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Huge Gas Deposits Found In Tanzania  Dar es Salaam. The government has started working on strategies to prepare Tanzania’s economy to accommodate huge investments in the natural gas sector in anticipation of major commercial discoveries in the next five years.
The imminent commercial discoveries, whose quantity is yet to be determined, will result into “multi-billion dollar foreign direct investments,” which would add significant revenue flows to the government coffers, as well as take a big part of the country’s export volumes, the facts that will, in pure technical terms, make Tanzania a “gas economy” said the minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Mustafa Mkulo in a letter he sent to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) last month.
Tanzania EAC states urged to respect human rights  As the fourth meeting of the East African Community's (EAC) Forum of National Human Rights Commissions closed in Nairobi, Kenya, last weekend delegates have appealed to member states to respect human rights in order to foster the region's social, economic and political development.Whereas the first EAC Plan of Action on Promotion and Protection of Human Rights was adopted in 2008 for a period of three years, the Nairobi meeting observed that most activities and programmers stipulated in the Action Plan had not been implemented due to various reasons. Mugesera arrives in Kigali after being deported from Canada  KIGALI, Jan 25 – A Rwandan sought by Kigali in connection with the 1994 genocide and deported by Canada after a long legal battle arrived late Tuesday night in the Rwandan capital.
Leon Mugesera, a linguist who had lived in Canada since 1993, is wanted by the Rwandan authorities for alleged incitement to genocide in a speech he delivered two years before the 1994 genocide that claimed the lives of 800,000 people, mainly minority Tutsis.The former politician, wearing a coat and ties, emerged handcuffed from a special flight after it landed in Kigali. Katiba test for Kibaki as ICC set to charge 4  Nairobi. The International Criminal Court ruling on presidential contenders Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto and two others is likely to pose a major headache for Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki in the light of provisions in the country’s new constitution.While the ICC has said that the four accused can proceed with their lives as usual as they await the outcome of the impending trial, Kenyan new law demands that anyone facing criminal charges must step down until their matter is resolved.Yesterday’s ruling especially jeopardises the position of Mr Kenyatta, who is the country’s deputy prime minister and also minister for Finance. The minister also aspires to contest the president in elections to be held later this year.Mr Kenyatta is one of four suspects who had their charges confirmed by the court, which is based in the Dutch city of the Hague. Others are civil service head Francis Muthaura and Kass FM radio presenter Joshua Sang.Yesterday, President Kibaki ordered Attorney General Githu Muigai to constitute a team of legal experts to advise the government on the way forward. Kagame says its time for Arsene Wenger and Arsenal to part ways  Arsene Wenger faces a barrage of criticism for Arsenal's poor performances in 2012, but now people in high places want him out. Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, has called on the longtime Arsenal manager to give up the job he's held for 15 years, according to AFP.Kagame, a noted Arsenal fan, did so on Twitter in an exchance with with Kenyan journalist Philip Etale. He thinks Arsenal's trophy drought, which is nearing seven years, has allowed mediocrity to set in at the club.
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