New envoys present credentials

URUGWIRO VILLAGE - Two new ambassadors yesterday presented their credentials to President Paul Kagame at Urugwiro Village.The two envoys, Elmar Timpe of Germany and Oded Ben-Haim of Israel will now represent their respective countries in Rwanda, with the former’s seat in Kigali while the latter will be based in Addis Ababa.Timpe’s appointment as the new German Ambassador to Rwanda was approved by the Cabinet in May.He replaces Christian Clages who was sent home by the Government of Rwanda last year following the arrest in Germany of the Director State Protocol, Rose Kabuye.Timpe’s appointment is seen as a sign that the two countries have fully restored bilateral relations that were affected by Kabuye’s arrest.