Rwanda

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.

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Police officers stand guards at a newly established Ebola response center in Beni Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday, Aug 10, 2018.

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Armed Assailants Light Ebola Treatment Center On Fire In Eastern DRC

WorldNews.com 28 Feb 2019

Dozens of armed militia often attack security forces and civilians in the eastern DRC, near the border with Uganda and Rwanda, where they battle between one another to control lucrative mines ... After six months of the outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri, there are still 870 confirmed patients and more than 540 deaths so it is not under control....

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U.S. Investors Demand U.S$96 Million for Loss of Rwanda Contracts

All Africa 14 Feb 2019

A group of US investors have taken Rwanda to an international court, seeking compensation of $95 million after the government seized their mining concessions, effectively denying them operating licences .......

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In year of elections, will African countries get the investor vote?

Business Day Online 13 Feb 2019

In Rwanda, because of the economic situation, mining companies will inevitably be looking for alternative financing and the government is encouraging nationals to invest in the mining sector ... Rwanda is interesting as the mining sector is one of the top priorities of the Government....

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A mining tycoon has a $1 billion plan to release China's chokehold on the global electric car race

Business Insider 02 Feb 2019

... says Brian Menell, a South African mining tycoon who has spotted an opportunity ... The firm has interests so far in a range of tin and tungsten mines in Rwanda, a nickel project in Brazil, a Canadian lithium recycling plant, and a rare earth concentrates partnership in Bundi....

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Hyperledger Kicks Off the New Year with Eight New Members

The Record 30 Jan 2019

Additionally, a detailed case study on Circulor's Hyperledger Fabric-based production system for tracing tantalum mining in Rwanda adds to growing list of resources for guiding enterprise blockchain adoption....

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Rwanda suspends mining operations at two mine concessions after accident

Independent online (SA) 22 Jan 2019

INTERNATIONAL –The Rwandan government has halted mining activities at two concessions in Rwamagana district eastern Rwanda following Monday's accident in the district that claimed 14 lives, Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) said Monday evening....

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Rwanda Mourns Deaths of 14 Miners as Official Urges More Safety Steps

Voa News 22 Jan 2019

Mine activities suspended Francis Gatare, chief executive officer of the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RBM), said in a statement that the government has temporarily shuttered Piran's local operations during an investigation. He also said the accident surprised the ......

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14 Killed After Hill Collapses on Mine

All Africa 22 Jan 2019

At least 14 people, among them seven women, were killed when a hill collapsed on a mine in eastern Rwamagana district in Rwanda, a local official said .......

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14 killed in mine accident in eastern Rwanda: official

Xinhua 21 Jan 2019

... mine accident in Mwulire sector, Rwamagana district, eastern Rwanda, district mayor Radjab Mbonyumuvunyi told Xinhua over the phone....

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Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Jan. 21

China.dot.org 21 Jan 2019

KIGALI -- Fourteen miners were killed on Monday in a cassiterite mine ... The victims, including seven males and seven females, had gone about usual duties inside the mine, when a weak cliff caved in and collapsed, trapping them underground, Mbonyumuvunyi said.(Rwanda-Mine-Accident)....

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Blockchain app for miners in Rwanda ensures the minerals in your iPhone are conflict-free

A Bit of News 17 Jan 2019

Circulor signed an agreement last year with the Rwandan government and mining association, to use its blockchain system to track raw materials extracted in Rwanda right along the supply chain, from mine to shelf ... For the small mining companies based in Rwanda, there is little impact to their workload....

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DRC miner SMB leaves responsible-sourcing scheme to join another

Business Day 08 Jan 2019

In a letter to the DRC's mines minister dated December 13, SMB said "the Societe Miniere de Bisunzu had no choice but to end its relations with ITSCI" because it could no longer pay "higher and higher costs" ... "That ITSCI does not review the traceability cost is a huge burden to all of us," Rwanda Mining Association chair Jean Malic Kalima said....

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Congo miner SMB leaves ITSCI responsible-sourcing scheme over cost

This is Money 08 Jan 2019

SMB, in a letter to the Democratic Republic of Congo's mines minister dated Dec ... However, many mining companies have said the costs of ITSCI are increasingly burdensome. "That ITSCI does not review the traceability cost is a huge burden to all of us," Rwanda Mining Association Chairman Jean Malic Kalima told Reuters....