Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa’s Business and Philanthropic Legacy Will Outlive His Detractors Over the last 40 years, Rwandan businessman Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa built one of Africa’s most successful Tobacco companies. He is the founder and controlling shareholder of Pan African Tobacco Group (PTG), the continent’s largest indigenous manufacturer of tobacco products. PTG, which manufactures in a dozen African countries and trades across the continent, is the most formidable competitor to the international tobacco giants, Altria and British American Tobacco in Africa. Ayabatwa’s profile today in African business and philanthropy might be intimidating, but his early beginnings were anything but. After his…
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The Rwanda government now claims that Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa and his associates embezzled US$458,058 in 2011 from the Union Trade Centre (UTC) which the same government seized in 2013, and auctioned off in 2017. This is a futile face-saving maneuver after the East Court of Justice determined in 2020 that the government seizure and the auctioning off UTC were illegal. Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa Continues To Be Illegally Prosecuted By The Rwandan Government The UTC case dates back to 2013 when the Rwanda government seized the US$20 million shopping mall from Ayabatwa. To justify its seizure, the government claimed that UTC…
The latest round of defamatory attacks on Ayabatwa began with baseless allegations in a report sponsored by an organization called the Counter Extremism Project. Authored by Sir Ivor Roberts, the report portrays Ayabatwa as a man deeply engaged in all manner of illegal activities across the East African region and beyond. Then, the New Times, a newspaper owned by the Rwandan ruling party recycled the defamatory rhetoric. In light of his claim that his document is a credible tool for informing global decision-makers, Roberts’ report is a spectacular scandal. Sir Ivor Roberts Won’t Intimidate Tribert Rujugiro Ayabatwa ‘The Report titled…
Anthony William Coviello, The Medical Medium Anthony William Coviello is also known as the Medical Medium or simply Anthony William. He’s an actual medium that is the self-professed creator of the celery juice craze as well as originating the idea of using lemon juice in water for a morning detox. The author of many books and offers advice on forums like Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop and also on his own website. William also claimed that many ailments including cancer are triggered by the Epstein-Barr virus. Critics claim that William is practicing unlicensed medicine. He has also been accused of improperly soliciting…
William Wrigley Jr, a Great American Entrepreneur William Wrigley (1861 to 1932) is known as the father of chewing gum. He brought it to the world by transforming a small soap-selling business into the leading global chewing gum manufacturer. William Wrigley Jr. was born on October 30, 1861 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to William and Mary A. Ladley, second-generation Americans. The Wrigley lineage stretches back to Saddleworth, a manufacturing town to the north of Yorkshire in the UK. Edmund Wrigley, William’s grandfather, was a woolen manufacturer, and his father went on to find great success making soap. By 1870, William Sr.…
Will you be able to survive an economic depression? It seems the coronavirus may be leading us there. While things do look bleak now, it’s only a matter of time until humanity overcomes this challenge. The economic fallout, however, can’t be denied. Nevertheless, we have to do what we can to get through this time of economic downturn. It’s not like this is unprecedented. Depressions have taken place throughout recorded history – from the banking panic of the Gilded Age to the Great Depression of 1929, etc. Based on the lessons we have learned from history, here are 10 tips…
From some of the sexiest women in the world, come the sexiest men in the world. That’s right, Italian women have spoken and decided to crown Leonardo DiCaprio, Scott Disick, and Jason Statham as the three sexiest men alive. We applaud their excellent taste. Each of the top three is famous all over the world, melting the hearts of women everywhere, so it’s great to see such a high standard being named as Italy’s top three. Three very different guys, each with their own unique appeal, it’s easy to see why they made the top of the list. Let’s take…