Obed Temba Tuyumvire

Nature advocate| Tourism& Hospitality| Storytelling for a better Congo

[Obed Temba Tuyumvire @obedtemba]

I can hear Museveni is his accent but the most important side of this project is that finally Garamba National Park in Haut-Uelé Province( DRC) will be more accessible.

[Hon. Byamukama Fred @HonByamukama]

During Cabinet's visit to Kabalega International Airport, I spoke to the media about the strategic importance of the Airport and its role in Uganda's transformation agenda.

This airport is a critical enabler of the oil and gas sector, while also creating opportunities for tourism, trade, investment, and regional connectivity.

The @GovUganda continues to prioritize modern and sustainable transport infrastructure as a pivot to economic growth and national development.

[Obed Temba Tuyumvire @obedtemba]

Qui a réellement tué Diana ? Une question qui ouvre la boîte de Pandore, abandonnée dans les poubelles de l’Histoire… https://t.co/dIe56wYXZ9

[Obed Temba Tuyumvire @obedtemba]

@IVG2909 Salvador town today

[Benjamin Umba @benjimk]

🇸🇳 Sénégal : à 100 ans, Abdoulaye Wade fait sa première apparition publique depuis son anniversaire et livre un message à la jeunesse africaine : « Travailler, encore travailler, toujours travailler. »

[Irene Vida Gala @IVG2909]

Lula Effect: Deforestation in the Amazon falls 61.4% in May: This is the largest percentage reduction in deforestation ever recorded in the region

[Obed Temba Tuyumvire @obedtemba]

Rwanda is one of Africa’s greatest success stories. For travelers, reliability matters. It feels better not to have a national airline than to have Rwandair which randomly cancels flights.
Thoughts from #NomadManiaConference Brazil.
@UrugwiroVillage @FlyRwandAir @RDBrwanda

[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

An Ebola ‘Conspiracy’?: Why is Uganda Blacklisted While DR Congo Where It Originated Gets a Pass?
It’s very difficult to get agreement on anything in politically polarised Uganda, but there is a rare growing consensus in the country that a "conspiracy" at play against it regarding the latest Ebola outbreak.
As is often the case, the virus originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where 452 confirmed cases, 1,000 suspected cases, and 82 deaths have been recorded - before spilling over into Uganda.
Uganda has registered 15 cases and just ONE (1) death, a 59-year-old Congolese man who had come into the country from the DRC.
This is where it gets strange. Despite this disparity, western governments have issued over a dozen strict travel advisories specifically targeting Uganda, far eclipsing those levied against the DRC, and even suspension of visas!!!. This has prompted Ugandan politicians and social media users to rail against them and sections of international media like Al Jazeera for "bundling Uganda with Congo" and treating the two as a single entity.
The situation in Kenya might throw some light on the Uganda case. Protests erupted in Nanyuki, in the mountainous central region of the country, over a proposed US Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base. This backdrop lends some credence to a disclosure from an authoritative Nairobi-based journalist who said: "We hear the US initially approached Uganda, which possesses the continent’s finest technical expertise on Ebola. Kampala refused, stating, 'We are too busy managing the spillover from Congo'."
If Kampala did indeed rebuff Washington, it is confounding given the Ugandan government’s long history of subservience to US interests. Yet, it might explain why conspiracy theories are thriving. Kampala likely suspects it is being internationally penalised for refusing to fall in line and serve as an Ebola "leper colony".
What is clear is how anomalous it is for a nation with minor spillover cases to be treated as the primary medical pariah.

[CHUKS 🍥 @ChuksEricE]

“I’ve been diagnosed diabetic for more than 40 years. I still manage it. What do I do? I play squash three times a week—Monday, Wednesday and Friday, whenever I’m around. I watch what I eat. Diet can be exciting; it can be pleasurable. If you eat badly, the consequence can also be bad on you. And then rest.”

-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo reveals how he has been managing diabetes for over 40 years.

[Obed Temba Tuyumvire @obedtemba]

The long-term solution to preventing future outbreaks of Ebola is evident but will not happen any time soon. Congo needs to be a different country – i.e., truly democratic and a republic, with a government that actually provides for the health and education of its people.

[Tibor Nagy @TiborPNagyJr]

My latest op-ed in @lubbockonline on the 17th Ebola outbreak in Congo. Few Americas understand the complicating factors which unfortunately make the DRC the perfect petri dish for such recurring outbreaks. Only permanent solution will be a different DRC!
https://t.co/MrR2qHcEBB

[Obed Temba Tuyumvire @obedtemba]

Ebola exists. But so does the stigma.

They held my passport for nearly 2 hours being asked whether Rwanda and Uganda are the same country because both end with “nda.”

Fight diseases with science not stereotypes and ignorance. African passport holders deserve dignity too. #ebola

[Obed Temba Tuyumvire @obedtemba]

DRC has survived more Ebola outbreaks than any country on earth. The virus isn't the only killer here. The system is failing around it.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇨🇩 A journalist walked inside an active Ebola ward in DRC's Mongbwalu and found a confirmed death, a sick adult, and a 5-year-old with uncontrolled nosebleeds all sharing the same confined space.

No food for patients, the families bring their own water, and the test results take so long that doctors can't even separate confirmed cases from suspected ones.

DRC has survived more Ebola outbreaks than any country on earth. The virus isn't the only killer here. The system is failing around it.

Source: NYT

[Amos Wekesa @wekesa_amos]

@cgtnafrica You fellows, Uganda lost one Congolese who had come for treatment!

No Ugandan has died of Ebola so far and we are good at handling Ebola outbreaks.

Right now, we are all on the streets hustling as we observe SOPs

Stop alarming the world about Uganda, we are just neighbors

[Obed Temba Tuyumvire @obedtemba]

Excellent rapport,
La victoire est certaine!

[Obed Temba Tuyumvire @obedtemba]

@IVG2909 This must be a piece of cake fir Rwanda Farmers. I am currently in Brazil, had a priviliege of visiting different corners of this massive country(Manaus, Balem, Petrolina, Sao Luiz, Brazilia, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro….) The amount of opportunities is huge.

[Rodriguez Katsuva @Katsuva_R]

#RDC bonne nouvelle : La femme arrivée à Goma avec #Ebola est guérie et a quitté l'hôpital. Elle était venue de Bunia, son mari aussi était affecté.
La gestion de cette maladie à Goma offre donc un espoir : on peut guérir de Ebola. En suivant les consignes de santé.
Merci aux ONG et hopitaux qui collaborent avec AFC/M23 pour gérer cette épidémie.

[Obed Temba Tuyumvire @obedtemba]

@visitrwanda_now

[Steve Harvey @IAmSteveHarvey]

What's the best kept secret in all of Africa? The rest of us can start planning trips.

[Obed Temba Tuyumvire @obedtemba]

Togo🙏🏾🙏🏾

[Ministère de la Sécurité - Togo @MSPC_TOGO]

LE TOGO SUPPRIME LE VISA POUR TOUS LES AFRICAINS !

Le Togo franchit une étape historique dans le renforcement de l’intégration africaine. Désormais, tous les ressortissants des États africains détenteurs d’un passeport national valide peuvent entrer sur le territoire togolais sans visa, pour un séjour allant jusqu’à 30 jours.

À travers cette réforme majeure, le Président du Conseil réaffirme sa volonté de faire du Togo un espace d’ouverture, de mobilité, d’opportunités et de coopération au cœur du continent africain.

Les voyageurs doivent toutefois effectuer leur déclaration de voyage sur la plateforme officielle https://t.co/CsFa9PI7k2 au moins 24 heures avant leur arrivée afin d’obtenir leur bordereau de voyage.
Le Togo confirme ainsi son leadership en matière d’intégration régionale et de rapprochement des peuples africains.

#Togo
#Afrique
#integration
#Libre
#panafricanism
#voyage
#cooperation

[Obed Temba Tuyumvire @obedtemba]

@ikazeventures are you from Burundi?

[Kennedy Nari Rwema @KennedyNari]

Une dame du Burundi s'adresse au président Ramaphosa d'Afrique du Sud : « Je suis du Burundi. Le président répond : « Je croyais que les gens élancés venaient du #Rwanda. Et la dame répond : « Non, nous sommes les mêmes. »

Pour ceux qui l'ignorent, les peuples qui habitent au Rwanda, au Burundi, à #Kisoro en #Ouganda, à #Masisi, à #Rutshuru, à #Nyiragongo et à #Minembwe en #RDC sont un même peuple, qui partagent la même culture et la même langue, le kinyarwanda ou encore le kirundi. Le #kirundi et le #kinyarwanda, c'est comme le français de #France et celui du Québec.
@PatrickMuyaya @DSESANGA
@MartinFayulu @ABolodjwa @wembi_steve @WilliamsRuto @TBinamungu @onduhungirehe @Luc_Gerard @PressSecRwanda @gateteviews @bbisimwa @CNangaa @BrendaMonkango @FannyKaj1 @YvesBuya1 @bola2016 @BenMbonimpa @benbabunga @BEndundo @kamba82 @kakese_leon

[Kennedy Nari Rwema @KennedyNari]

Une dame du Burundi s'adresse au président Ramaphosa d'Afrique du Sud : « Je suis du Burundi. Le président répond : « Je croyais que les gens élancés venaient du #Rwanda. Et la dame répond : « Non, nous sommes les mêmes. »

Pour ceux qui l'ignorent, les peuples qui habitent au Rwanda, au Burundi, à #Kisoro en #Ouganda, à #Masisi, à #Rutshuru, à #Nyiragongo et à #Minembwe en #RDC sont un même peuple, qui partagent la même culture et la même langue, le kinyarwanda ou encore le kirundi. Le #kirundi et le #kinyarwanda, c'est comme le français de #France et celui du Québec.
@PatrickMuyaya @DSESANGA
@MartinFayulu @ABolodjwa @wembi_steve @WilliamsRuto @TBinamungu @onduhungirehe @Luc_Gerard @PressSecRwanda @gateteviews @bbisimwa @CNangaa @BrendaMonkango @FannyKaj1 @YvesBuya1 @bola2016 @BenMbonimpa @benbabunga @BEndundo @kamba82 @kakese_leon