I-Rwanda: Umhlangano olandelayo we-Commonwealth Heads of State Meeting

Njengoba ikhuphuka njengendawo eyingqayizivele yezokuvakasha e-Afrika nge-gorilla yayo kanye nokongiwa kwemvelo ngezokuvakasha okusimeme, iRwanda ibone inqubekela phambili esheshayo ebangelwe isu layo lokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha, ezokuvakasha nezokungenisa izihambi ezadonsela ukunakekelwa komhlaba wonke.

Abaholi beCommonwealth bakhethe iRwanda ukuba isingathe izinhloko zabo ezilandelayo zemihlangano kahulumeni ngo-2020, besizakala ngezikhungo ezingundunankulu zaseRwanda ezibandakanya indawo yokuhlala esezingeni eliphezulu kanye nenkonzo yomhlangano etholakala enhlokodolobha yezwe, iKigali, kusho imibiko yaseLondon.

Amahhotela amahlanu e-Star nezinye izindawo zokulala eRwanda zakhiwe ngamasudi kamongameli ukwamukela abantu abavelele.

Imibiko evela eLondon iqinisekisile ukuthi iRwanda ikhethwe njengomphathi we-CHOGM elandelayo nguNdunankulu wase-UK uTeresa May ngemuva nje kokuphela koMhlangano walo nyaka owenzeke enhlokodolobha yaseBrithani, eLondon.

ICommonwealth of Nations manje ingumphakathi wamazwe angama-54, iningi lawo okwakungamakholoni aseBrithani enabantu abahlanganisiwe ababalelwa ezigidini ezi-2.4.

IRwanda ifake isicelo sokujoyina iCommonwealth of Nations ngonyaka ka-2008 njengesizwe esingenamlando wobukoloni baseBrithani, yabe isijoyina le ngqungquthela ngo-2009 yaletha amazwe angama-54 emhlabeni jikelele.

Ukusingathwa kwengqungquthela yeCommonwealth kuwukwamukelwa okukhulu emizamweni kazwelonke eyenziwe yiRwanda yokuba yimhlangano nemihlangano eyamukelwa umhlaba wonke.

Ngonyaka we-2014, iRwanda yathuthukisa isu lemihlangano, imihlomulo, izingqungquthela kanye nemicimbi (i-MICE) elifuna ukwenza lesi sizwe sase-Afrika sibe yindawo ephezulu yezokuvakasha nezingqungquthela.

IRwanda eminyakeni edlule ibambe izingqungquthela ezinkulu zomhlaba kanye nemihlangano kubandakanya; Inhlangano Yezomnotho Yomhlaba ye-Afrika, Ingqungquthela Yobumbano lwe-Afrika, iTransform Africa, ingqungquthela ye-Africa Travel Association (ATA), phakathi kweminye imihlangano yomhlaba.

IKigali kulo nyaka kulindeleke ukuthi isingathe imihlangano eminingi esezingeni eliphezulu, kubandakanya noMhlangano woMkhandlu weFIFA wesishiyagalombili.

IDolobha laseKigali limemezele ngenyanga edlule izinhlelo zalo ezinkulu zokusebenzela ukunwetshwa kwemigwaqo yedolobha okuhlose ukusheshisa ukuhamba kwezimoto ngokuhambisana nokuba yisikhungo sengqungquthela.

IKigali Convention Centre ebiza izigidi ezingama-US $ 300 isingatha isikhungo sezingqungquthela esikhulu kunazo zonke eMpumalanga Afrika. Iqukethe ihhotela lezinkanyezi ezinhlanu elinamakamelo angama-292, ihholo lenkomfa elingamukela abantu abangu-5,500 XNUMX, amakamelo okuhlangana ambalwa, kanye nepaki lehhovisi.

Njengoba lesi sakhiwo sisekelwa ngamanye amahhotela ajwayelekile omhlaba wonke, iRwanda iyakwazi ukwamukela izivakashi ezingama-3,000 2020 zeCHOGM XNUMX, kusho imibiko yaseKigali.

IRwanda imi endaweni yabavakashi ehamba phambili futhi ekhangayo, incintisana nezindawo zase-Afrika ngokukhuphuka kwezokuvakasha.

IGorilla trekking safaris, amasiko acebile abantu baseRwanda, indawo enhle kanye nemvelo yokutshala izivakashi enobungane konke, kuhehe izivakashi kanye nezinkampani zokutshalwa kwezimali zabavakashi ezivela emhlabeni wonke ukuthi zivakashele futhi zitshale imali kule ndawo ekhulayo yase-Africa safari.

Ezokuvakasha ziyimboni echumayo eRwanda. Ithole le safari yase-Afrika engu-US $ 404 million ngo-2016 ukuqhudelana nekhofi. Enhlokodolobha yaseKigali, isikhungo esisha somhlangano sesikhathi esizayo siyingxenye yohlelo lukahulumeni lokubeka leli dolobha elisenkabeni yenkundla libe yindawo enkulu yamabhizinisi.

Ngesikhathi bebuya "emuva" okwakwenziwe yiNdlovukazi eWindsor Castle ngoLwesihlanu, abaholi bakhiphe isitatimende beqinisekisa lezi zindaba, ebezivele ekuqaleni kosuku.

“Siyalibona iqhaza leNdlovukazi ekuqhakambiseni iCommonwealth nabantu bayo. Inhloko elandelayo yeCommonwealth kuzoba yiNdlovukazi yaseRoyal Highness, uCharles Charles, iNkosana yase Wales, ”kusho bona.

Indima akuyona ifa, kepha iNdlovukazi, ehlanganisa iminyaka engu-92 ngoMgqibelo, isebenzise izinhloko zohulumeni baseCommonwealth (Chogm) eLondon ukusho ukuthi "kuyisifiso sayo esiqotho" ukuphumelela indodana yayo.

Ngemuva kokuthi iNdlovukazi yazise izifiso zayo, bekungeke kube nethemba elincane labaholi abangama-53 beCommonwealth kanye nongqongqoshe bezangaphandle, abahlangane eBuckingham Palace ngoLwesine, bengavumi uhlelo.

Ebuzwa engqungqutheleni yabezindaba yokuvala ingqungquthela ukuthi ngabe bakhona yini abaholi abazwakalise ukungahambisani nalokhu, uTheresa May ugcizelele ukuthi lesi sinqumo besivumelwane ngazwilinye.

“IRoyal Highness yakhe ibingumlandeli oziqhenyayo weCommonwealth iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amane futhi ukhulume ngothando olukhulu ngokuhlukahluka okuhlukile kwenhlangano. Futhi kuyafaneleka ukuthi, ngelinye ilanga, aqhubeke nomsebenzi kanina, uHlanga Lomkhulu, ”kusho yena.

Ekhuluma kulokho okungenzeka ukuthi ingqungquthela yakhe yokugcina yaseChogm - akasahambi amabanga amade futhi akusikho ukuthi kufanele abuyele e-UK iminyaka ethile - iSilo sathi: “Kuyisifiso sami esiqotho ukuthi iCommonwealth izoqhubeka nokuletha uzinzo nokuqhubeka ezizukulwaneni ezizayo, futhi sizothatha isinqumo sokuthi ngelinye ilanga iNkosana yaseWales iqhubeke nomsebenzi obalulekile owaqalwa ubaba ngo-1949. ”

Kulesi sitatimende, esikhishwe esithangamini nabezindaba eLancaster House, abaholi bagqamise "umbono oyingqayizivele" weCommonwealth kanye "nendlela yokuvumelana".

Umthombo: - The Guardian International Edition