The economy of Rwanda

* The main crop (in the hands of Hutu):
about the needs of their own: cassava, bataty, sorghum, corn, bananas, potatoes, peanuts
export of coffee (more than 60% of the value of exports), tea (more than 20%), tobacco, wood chinowe, złocień Dalmatian, cotton
* Breeding (in the hands of Tutsi): cattle, goats, sheep, poultry.
* Imports: machinery, vehicles, fuel, food – mainly from Belgium (19.4%), Kenya (16.6%) and Germany (11.1%).
* Media Natural small mining tin ore, tungsten, beryllium, kolumbitu and gold, on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) a significant natural gas resources.
* Industry: underdeveloped, focused mainly in Kigali – food, chemical, textile, leather, construction materials. Production of electricity (179 GW h in 1991) comes almost entirely from hydropower.
* Transport: mainly car, the lack of railways. Lake Kivu on the inland waterways. In Kigali airport, international transport through the port of Mombasie;
* Science: 50% illiterate. In Butare are university and higher technical school, in addition to the work in the country of 3 research institutes, funded by UNESCO (Institute of Geological Exploration and Mining was founded in 1962, the Institute of Scientific and Technical Research was founded in 1989 and the Institute for Agricultural Sciences was founded in 1962) .

Computers

* World Animal observed mainly in nature reserves and national parks. The biggest is the Akagera National Park, located on a large, sawannowym area along the river Kagery, near the border with Tanzania. There is in this park, a large variety of animals. Here you can meet impala herd of antelope, zebras, lions, gazelles, buffaloes. Numerous jeziorkach Pławie In a seemingly ociężałe, but dangerous hippopotami. The landscape of the park and its surroundings urozmaicają also waterfalls. You’ll want to move the car only field in the dry season in rainy season because most land routes can be impassable.

Virunga Mountains are known for, that they represent the last mountain gorilla habitat. The lives of these powerful primates monkeys has been the subject of research Dian Fossey, who spent 18 years on their observations. It has built in the Virunga mountains Karisoke research center, was murdered in December 1985. Killers have never been detected, it is common knowledge, however, that the researcher had many enemies among kłusowników involved in hunting for the gorilla.

* Sawannowa mostly vegetation. Apart from the Virunga massif porośniętego rainy tropical forest and, above 2500 m, a rich Afro-alpine vegetation (including Bamboos, heaths, lobelia column).

Legislative

From 1994 to 2003 Rwanda had a transitional parliament with only one chamber and 70 seats. Founded on 12 December 1994 by an agreement of several parties. The members were selected by the agreements of Arusha determined.

Since the 2003 elections, the parliament in Rwanda consists of two chambers: the Chamber of Deputies with 80 seats and the Senate with 26 seats.

The seats of the Chamber of Deputies are as follows: 53 deputies are directly by the people in a secret ballot; 24 women are chosen: two for each province and the city of Kigali, 2 members are appointed by the National Youth Council elected a member is elected by the Disabled Association ‘Federation of the Association of the Disabled. ” The Parliament has 48.8% currently (2007) the highest proportion of women among the parliamentary lower houses worldwide.

The seats in the Senate composed as follows: 12 senators are indirectly elected, one from each province and the city of Kigali, eight senators will be used by the president, four senators are determined by the Forum of Political organizations “, a senator is elected from the ranks The lecturers and researchers at state universities and colleges, and a senator from the ranks of lecturers and researchers from universities and private colleges.

Post-Independence

Gregoire Kayibanda, founder of PARMEHUTU (and a Hutu) was the first president (from 1962 to 1973), followed by Juvenal Habyarimana (who was president from 1973 to 1994). The latter, also a Hutu (from the northwest of Rwanda), took power from Kayibanda in a 1973 coup, claiming the government to have been ineffective and riddled with favoritism. He installed his own political party into government. This occurred partially as a reaction to the Burundi genocide of 1972, with the resultant wave of Hutu refugees and subsequent social unrest. Rwanda enjoyed relative economic prosperity during the early part of his regime.

Giseny

Welcome to the Costa del Kivu! Gisenyi is a ritzy resort town for rich Rwandans and resident foreigners. The views over Lake Kivu and Nyiragongo to the northwest are magnificent, though be warned that the volcano blew its top in early 2002, consuming much of neighbouring Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Gisenyi is a secluded retreat for the country’s well-to-do, which means that most of the action centres on the town’s posh hotels and restaurants. If you’re looking for something to do however, you can check out the Primus Brewery, about 7km (4.3mi) out of town along a stunning coastal road. Swimming and sunbathing on the area’s lovely beaches is also a nice way to spend the day, though be sure to ask locals before plunging in, owing to dangerous pockets of volcanic gases.

Weather

Unless you literally want to soak up the atmosphere, the only time that is not ideal for visiting Rwanda is when the long rains descend from mid-March to mid-May.

There are four discernible seasons: the long rains from mid-March to mid-May; the long dry from mid-May to mid-October; the short rains from mid-October to mid-December; and the short dry from mid-December to mid-March. At medium altitudes, temperatures are consistent with little seasonal change for most of the year.

The average daytime temperature is 24°C (75°F), except in the mountainous regions where the daytime range is kept down by the altitude to between 12°C (54°F) and 15°C (59°F). Rainfall is moderate but frequent between September and June. It rains more frequently and heavily in the northeast, where the volcanoes are blanketed by rainforest.

Kigali

Kigali, population 851,024 (2005), is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is situated in the centre of the nation, and has been the economic, cultural, and transport hub of Rwanda since it became capital at independence in 1962. The main home and offices of the Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, are located in the city, as are the government ministries. The city is coterminous with the province of Kigali City, which was enlarged in January 2006 as part of local government reorganisation in the country.

The Republic of Rwanda

The Republic of Rwanda (pronounced /ruːˈændə/ or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English, IPA: [ɾwanda] or [ɾɡwanda] in Kinyarwanda) is a small landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of east-central Africa, bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. Home to approximately 9 million people, Rwanda supports the densest population in continental Africa, with most of the population engaged in subsistence agriculture. A verdant country of fertile and hilly terrain, the small republic bears the title “Land of a Thousand Hills” (French: Pays des Mille Collines [pe.i de mil kɔ.lin]; Kinyarwanda: Igihugu cy’Imisozi Igihumbi).

The country has garnered international attention most markedly for the infamous Rwandan Genocide of 1994. Rwanda has applied to become a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and a decision on its application is expected in 2009