,000; Abiy Ahmed for his efforts to reconcile $900,000). his country with Eritrea. The award will DR Congo President says to be ‘ready to die’ for peace in the Eastern part of the country In the South Kivu province, Bukavu, DR Congo president, Felix Thsisekedi promised to work hard to the recovery of peace, stability, and security in the eastern part of his country. EAC Secretary General receives credentials from IOM Regional Director for East and Horn of Africa Mbwana Samatta excluded from SPORTS: Tanzania squad to face Rwanda 2 BURUNDI REGION WEEK OCTOBER 05 - OCTOBER 11, 2019 N° 026 The thrilling story of a young Burundian child born with HIV Amanda Dushime, a young Burundian child has delivered a very thrilling story before the world leaders on the sidelines of the conference of Global Fund in a bid to fight against the HIV/AIDS disease. THE BIG PICTURE: Amanda Dushime(pictured Fund to fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in Lyon. alongside France President, Emmanuel Macron), was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 11. She is now 18 “We live and grow up with the feeling of an uncertain future…pe- years old as an ambassador of the “Growing Togeth- diatric care is insufficient, some of us have to wait for more than three years to know if their treatment works”. er” network. Amanda called for the end of the undertreatment of the HIV/ AIDS infected persons. During the Global Fund conference in Lyon, she called for increased funding for the global funding for “We do not want this anymore, to be undertreated, we HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. call for respect for our rights, simply the right to live and Amanda deplored that the lives of the HIV/AIDS hope for a future…We need to increase funding to im- infected persons are not cared for well enough and “ prove patient care so that treatments are always avail- called for stepped efforts to look after this deplorable able and all patients benefit from biological and psycho- case. logical monitoring,”Amanda told France media. “Girls particularly, are the ones to suffer the France’s Emmanuel Macron announced a 15% increase in consequences, one in three girls does not get France’s three-year contribution to the Global Fund to Fight medication. Medication care is not enough. AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. “ Many of the girls reach three years of age un- treated”, Amanda Dushime told AFP Other countries, such as Uganda, DR Congo, Uganda, Kenya, etc… pledged to step up their efforts to help in fighting against She also said that there should be protection of HIV in- HIV/AIDS. The Philanthropist, Bil, Gates announced to donate fected persons’ rights. “Our life has value, you must never 60 million USD of contribution. forget it”, Amanda said in Lyon alongside President Ma- cron, during the conference of refinancing of the Global N° 026 REGION WEEK OCTOBER 05 - OCTOBER 11, 2019 BUZZ 3 Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed wins 2019 Nobel Peace Prize On Friday, October 11, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced from Oslo that the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize laureate will be given to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his efforts to reconcile his country with Eritrea. The award will be officially awarded at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital on December 10th, the prize is worth nine million Swedish crowns (about £730,000; $900,000). A total of 301 candidates had been nominated for the presti- his administration. His inaugural speech inspired hope and renewed gious award, including 223 individuals and 78 organisations. collective sense of purpose in Ethiopia. According to BBC There had been great speculation over who would win the prize. Under the Nobel Foundation’s rules, nom- He has rich and wideranging experiences serving government in ination shortlists are not allowed to be published for 50 years. different roles, offering a unique blend of leadership, vision and As CNBC notes, Ahmed worked with Eritrea’s President Isaias knowledge in professional and organization skills. Determined to Afwerki on the peace agreement, to end the twodecade long resist the oppression of the Ethiopian people, as a young man, H.E. conflict. “ Abiy Ahmed first joined the armed struggle against the Dergue “An important premise for the breakthrough was Abiy Ahmed’s Socialist regime. unconditional willingness to accept the arbitration ruling of an While serving at the Ethiopian National Defense Force, he rose to international boundary commission in 2002,” the Nobel Insti- the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Among his various roles in gov- tute said in statement. ernment, he has served as the Head of the OPDO Secretariat; Vice During Ahmed’s first 100 days as prime minister he has also President of the Oromia Regional Government; Minister, Ministry lifted “the country’s state of emergency, granting amnesty to of Science and Technology; founding Director of the Information thousands of political prisoners, discontinuing media censor- ship, legalizing outlawed opposition groups, dismissing mili- Network Security Agency and founder and Head of the government tary and civilian leaders who were suspected of corruption, and research institute, Science and Technology Information Center. significantly increasing the influence of women in Ethiopian Since being sworn into office as Prime Minister, he broke with tradi- political and community life.” tion – launching deeper political and economic reforms that swept A statement from the office of the Prime Minister Ahmed said across the country. An original change agent and a blunt reformer, since coming to power in 2018 he had made “peace, forgiveness breaking the walls of division and building bridges of reconciliation and reconciliation key components of his administration.” and peace constituted the defining themes of his reform efforts. Who is Abiy Ahmed Under his leadership, thousands of prisoners were released; open As his Unesco Profile reads, H.E. Abiy Ahmed Ali (PhD) is the discussions and consultations held with opposition political parties – fourth Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of some of whom were previously dubbed as “terrorists”; a historic rap- Ethiopia. He was born on August 15, 1976 in the small town of prochement and peace agreement was concluded with neighboring Beshasha, located near Agaro, Oromia. Raised by a Muslim fa- Eritrea; a transformational agenda for legal and justice sector reform ther and a Christian mother, the values of tolerance and under- has been set in motion; and some of the largest public enterprises are standing across divides were instilled in him at an early age. to be partially privatized as part of a broader market liberalization H.E. Abiy Ahmed was sworn in as the Prime Minister of the and economic reform agenda. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on April 2, 2018. In- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed holds an MA in Transformational Lead- heriting a divided society, in all his speeches and actions Prime ership, a Master’s in Business Administration and a PhD from the Minister Abiy Ahmed has made national unity, peaceful co-exis- Institute for Peace and Security Studies of Addis Ababa University. tence, shared growth and regional integration a central theme of He and his wife—First Lady Zinash Tayachew–are proud parents of three daughters and a recently adopted son. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN LEADERS’ 2nd CONFERENCE EDITION 24-26 OCTOBER 2019 HOTEL CLUB DU LAC TANGANYIKA Woman of“ Destiny, arise, be courageous and act, for peace consolidation concerns you ” WWW.WOMENOFDESTINY.BI First Lady of Burundi H.E. Denise NKURUNZIZA MAIN SPEAKER N° 026 REGION WEEK OCTOBER 05 - OCTOBER 11, 2019 NEWS 5 What you should know about the New Russian Federation Ambassador in Burundi The President of the Republic of Burundi, Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza, received in audience at the Ntare Rushatsi State House on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, the new Ambassador of the Rus- sian Federation to Burundi, Mr. Valery Aleksandrovich Mikhaylov, who came to present him his credentials. The new Russian ambassador to Burundi has pre- The Burundi President congratulated the new Russian sented his credentials to the Head of State At the ambassador to Burundi for being the first ambassador end of the audience, the deputy spokesman of the to be received in the new State House, said Nzeyimana, Burundi President, Mr. Alain Diomede Nzeyima- noting that he comes while there are two construction na, said that in addition to his credentials, Mr. sites of the Houses, the one of the National Assembly Mikhaylov had an invitation to the Burundi gov- and the other of the Senate in Gitega, Burundi’s politi- ernment to participate in the Russia-Africa sum- cal capital.