Rwanda (/ruːˈɑːndə/ or /ruːˈændə/ (listen); Kinyarwanda:U Rwanda[u.ɾɡwanda]), officially the Republic of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda:Repubulika y'u Rwanda; French:République du Rwanda), is a sovereign state in central and east Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda is in the African Great Lakes region and is highly elevated; its geography dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the east, with numerous lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate to subtropical, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year.
What are the hidden costs of the EU-Rwanda supply deal? ...The DRC, the UN and Western countries have said Rwanda is supporting the group in a bid to control mines and mineral resources. Rwanda has denied the allegations.
Migrants living in Dublin's tent city today thanked Rishi Sunak for refusing to allow them back to Britain - because they 'don't want to go to Rwanda' ...Otumba, in his 40s, is living in a tent in Dublin after hearing that the UK passed the Rwanda Bill.
Tories have dismissed the prospect of the UK taking back migrants who cross into Ireland to avoid being deported to Rwanda... 'They may start to understand why we think Rwanda is a good idea,' he said ... 'So I think it's a fair comment of mine.
Downing Street on Friday rebuffed claims the Rwanda plan was already influencing movements into Ireland, saying it was too early to jump to conclusions on its impact ... “So I think it’s a fair comment of mine.
British Prime MinisterRishi Sunak said claims the Rwanda plan is causing an influx of migrants into Ireland show its deterrent effect is working ... "So I think it’s a fair comment of mine.
Conflict has arisen over the control of illicit trade in tin and gold as well as in coltan and tantalum — widely used in cell phones and computers — all mined in the DRC before being smuggled out through neighbouring Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi.
***Money is not a client of any investment adviser featured on this page ... and U.K ... Tin prices are being bolstered by outbreaks of violence in areas critically important to the mining of its ore in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda ... .
He indicates that, “More than 250 local and 14 foreign armed groups are fighting for territory, mines, or other resources in the DRC’s five easternmost provinces.” Troops from Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi are present.
...Rwanda ... Is Kagame’s plan to force the DRC government into a power-sharing agreement? That would give Rwanda access to and control of critical Congolese mines and business networks in North Kivu.
“Ivory Coast, DRC and Rwanda – The robust expansion in these nations is attributed to an increase in infrastructure investment, continuous development in tourism, good performance of the mining ...
The unelected House of Lords has yet again blocked the Rwanda deportation scheme on the day a record number of migrants crossed the Channel...It's now two years since the Rwanda plan was unveiled.
Josep Borrell, the European Union’s top diplomat, says the 27-member bloc has condemned offensives by the Rwanda-based M23 group as well as those executed by “other armed groups in eastern DRC”.