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Rwanda has been listed as one of the leading countries on the African continent, with the most reliable level of security, and people trust its security in different parts of the world.

Many African countries have put effort into suppressing threats to security and promoting it, through the fight against crime, which not only improves the quality of life of the people but also makes these countries more attractive to tourists, investors and international experts.

The 2024 list published in Business Insider Africa, on February 02, 2024, shows that Rwanda ranks first among Africa’s 10 most secure countries.

In that list, Rwanda comes first with a security rating of 73.22, followed by Ghana with 56.1, Tunisia in third place with a security rating of 55.6, followed by Sudan with 54.6 even though it is currently at war, Zambia followed by 53.6, Morocco followed by 53.3, followed by Egypt with 52.7, followed by Mauritius with 52.2, then Ethiopia with 49.2 while Botswana with 47.8.

It is in the collection of crime carried out annually by Numbeo, where it shows that the statistics and in-depth research in the world, show that countries like Rwanda and Ghana are among those with the lowest crime rates, and the most reliable security in the world.

Numbeo’s crime collection, based on the results of a survey on the general perception of the level of crime, where the survey results were given by residents and visitors regarding their safety while travelling during the day and at night, research on concerns about the robbery, theft, car theft, assault by strangers, harassment in public places and discrimination based on skin, race, sex, or religion.

Property-related crimes such as theft, vandalism and other violent crimes such as assault, murder, sex-based crimes, etc. are also considered.

The statistics provided by Numbeo, based on the data provided by the users and the sufferers, may differ significantly from the official statistics.

President Paul Kagame has condoled with Mrs. Monica Geingos and Namibians in general, for the death of President Dr. Hage Geingob who attended at the age of 82.

President Dr Hage Geingob passed away in the early hours of Sunday 04 January 2024 at the Lady Pohamba Hospital, located in the capital Windhoek.

The President of Rwanda Paul Kagame, through his social media, supported Namibians, especially the wife of the President Dr Hage Geingob, Monica Geingos insisting that her leadership was characterized by serving the people.

He said, “His leadership in the struggle for the liberation of Namibia, his tireless dedication to serving his people, and his commitment to the United African Union, will always be remembered by generations to come.”

Nangolo Mbumba, the Vice President of Namibia, announced that Geingob died in the early hours of Sunday morning.

In a statement, Mbumba said: “By his side is his wife Monica Geingos and his children.”

President Geingob last month publicly announced that he was diagnosed with cancer, and after his death, his office said that he had plans to go to the United States for treatment this February.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said the controversial plan of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government would “outsource our legal and moral responsibilities for refugees and asylum seekers”.

He made the comments during a debate in parliament’s unelected upper chamber the House of Lords, which is scrutinising the government’s Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.

“With this bill, the government is continuing to seek good objectives in the wrong way, leading the nation down a damaging path,” said Welby, who is the highest-ranking cleric in the Church of England, the mother church of global Anglicanism.

The legislation aims to combat irregular immigration by deporting asylum seekers to the east African country.

Sunak has put the plan at the centre of his pledge to “stop the boats” of migrants crossing the Channel from northern France in flimsy and ill-suited vessels.

The bill is his answer to a UK Supreme Court ruling late last year that deporting asylum seekers to Kigali is illegal under international law.

If passed, the legislation would compel judges to treat Rwanda as a safe third country.

It would also give UK ministers powers to disregard sections of international and British human rights legislation.

Welby, one of 26 senior Church of England bishops and archbishops who sit as the Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords, said the bill was damaging for asylum seekers in need of protection and safe legal routes.

He added that it was also damaging for Britain’s “reputation” in relation to international law.

“Worst of all, it is damaging for our nation’s unity in a time when the greatest issues of war, peace, defence and security need us to be united,” the archbishop said.

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Welby said the legislation offers “only ad hoc one-off approaches” and that Britain “can as a nation do better than this bill”.

He warned that Britain might face 10 times the number of migrants in the coming decades and called for a “wider strategy” for refugee policy, involving international co-operation.

“This bill continues, wherever it does it, to outsource our legal and moral responsibilities for refugees and asylum seekers, with other countries far poorer already supporting multitudes more than we are now and to cut back on our aid,” Welby added.

Sunak, who faces a general election later this year that he is widely predicted to lose, has urged the House of Lords to pass the plan.

He claimed it was the “will of the people” after the legislation cleared the elected House of Commons earlier this month.

But peers, which include former senior judges, have expressed deep unease, particularly about the scheme’s calls to ignore international human rights and refugee law.

Welby said that “pick-and-choose approach” to international law “undermines” the UK’s standing in the world.

The legislation is expected to pass the second reading stage on Monday but peers may vote for amendments at the crucial third reading later.

Last week, the Lords voted to delay ratification of a related treaty with Rwanda.

© 2024 AFP