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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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Rutsiro Residents Cautioned Against Illegal Mining

All Africa 23 May 2019

Residents of Rutsiro District were on Wednesday sensitized against environment-related crimes, especially illegal mining, in a campaign organised by Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) .......

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50 die, 41 injured in mining accidents in Rwanda so far this year: official

Xinhua 21 May 2019

KIGALI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Fifty people have been killed and 41 others injured in mining accidents this year in Rwanda, an official said on Tuesday....

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Rwanda: Miners Appeal for Minimum Wage

All Africa 06 May 2019

Despite the mining sector being one of the top foreign exchange revenue earners for Rwanda,mine workers have complained about poor working conditions and low wages .......

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Rwanda partners private firm for conservation and tourism program

Xinhua 27 Apr 2019

KIGALI, April 27 (Xinhua) -- The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has signed a 25-year concession with a private company for the development of a conservation and tourism program in Gishwati-Mukura National Park in western Rwanda ... As Rwanda's ......

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Drone pilot training set to take off

The Hindu 10 Apr 2019

While Cyient will provide the training tools, TSAA will provide the training services and infrastructure to conduct the programmes ... Eighteen companies are participating in a project related to use of drones in mining areas and the State is also in discussion with a company that transported blood to hospitals using drones in Rwanda, Africa ... .......

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Sierra Leone Business: Salone services sector growth declined in 2018

Awoko 01 Apr 2019

Ghana and Nigeria benefited from recovering oil prices and higher oil production ... Growth is projected to reach 2.7 per cent in 2019 ... Industry and services have been expanding in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania, and the mining sector has been strong in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Rwanda and Uganda ... By Zainab Iyamide Joaque....

photo: AP / Al-hadji Kudra Maliro

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 ......