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Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Monday, 25 February 2013
Hon. Bernard K.
Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation
gives his opening remarks during the Meeting of the Joint Permanent
Commission of Cooperation between Tanzania and Oman. The meeting has
been held since 24 February, 2013 at Hyatt Regency (Kilimanjaro) Hotel
in Dar es Salaam and is expected to be concluded today.
Tanzania Delegation that included Government and Private Institutions also were in attendance.
Delegation from Oman listening to Hon. Membe's opening remarks.All photos by Tagie Daisy Mwakawago -Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
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OPENING STATEMENT BY HON. BERNARD KAMILLIUS MEMBE
(MP), MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF THE UNITED
REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE
TANZANIA – OMAN JOINT PERMANENT
COMMISSION OF COOPERATION SCHEDULED 24th
FEBRUARY, 2013
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Honourable Yousuf
bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of the
Sultanate of Oman,
Honorable
Ministers from the United Republic of Tanzania,
Honorable
Ministers accompanying the Head of Delegation of Oman,
Distinguished
Senior Officials of both Delegation
Distinguished
Delegates from Tanzania and Oman,
Ladies
and Gentlemen,
I am
pleased to welcome home Honourable Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah,
Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman and your
delegation to Tanzania, and to this First Joint Permanent Commission between
the United Republic of Tanzania and the Sultanate of Oman.
Tanzania
is both second and first home to some of Omani’s generations. History reminds
us that once the headquarters of the Sultanate of Oman was in Zanzibar. The
legacy and influence of Omani presence is well traced in both Zanzibar and
Tanzania mainland. We share the history, Swahili language and many cultural
aspects. Today we are determined to share prosperity and the future.
Distinguished Delegates
This first meeting of
the Joint Permanent Commission between Tanzania and Oman is indeed a testimony
of a renewed interest by our Governments of Tanzania and Oman. Our two
countries share long cultural, historical and blood relations. We have
cooperating very well informally for centuries. It is about time to formalize
our relations through this formal commission, a rightful legal framework to ensure
our cooperation further enhanced and strengthened.
As we are all aware a
more fruitful cooperation between any two countries highly depends on a properly
structured legal framework that binds the two countries together. We therefore call this meeting to chart out thematic
discussions on issues of common concern and interest to our two brotherly
countries such as, Housing, Water Supply, Agriculture, Livestock,
Fisheries, Transport, Infrastructure, Health, Natural Resources, Tourism,
Trade, Industry, Energy and Minerals, Education and Labour Matters.
Distinguished
Delegates
The
memories of the successful State Visit of H.E Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President
of the United Republic of Tanzania in the Sultanate of Oman in October, 2012,
are still very fresh to us. On that visit, the two sides signed three (3) Agreements
and Memoranda of Understanding. These include:
- Agreement on Investment Promotion and Reciprocal Protection;
- Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the field of Archives;
- Memorandum of Understanding on Establishment of Joint Business Council so as to facilitate and speed up investment and business between our two brotherly countries.
Internal
negotiations are continuing at different stages in regard to the other bilateral
agreements and Memorandum of Understanding between our Governments are in
different status. The completion and signing of these agreements are crucial
towards putting in place a strong foundation for cooperation in different
sectors. I therefore urge our two sides to expedite the negotiation process so
that we can sign the MoUs at our earliest opportunity. These remaining draft agreements and Memoranda
are:-
a) The Draft Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations
between Oman and the United Republic of Tanzania:
b) The Draft Agreement on Higher Education
between the United Republic of Tanzania and Oman.
c) The Draft Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and
Fiscal Evasion:
d) The Draft Memorandum of Understanding on
Maritime Cooperation between the United Republic of Tanzania and Oman:
e) The Draft Agreement on labour Matters.
Your
Excellency and Distinguished Delegates
The Government of Tanzania very much
welcomed the introduction of the Oman Air Service to Dar es Salaam on 3rd
June, 2010, as a result of the signing of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement
(BASA) between our two countries. We are glad to note that the Airline
increased the frequency of flights from just a few per week to daily services.
It is no doubt that we will record in near future increased contacts between
our peoples.
Distinguished
Delegates
Official records of trade between Tanzania and Oman stood is by
all account low. This statistics is definitely missing the blossoming informal
trade between our people, as a result of long existing family ties.
I would like to therefore
urge our two countries to make concerted efforts to use the said legal
framework to create an enabling environment in which public and private sector
entities can invest in each other’s economy. The strategic competitive
advantages on the Oman side (ample capital and technical know-how) if combined
with the huge comparative advantages (land, natural resources and labour force)
on the Tanzania side, will create the required synergy for sustainable
development and mutual economic benefit to both sides.
I would like also to renew our Government’s
invitation to Omani business people to invest in the various sectors of our
economy. I assure that Tanzania has a very conducive investment regime that is
among the best in the region. Tanzania should be a launch pad for Oman business
and investment to the South and East Africa markets. Investing in Tanzania gives you access to the
SADC Region and as well as to the East African Community member countries, with
a 200 million market population. I also urge the Government of Oman to open its
doors and allow Tanzanian good and services to enter into the Omani economy.
Your Excellency
To that effect,
closer co-operation between the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and
Agriculture (TCCIA) and Zanzibar Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture
and their Omani counterpart should therefore, be encouraged through the Joint
Business Council between the two countries as this would boost up trade and
investments and further strengthen these ties.
Your Excellency
It is quite difficult
to explain the strong relations between Oman and Tanzania in a one speech,
rather in volume of books. It suffices to take this opportunity to reiterate
Tanzania’s confidence in our relations, and our resolve to deepening and
strengthening them for the good of our successive generations. We remain
grateful to H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and His Majesty Sultan Qaboos for their
blessings and personal support to strengthen the relations between our two
countries.
With this
few remarks I once again say to our dear Omani brothers
“karibuni sana mujisikie mko nyumbani ndugu zetu wa Oman”.
“karibuni sana mujisikie mko nyumbani ndugu zetu wa Oman”.
AHSANTENI
KWA KUNISIKILIZA
Mr. John M. Haule,
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International
Co-operation, gives his welcoming remarks to Hon. Membe.
Hon. Membe continues during his opening remarks.
H.E. Abdulla gives his opening remarks during the meeting.
Hon. Membe opens one of the clusters during the Tanzania/Oman.
Oman delegation that was led by Hon. Membe.
Hon. Membe and H.E. Abdullah share a laughter during their tête-à-tête meeting.
Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minster for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation earlier today held a tête-à-tête meeting
with H.E. Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsive for
Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, prior to Official Opening of
the Tanzania-Oman Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation (JPC). The
meeting officially commenced today and is expected to end on February
25, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency (Kilimanjaro) Hotel in Dar es Salaam.
Hon. Membe walks H.E. Abdullah after opening one of the clusters.All photos by Tagie Daisy Mwakawago -Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Rais Dkt.Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete akiweka shada la maua juu ya jeneza la
Marehemu Mzee Amos Kaguta(97),Baba Mzazi wa Rais Wa Uganda Yoweri Kaguta
Museveni wakati wa ibada ya mazishi iliyofanyika katika kijiji Cha
Rwakitura nchini Uganda.
Rais Dkt. Jakaya Kikwete na mwenyeji wake Rais Yoweri Kaguta Museveni wa
Uganda wakiweka udongo kwenye kaburi la Mzee Amos Kaguta(97) wakati wa
mazishi yake yaliyofanyika katika kijiji cha Rwakitura.
Rais Dkt.Jakaya Kikwete akimpa pole Rais Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
kutokana na kifo cha Baba yake Mzee Amos Kaguta, katika kijiji cha
Rwakitura nchini humo.
Rais Dkt.Jakaya Kikwete akifariji mke wa Rais wa Uganda Mama Janet
Museveni kufuatia kifo cha Baba wa Rais Museveni Mzee Amos Kaguta.Picha na Freddy Maro-IKULU
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Rais
Dkt.Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete jana aliungana na mamia ya wananchi wa
Uganda katika kushiriki Mazishi ya Mzee Amos Kaguta(97) Baba ya Rais
Yoweri Museveni wa Uganda,yaliyofanyika katika kijiji cha
Rwakitura,magharibi ya Uganda.
Rais
Kikwete aliwasili katika mazishi hayo akitokea Addis Ababa mji Mkuu wa
Ethiopia alipokuwa huko kuhudhuria Mkutano wa viongozi wa cnhi za Maziwa
Makuu uliokuwa na lengo la kutafuta amani ya kudumu katika Jamhuri ya
Kidemokrasia ya Kongo.
Akitoa
salamu zake za RambiRambi katika msiba huo Rais Kikwete alisema kuwa
Watanzania wapo pamoja na ndugu zao wa Uganda wakati huu wa majonzi na
kusema kuwa yeye binafsi anampa pole Rais Museveni na familia yake na
kumtaka awe na moyo wa subira katika kipindi hichi na kumuombea
marehemu.
Rais
Museveni alimshukuru Rais Kikwete kwa kufika katika msiba huo ambapo
alisema kuwa Marehemu Mzee Amos atakumbukwa kwa kuthamini elimu ambapo
aliwapeleka watoto wake shule na kwa kufanya mabadiliko ambapo alikubali
kufuata njia bora za ufugaji wenye tija jambo ambalo ni gumu kwa wazee
wengi wenye umri wake.
Rais
Museveni alitumia fursa hiyo kuwaasa vijana kuwatunza vyema wazazi wao
ili waishi muda mrefu na kulaani tabia ya baadhi ya vijana kuishi kwa
kutegemea mali za wazazi wao badala ya kuzalisha mali yao wenyewe
akiongeza kuwa wazee wana hazina kubwa ya maarifa kutokana na kukumbana
na changamoto nyingi katika maisha yao.
Marehemu Mzee Amos Kaguta
alizaliwa mwaka 1916 katika kijiji cha Kabahambi,Kikoni Mtungamo nchini
Uganda. Rais Kikwete na ujumbe wake akiwemo Waziri wa Ulinzi Mh.Shamsi
Vuai
Nahodha waliondoka kurejea jijini Dar es Salaam baada ya mazishi hayo
For
five years the NRA fought the national army commanded by two successive
presidents. Obote held on to power for four years before being deposed
in a coup led by Tito Okello, who also continued to fight against the
NRA. Museveni later agreed to peace talks with Okello, but to no avail.
It wasn’t until January 1986 that peace was finally initiated in Uganda.
The NRA entered Kampala on January 22nd, 1986, and came into power just
seven days later. Museveni was sworn in as president on January 29th as
the head of the National Resistance Movement party, telling his people,
“No one can think that what is happening today, what has been happening
in the last few days, is a mere change of the guard. This is a
fundamental change in the politics of our country.” He had outlined a
10-point program for development and democracy while still in the bush,
and now he promised to implement it. The program included respect for
human rights, an end to government corruption, and the restoration of
the economy.
Since
assuming the presidency of Uganda, Museveni has worked to create a
government that represents the multi-tribe constituency of Uganda,
strengthened the economy, established trade agreements, and attracted
foreign investment and the aid of international NGOs. Museveni also
understood the needs of his own people, working to improve national
unity by removing the obstacles of tribal allegiances, developing lauded
programs to tackle poverty, doubling the enrollment of children in
primary school, and standing apart from numerous other leaders by openly
confronting and providing government funds to battle the AIDS epidemic.
Leading
the Ugandan people as head of the National Resistance Movement,
Museveni has defined his leadership strategy as thus: "We take from
every system what is best for us and we reject what is bad for us. We do
not judge the economic programs of other nations because we believe
that each nation knows best how to address the needs of its people. The
NRM is neither pro-West nor pro-East – it is pro-Uganda."
Yoweri
Kaguta Museveni has three brothers and two sisters, and married Janet
Kataha, a former flight attendant who also hails from Ntungamo, in 1973,
and together they have four children.
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Last week (Monday, February 11, 2013) at the Brookings Institution, outgoing Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, presented an outline of the Obama Administration's policy position on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The purpose of Ambassador Carson's presentation- titled "Finding a Lasting Solution to Instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo-" was twofold: discussing why efforts should be redoubled to bring stability to the Congo and laying out a framework for "moving forward." He outlined four main reasons for action: 1. The moral imperative to respond; 2. The consequences of Congolese instability for U.S. National Interest; 3. The fiscal and financial imperatives calling for attention to the situation; 4. The contention that failure in bringing stability to DRC is not an option for the world. Ambassador Carson asserted in clear terms "that the international community has a moral imperative to act more effectively in the D.R.C. to break this cycle of death and suffering and to address the other consequences of this violence" He laid out the Administration's strategy for action and moving forward, which includes: 1. Implementation of the UN Framework Agreement (PDF) - to be signed on Sunday, February 24th 2. Establishment of a comprehensive and inclusive peace process around the UN Framework Agreement (PDF) led by a UN Special Envoy 3. Restructuring of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Congo (MONUSCO) including the integration of a regional intervention brigade 4.Enactment of Governance and security sector reform in the DRC Ambassador Carson called for greater attention to and response to the crisis in the DRC. However, it appears that the administration continues to operate on the notion that "quiet diplomacy" is the best way forward when it comes to holding its allies Rwanda and Uganda accountable for their role in destabilizing the Congo. The most telling and poignant point in Ambassador Carson's remarks came, not in his presentation of the Obama Administration's four pronged approach, but in the question and answer session. The first question posed to Ambassador Carson asked for his input on the matter of Congo's neighbor, Rwanda, and its persistent destabilization of the DRC: "You spoke about the actions that have been taken, sanctions against five members of the leaders of the M23, five members of FARDC that we supported, actions taken. You mentioned as well the concern that the M23 was supported by external forces, and the report of the UN panel and your own testimony last December indicate that Rwanda had provided that kind of support. Why haven't we pressed for any of those individuals - individual soldiers - officers of Rwandan military to be sanctioned?" Ambassador Carson gave an unsatisfactory response that betrayed the claims in his presentation, asserting that the actions the U.S. has taken to date-cutting of $200,000 in military aid and a phone call to Paul Kagame from President Barack Obama-"have been appropriate for the time." This response pinpoints the failure of U.S. policy, in particular, as well as other nations and institutions in the international community: reluctance to fully hold to account Congo's neighbors who have played a direct role in the deaths of millions of Congolese, the pilfering of the country's resources and the perpetuation of the conflict through repeated invasions and the sponsoring of proxy militia. Evidence of this reluctance has manifested itself in the persistent inaction and burying of the UN Mapping Exercise Report, which documents serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law carried out mainly by U.S. allies Rwanda and Uganda in the DRC from 1993 to 2003. The Mapping Exercise report is unequivocal in its identification of the destabilizing roles by outside support, going further to argue that "the apparent systematic and widespread attacks described in this report reveal a number of inculpatory elements that, if proven before a competent court, could be characterised as crimes of genocide." The report is referring, in this section, to the Rwandan army. Other than to argue for greater attention and higher priority in the US foreign policy portfolio, Ambassador Carson did not clearly lay out how U.S. Congo policy will substantially change from the past 16 years. Unless accompanied by a break with current policy, greater attention will not bring increased peace or security to the DRC. The current policies have their roots in the Clinton Administration's Entebbe Principles of unfettered support for the so-called "new breed of African leaders," a political approach that has been disastrous for the people of the Congo and the Great Lakes Region of Africa. It is the entire policy position that must change, not degrees of attention to the same modes of approach. Key omissions from Ambassador Carson's presentation are calls for adequate measure of accountability and justice as outlined by 220 Congolese organizations. One would not know from listening to Ambassador Carson that a substantial portion of the North Kivu province is still under occupation by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia. A number of local Congolese news papers have been consumed with Ambassador Carson's statements about Yugoslavia and Sudan: "Clearly, a sophisticated and internationally backed solution is the only way forward. We were able to achieve such a solution to end the conflict in the former Yugoslavia through the Dayton Accords. We were able to end Africa's longest running civil war, the conflict in Sudan, through the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that was negotiated by the IGAD states and supported by the United States, Norway, and Great Britain. [A similarly energetic and international effort is now required for the D.R.C.] " The local papers believe that Ambassador Carson was signaling that greater U.S. involvement in the DRC peace process would doom the DRC to the fate of both the former Sudan and Yugoslavia and result in the break-up of the country. Although Congolese must be vigilant about any attempt to balkanize the DRC, the local newspapers may have read too far into that part of Ambassador Carson's statements. He mentioned the DRC in the context of Yugoslavia and Sudan not necessarily to laud the specific outcomes in both countries, but to emphasize the priority and profile both countries received from the U.S. to push for a peace process. President Obama has been clear and unequivocal about the territorial integrity of the DRC and, in a follow-up blog to his speech on February 21, 2013, Ambassador Carson noted that his four-point prescription is meant to "protect the territorial integrity of the DRC." Though the U.S. government claims it wants to uphold the territorial integrity of the DRC, its current policies do not bode well for doing so. The four point plan articulated by Ambassador Carson gives a pass to U.S. allies Rwanda and Uganda who pose the greatest threat to the territorial integrity of the DRC. Key shifts on the part of the U.S. in regard to its policies in the region should include: 1. Stronger steps in holding Rwanda and Uganda accountable - withholding of further military aid, placing both the Rwandan government and its high-level officials named in the UN reports on the sanctions list, and investigating whether the Leahy Amendment has been violated in U.S. training of Rwandan troops. 2. Just as the U.S. is demanding democratic reform in the DRC, it should also demand democratic reform in both Rwanda and Uganda. The authoritarian nature of both regimes has been a significant component in their destructive role in the DRC over the past sixteen years. Not only have both governments militarized political space inside their countries, they have also exported this militarization to the DRC to the detriment of the Congolese civilian population. 3. Support must be given to democratic institutions and the democratic process in the DRC. Ambassador Carson's public opinion on the DRC elections was ill advised. When asked about the 2011 elections he answered: "my own impression, as someone who looks the situation, is that even if we had had a fair accounting throughout this process, I think President Kabila probably would have still had won." This is pure speculation. His point was to dismiss the need for a "fair accounting" of the 2011 elections, which is troubling; the concern of U.S. officials in his position should always be to ensure the electoral processes are transparent, fair, and just. The U.S. must play a constructive role in supporting democratic processes in DRC. With the help of U.S. policies, democracy in the DRC has been repeatedly sacrificed in the name of security; history shows that such approaches lead to the current situation, in which there is neither democracy nor security. In his July 2009 Ghana speech, President Obama publicly recognized the need for a new approach and a clean break from Clinton era practices; he said that the U.S. must support strong institutions in Africa, "not strongmen." This is a clear vision for changes in foreign policy approaches that has yet to be made a reality.
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Sunday, 24 February 2013
New milestone for the DRC and the region with signing of framework accord
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25 January 2013 (ECA)-UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon today hailed the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region as marking a new milestone for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region. In his remarks in Addis Ababa, the Secretary-General said, “Together with leaders of the region, we have worked to find a way to break the pattern that has led to the recurring cycles of violence and collectively address the underlying causes of the conflict. ”
He highlighted that he has been deeply disturbed by the violence that erupted in April last year in eastern DRC, in the wake of the mutiny against the Congolese Army. The framework, he said, outlines a set of national and regional commitments which will contribute to addressing the underlying causes of the conflict in eastern DRC.
“We can only put an end to recurring cycles of violence through an innovative approach addressing the broader security situation with all relevant partners, said the Secretary-General,” he stressed.
“The civilian population in the affected areas endured terrible suffering as a result, the numbers of displaced persons grew by the hundreds of thousands, and innocent people were – and still are –subjected to horrendous acts of violence, including rapes and summary executions,” said the Secretary-General, stressing that perpetrators of these crimes must be brought to justice. The Framework includes two oversight mechanisms: one, at the national level, will be established by the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to support, accompany, and oversee the implementation of the national reforms called for in the Framework. The other oversight mechanism, at the regional level, will involve all the signatories to the Framework, who will come together twice a year to assess its implementation. The Secretary-General underscored that he was signing the framework together with the Chairpersons of the African Union, the International
Conference on the Great Lakes Region, and the Southern African Development Community, and he would “act as a guarantor of this long-term engagement.” He also added that he would shortly appoint a Special Envoy to support the implementation of the Framework and these oversight mechanisms. Mr. Ban underscored that national and regional stakeholders need the
engagement of the international community to support their efforts and he called for “the sustained political, technical and financial support of key partners to accompany the implementation of the commitments outlined in the Framework.”
Their active participation in the national and regional oversight mechanisms will also be essential for their success, he stressed. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been engulfed in conflict for nearly two decades, with consequences that have rolled across half a continent according to the Secretary-General. Millions have died from armed violence and its fallout, including starvation and deprivation.
According to Mr. Ban, for just as long, the United Nations has worked with Africans and the international community to address the immediate emergencies and the underlying causes, from poverty and misrule to the mismanagement of natural resources and longstanding societal and regional fissures. This signing ceremony is a significant event in itself. But it is only
the beginning of a comprehensive approach that will require sustained engagement, he said. “With the signing of this Framework, the leaders of the region commit to uphold and implement the principles of peaceful coexistence and
freedom that contribute to the maintenance of international peace and security,” he said and added: “Let us not fail the populations who have placed their hopes in us.”
The following is a list of the signatories and witnesses to the signed the agreement:
H.E Mr. Joseph Kabila Kabange President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
H.E. Mr. Manuel Domingos Vicente Vice President of the Republic of Angola
for H.E. Mr. José Eduardo dos Santos President of the Republic of Angola
H.E. Mr. Denis Sassou N’guesso President of the Republic of the Congo
H.E. Mr. Jacob Zuma President of the Republic of South Africa
H.E. Mr. Parfait Anicet Mbay Second Deputy Prime Minister of the
Central African Republic and Minister of Foreign
Affairs, for African Integration, Francophonie, and Central Africans
abroad for H.E. Mr. François Bozizé President of the Central African
Republic
H.E. Mr. Laurent Kavakure
Minister of External Relations and International Cooperation of the
Republic of Burundi for H.E. Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza President of the
Republic of Burundi
H.E. Mr. Paul Kagame President of the Republic of Rwanda
H.E. Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit President of the Republic of South Sudan
H.E. Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete President of the United Republic of Tanzania
H.E. Mr. BAN Ki-moon Secretary-General of the United Nations, Witness
H.E. Mr. Armando Emílio Guebuza Chairperson of the Southern African
Development Community, Witness
H.E. Mr. Whyinter Kabimba Minister of Justice of the Republic of
Zambia for H.E. Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata President of the Republic
of Zambia
H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma Chairperson of the African Union
Commission, Witness
H.E Mr. Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi Vice President of the Republic of
Uganda for H.E. Mr. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Chairperson of the
International Conference on the Great Lakes Region Witness
Rais Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete akiweka saini Mpango wa
Umoja wa Mataifa wa Amani, Usalama na Ushirikiano katika Jamhuri ya
Kidemokrasia ya Kongo wakati wa hafla hiyo maal: umu iliyofanyika makao
makuu ya Umoja wa Afrika mjini Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, leo Februari 24,
2013
Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa Mhe Ban Ki-moon akiweka
saini Mpango wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa Amani, Usalama na Ushirikiano
katika Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo wakati wa hafla hiyo maal: umu
iliyofanyika makao makuu ya Umoja wa Afrika mjini Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, leo Februari 24, 2013
Mwenyekiti wa Kamisheni ya Umoja wa Mataifa Dkt Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zum
Rais Joseph Kabila wa DRC na Rais Paul Kagame wa Rwanda
wakibadilishana mawazo kwa furaha huku Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kongo
(Brazaville) Mhe Denis Sassou Nguesso akiwa kati yao baada ya wote kweka saini katika
Mpango wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa Amani, Usalama na Ushirikiano katika
Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo wakati wa hafla hiyo maalumu
iliyofanyika makao makuu ya Umoja wa Afrika mjini Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, leo Februari 4, 2013
Waziri wa Ulinzi na Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa Mhe Shamsi
Vuai Nahodha pamoja na Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa
Kimataifa Mhe Mahadhi Juma Maalim na wajumbe wengine wa ujumbe wa
Tanzania wakati wa uwekaji akiweka saini Mpango wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa
Amani, Usalama na Ushirikiano katika Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo
wakati wa hafla hiyo maalumu iliyofanyika makao makuu ya Umoja wa Afrika
mjini Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, leo Februari 4, 2013
Rais Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete akipongezwa na Katibu Mkuu
wa Umoja wa Mataifa Bw. Ban Ki-moon kwa kuwa mmoja wa viongozi wa bara
la Afrika walio mstari wa mbele kusimamia amani baada uwekaji akiweka
saini Mpango wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa Amani, Usalama na Ushirikiano katika
Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo wakati wa hafla hiyo maalumu
iliyofanyika makao makuu ya Umoja wa Afrika mjini Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, leo Februari 4, 2013
Rais Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete akipongezana na Waziri Mkuu
wa Ethiopia Mhe. Hailemariam Desalegn baada uwekaji akiweka saini
Mpango wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa Amani, Usalama na Ushirikiano katika
Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo wakati wa hafla hiyo maalumu
iliyofanyika makao makuu ya Umoja wa Afrika mjini Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, leo Februari 4, 2013. Katikati ni Mwenyekiti wa Kamisheni ya
Umoja wa Mataifa Dkt Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zum
Rais wa Rwanda Paul Kagame akiisaini
Mpango wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa Amani, Usalama na Ushirikiano katika
Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo wakati wa hafla hiyo maalumu
iliyofanyika makao makuu ya Umoja wa Afrika mjini Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, leo Februari 24, 2013
Saturday, 23 February 2013
1972 - 1981
While
working as a lecturer in the northern Tanzanian town of Moshi in 1973,
Museveni formed the Front for National Salvation (FRONASA) with the
purpose of recapturing Uganda, returning to Mozambique with his soldiers
for further guerilla warfare training. In March 1979, FRONASA joined
forces with other Ugandan exile groups, including a large group of
rebels loyal to former president Obote, to form the Uganda National
Liberation Front (UNLF) and Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA). With
assistance from the Tanzanian People's Defense Forces, the UNLA battled
Idi Amin’s army during the Uganda-Tanzania war and eventually overthrew
Amin, retaking the capital of Kampala in less than a month after the
formation of the UNLF.
Museveni
was named Minister of Defense, Minister of Regional Cooperation and
Vice-Chairman of the Military Commission in a government headed by the
UNLF, with the task of conquering what remained of Amin’s army. As an
able commander who led well-disciplined troops, Museveni carried out his
mission thoroughly and successfully, while preserving civilian lives.
Along the way he also sharpened his bush-warrior skills; skills that he
would need in the future, and sooner than anyone could have predicted.
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Ken
Livingstone, Owen Jones (Writer and journalist), Edie Friedman (Jewish
Council for Racial Equality) and Linda Roy (Communication Workers Union)
join the latest list of speakers to the UAF/OSMC conference.
30,000
Golden Dawn supporters took to the streets of Greece in early February.
This is a stark reminder of how fascism takes advantage of an economic
crisis by viciously attacking and scapegoating vulnerable communities.
Racist murders have accompanied their rise and they have open support in
the police and the army. When the Front National’s Marine Le Pen was
invited to Cambridge Union this week, UAF’s demonstration opposing her
visit became the story both nationally and internationally.
UAF
has a ‘No Platform for fascism’ policy because we remember that across
the globe up to 70 million people lost their lives in the Second World
War. This includes 15 million murdered under Nazi occupation since it
seized power in 1933. No other regime in the history of humanity has
been responsible for this level of devastation and destruction in the
space of 12 years from when Hitler came to power to the end of the
Second World War. Those who lost their lives opposed fascism and died
fighting for the freedom and liberation of humanity. After the Second
World War the whole world said ‘never again’. We must learn the lessons
of history. This is why we call for ‘No Platform’.
This
conference is an opportunity to discuss how we build a movement in
Britain that prevents the rise of fascism in the age of austerity and
economic crisis.
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Register now for our conference: see eflyer below
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National conference:
 Stopping the rise of fascism and racism
■ Celebrate multiculturalism
■ Challenging Islamophobia |
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Saturday 2 March, 10–5.30pm
Congress Centre, TUC, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS |
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Speakers:
Ken Livingstone Former Mayor of London and Honorary President, UAF Diane Abbott MP Andy Slaughter MP Claude Moraes MEP Jeremy Corbyn MP Leslie Mercer TUC President Christine Blower NUT General Secretary Chris Keates NASUWT General Secretary Hugh Lanning PCS Deputy General Secretary Linda Roy National Equality officer, CWU Farooq Murad Muslim Council of Britain General Secretary Owen Jones Writer and journalist Symon Sentain Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust Chair Edie Friedman Director, Jewish Council for Racial Equality Azad Ali Head of Community Development, Engage Fr. Steven Saxby Dean of Waltham Forest Omar Ali FOSIS President Petros Constantinou Greece anti-fascist campaign KEERFA national organiser Glyn Ford Unite Against Fascism European Officer Gerry Gable Editor, Searchlight Marwan Muhammed Collective Against Islamophobia (CCIF) Helen Shaw Co-Director, Inquest Omer El-Hamdoon President Muslim Association of Britain Myriam Francois-Cerrah Writer and journalist John Campbell Yorkshire UAF Chair Denis Fernando Lesbian and Gay Coalition Against Racism Aaron Kiely NUS Black Students’ Officer Sabby Dhalu Unite Against Fascism Joint Secretary Weyman Bennett Unite Against Fascism Joint Secretary
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Fascist
organisations are seeking to take advantage of the hardship created by
the economic crisis and the impact of austerity to gain support. Today
Muslims, immigrants and others are wrongly blamed for the crisis, just
like Jews were scapegoated for the Great Depression in the 1930s.
We
have successfully defeated the BNP and the EDL. But they have not
disappeared. The invitation by the Cambridge Union for Marine Le Pen,
leader of the fascist Front National in France, to address the Society,
reminds us why we must be vigilant in opposing racism and fascism in
Britain.
Le
Pen finished third in the French Presidential elections, last year and
similarly the openly Nazi Golden Dawn in Greece polled a record 6.9 per
cent and gained 18 MPs. Fascist organisations are using these results to
co-ordinate campaigns across Europe in the run-up to next year’s Euro
elections, where in Britain Nick Griffin and Andrew Brons are seeking
re-election. UKIP have benefitted from the Conservative Party’s
unpopularity, but this could also lead to a revival of fascist
organisations like the BNP. We must learn lessons of history and prevent
a national political breakthrough by the British National Party (BNP)
or any other fascist organisation.
Racism,
Islamophobia, and myths about Muslims, immigration and multiculturalism
have provided the cutting edge of support for fascism in Britain and
other European countries. In many European countries, concessions to a
far right agenda have had devastating consequences such as the expulsion
of Roma communities, legislation banning the face veil, halal and
kosher meat and the construction of minarets. We must prevent the
implementation of such policies in Britain.
The
conference on Saturday 2 March is an opportunity to discuss these
issues and how we best campaign against fascism, racism and
Islamophobia.
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