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In a notice to passengers, Rwanda’s national carrier stated that this mandatory measure aims to ensure the well-being and safety of everyone as outlined by the Ministry of Health. Passengers can fill out the questionnaire with the assistance of staff from the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) or complete a declaration form online, download the QR code, and present it upon arrival at the airport.

Travellers are also advised to monitor for MVD symptoms—such as fever, severe headaches, muscle aches, vomiting, and diarrhea—before departing Rwanda and to seek medical advice immediately if they experience any of these symptoms.

Rwanda’s national carrier stated that this mandatory measure aims to ensure the well-being and safety of everyone as outlined by the Ministry of Health.

To help curb the spread of the virus, RwandAir stated that passengers should expect routine temperature checks using Thermo-Scan Cameras, as well as the availability of hand sanitizing stations.

The airline emphasized Rwanda’s capacity to manage the health emergency, stating, 'Rwanda’s proven ability to handle public health challenges ensures a safe environment for all travellers. The country’s commitment to scientific and evidence-based responses, as demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic, remains a top priority in safeguarding the well-being of everyone in Rwanda.'

So far, Rwanda has confirmed 56 cases of Marburg disease, with 12 deaths and 8 recoveries. Cumulative tests have surpassed 2,300.

Initial symptoms of Marburg virus disease include high fever, severe headaches, muscle and joint pain, and fatigue, followed by gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. As the disease progresses, it can cause severe hemorrhaging, organ failure, and shock.

To prevent infection, health experts recommend strict hygiene practices, such as frequent handwashing and avoiding contact with personal items or bodily fluids of individuals showing symptoms of Marburg virus disease.

Travellers are also advised to monitor for MVD symptoms—such as fever, severe headaches, muscle aches, vomiting, and diarrhea—before departing Rwanda and to seek medical advice immediately if they experience any of these symptoms.

Source : https://en.igihe.com/news/article/marburg-outbreak-rwandair-issues-travel-advisory-to-passengers-departing-kigali

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According to a statement released by RURA, these revised prices will take effect starting at 7 p.m. on October 8 and will remain in place for two months.

RURA explained that the adjustments are a result of recent fluctuations in international petroleum product prices. The last price update occurred in August.

This marks the third consecutive time petrol prices have decreased since April, when RURA raised fuel prices.

The retail price for gasoline dropped from Frw1629 to Frw1574.

Source : https://en.igihe.com/news/article/reprieve-as-fuel-prices-drop-further

The appointment followed the end of the term of the current president, Sahle-Work Zewde, after six years of service as the country’s head of state.

Taye Atske Selassie is the new Ethiopian president.

Source : https://en.igihe.com/news/article/ethiopian-parliament-appoints-fm-as-new-president

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Things got unexpectedly racy onboard a recent Qantas flight when an R-rated film was played on all the aircraft's screens.

According to a statement from the Australian airline confirming the incident to CNN, passengers on the flight from Sydney to Tokyo's Haneda Airport last week were unable to select movies individually due to a technical issue with the inflight entertainment system.

'Our crew members had a limited list of movies that they were able to play across all screens on the aircraft and based on the request from a number of passengers, a particular movie was selected for the entire flight,' said the statement.

Though Qantas did not name the movie in its statement, multiple photos of inflight screens posted on social media by users claiming to be on the flight revealed the film to be 'Daddio.'

The 2023 drama starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn is rated R by the US Motion Pictures Association 'for language throughout, sexual material and brief graphic nudity.'

According to a post by a Reddit user who was reportedly on the flight, in addition to nudity, the movie featured 'a lot of sexting — the kind where you could literally read the texts on screen without needing headphones.'

'It took almost an hour of this before they switched to a more kid-friendly movie, but it was super uncomfortable for everyone, especially with families and kids onboard,' said the post, which included images of the phone texts shown in the film, and noted passengers were unable to pause or turn off their screens.

In its statement, Qantas said crew initially attempted to fix the screens for customers who did not want to watch the movie. Once it was confirmed this was not possible they switched it to a children's film.

The airline said cabin crew apologized to passengers, 'particularly those who had complained about the content' and will follow up with them.

'The movie was clearly not suitable to play for the whole flight and we sincerely apologize to customers for this experience,' said a Qantas spokesperson.

'All screens were changed to a family friendly movie for the rest of the flight, which is our standard practice for the rare cases where individual movie selection isn't possible. We are reviewing how the movie was selected.'

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The RNP spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Boniface Rutikanga said that some people, who engage in such illegal cross-border trade tend to be violent to Police officers involved in enforcement operations.

“There are people, especially in borderline districts, who form groups to engage in smuggling and drug trafficking, and are sometimes violent,” ACP Rutikanga said.

He added: “On Monday, October 7, at about 5 a.m, Police officers foiled a gang of eight smugglers in Nyacyonga Village, Rusiza Cell of Bugeshi Sector, Rubavu District, who had sneaked goods into Rwanda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The group dropped the goods and fled back into the same direction. However, they regrouped, crossed back into Rwanda armed with stones and other objects, attacked the Police officers so as to rescue their seized goods.

Despite warnings including shooting in the air to disperse the group, it became more violent and in the process one of them was fatally shot.”

The spokesperson reiterated that such illegal cross-border and smuggling can also be the source other criminal activities like drug traffickers, arms smugglers and people that would want to harm Rwandans.

“It has been observed that some parents engaged in smuggling and drug trafficking activities also involve their children. In any case, stop when you are stopped and don’t be violent towards security organs conducting enforcement operations,” ACP Rutikanga advised.

He lauded the impact of the public in fighting cross-border crimes and called for strengthened partnership against smuggling, drug trafficking and other illegal cross-border activities.

The warning follows recent incident where on of smugglers in Rubavu District was fatally shot as they confrontated Police officers.

Source : https://en.igihe.com/news/article/police-urges-against-smuggling-illegal-cross-border

It's been a year since Meirav Gonen's daughter, Romi, was kidnapped from the Nova music festival in Israel on October 7, 2023.

It's been one year since Gonen heard her daughter's voice, she told CNN, adding that she doesn't know how her daughter looks like today, if she's holding up, if she lost her hand after being shot on the day of the attack, or if she's smiling like she always smiled.

'I cannot even explain how you feel when you wake up in the morning, and for the first moments you hope this is only a nightmare, a dream, a bad dream. But then you are waking up to a reality,' she said. 'This is so agonizing, it's so difficult.'

Gonen said some Israeli hostages who returned home were with her daughter and they told her stories about her in captivity.

The freed hostages also said that her daughter lost color in her fingers, Gonen said.

'The color in her fingers was changing, that her hand is not functioning,' Gonen said. 'That time I thought, wow, she's she's going to lose her hand. We have to bring her back. But today I'm saying, it doesn't matter if she lost her hand. We just have to bring her back alive.'

In August, the Gonen family marked Romi's 24th birthday.

'At first, we wanted to hide the fact' that it was her birthday, Gonen said. 'But at a certain point, we thought that maybe she will see us.'

So they marked the day to bring light and strength for people, she said.

The war, she said, is not about Israel and Palestine, but rather against Hamas. 'We will not break because we are the good and the Hamas is evil,' she said.

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Hundreds of people have gathered in Tel Aviv for the main memorial ceremony commemorating the victims of the October 7 terror attacks.

The gathering in Tel Aviv's Hayarkon Park is taking place under strict security measures, with entry restricted only to the families and friends of those who were killed or kidnapped by Hamas and other militant groups during the attack last year.

The original plans to open the gathering to the public were scrapped after Israeli security authorities restricted attendance at events to 2,000 people following the Iranian missile attack last week.

The families began the gathering by holding a minute's silence which will be followed by speeches from some of the family members and survivors of the attack.

The family of Yair Yaakov is among those attending the ceremony, and his son Yigal is among the speakers.

Yaakov, 59, a resident of kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel was murdered on October 7, when terrorists stormed his home. His family, however, didn't know about his death, believing he was taken hostage into Gaza, his brother Yaniv told CNN at the event in Tel Aviv.

It wasn't until February that they found out that he was killed and his body kidnapped into Gaza. Yaniv told CNN that bringing his brother's body back home for burial is now 'the most important thing' for the family, especially for his mother.

'She is alive, but she's not living. This is all she can think about,' he said.

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Israel will eventually pay the price for the genocide that has been going on in Gaza for a year, the Turkish president said on Monday.

'It should not be forgotten that Israel will sooner or later pay the price for this genocide that has been going on for a year,' Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on X.

Emphasizing the need for collective action against Israel, he said: 'Just as humanity's common alliance stopped Hitler, (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu and his murder network will be stopped in the same way.'

'Those dying in Gaza, Palestine, and Lebanon these days are not only women, children, babies, and innocent civilians but also humanity and the international system,' he added.

He underlined that 50,000 individuals, mostly women and children, have been murdered in Gaza in a year and many institutions in Gaza, including hospitals and schools, were destroyed.

'Many journalists, representatives of civil society organizations, and ambassadors of peace are no longer among us,' Erdogan said.

'For a year, what has been killed before the eyes of the world is humanity itself and all of humanity's hopes for the future,' he added.

The Turkish president also extended condolences to the Palestinian and Lebanese people over the killing of tens of thousands of people by the Israeli government since Oct. 7.

'A world in which no account is held for the Gaza genocide will ever find peace,' said.

'As Türkiye, we will continue to stand against the Israeli government, regardless of the cost, and call on the world to join this honorable stance,' Erdogan added.

Israel has continued its relentless offensive on the Gaza Strip following an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas last October, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire.

Since then, nearly 42,000 people, mostly women and children, have been killed, with over 97,100 others injured, according to local health authorities.

The ongoing Israeli onslaught has displaced almost the entire population of the Gaza Strip, exacerbating shortages of food, clean water, and medicine due to a long-standing blockade.

Israel is currently facing genocide charges at the International Court of Justice over its actions in Gaza.

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