Currennt Context : Paul Kagame was sworn for another five-year term as Rwanda’s president after winning a landslide election victory.

• He is a former commander of the rebel armed force Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), which ended Rwanda’s genocide in 1994, won over 99% of votes in the election.

ABOUT RWANDA

• Rwanda is a landlocked country Located in East-Central Africa
• Bordered by Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, Burundi to the south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
• It is known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills,
• Rivers : Nyabarongo and the Akagera.
• Lake Kivu is one of the Great Lakes of Africa and is shared with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Currency : Rwandan Franc (RWF)