According to archives from Catholic literature, Mapeera Church was built on the spot in Kigungu, where the two French missionaries of Fr. Siméon Lourdel, also known as Mapeera and Brother Amans Delmas, arrived in the country on 17 February 1879.
The two-day conference taking place from November 7-8, 2024, themed Rebuilding Trust in Media in Times of AI, is meant to dialogue about public accountability, elections, AI, citizens' voices, and women in media.
According to the World Health Organization, the virus is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and by aerosol droplets (usually children), and there is no cure for polio, but it can only be prevented by immunization.