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.
Boulos, speaking at an online news conference following his visit to Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya, said boosting the US private sector investment in Congo, particularly in mining, is a shared goal to enhance both countries' prosperity.
In recent months, the M23 rebels — which are allegedly backed by the Rwanda government — have taken several key areas of eastern Congo, including Goma, an important logistical hub city for mining in the region.
DR Congo tin mine to resume operations after suspension. Operations at Bisie the world's third most productive tin mine were halted in mid-March as Rwanda-backed M23 fighters advanced westward in restive North Kivu province.
Rwanda began a ...The European Union has sanctioned three senior Rwandan military officials and the head of Rwanda’s state mining agency over the M23 rebel group at the center of the Congo conflict.