Rwanda is a Central African country. Located in the African Great Lakes region, very close to the equator, with an area of 26 338 km2. It borders Uganda in the…
Economy Economy overview: Rwanda is an agrarian country, with approximately 90% of the population providing their livelihood through agriculture (mostly subsistence). The population density is the highest among African countries;…
In the center of the Great Lakes region, Rwanda was devastated by a bloody civil war which in 1994 sharply awakened the attention of world public opinion. The then secretary…
Warriors and other serious armed conflicts are today mainly civil wars or other internal conflicts. The typical war between states – as we have known it for hundreds of years…
This year’s project country, Rwanda – a country in central-eastern Africa – has about 11 million inhabitants. The country is the size of Hedmark county and is one of the…
4: Young in Rwanda Being young in Rwanda presents challenges. Many lost their parents at a young age, either in the genocide, or as a result of diseases such as…
Who are the Hutu and the Tutsi? The first inhabitants of Rwanda were probably the Twa. These lived as hunters and gatherers. From around the 8th century, the Bantu people…