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Rwanda
[ roo-ahn-duh ]
noun
- a republic in central Africa, E of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly comprising the N part of the Belgian trust territory of Ruanda-Urundi; became independent 1962. 10,169 sq. mi. (26,338 sq. km). : Kigali.
Rwanda
/ °ùʊˈæ²Ô»åÉ™ /
noun
- a republic in central Africa: part of German East Africa from 1899 until 1917, when Belgium took over the administration; became a republic in 1961 after a Hutu revolt against the Tutsi (1959); fighting between the ethnic groups broke out repeatedly after independence, culminating in the genocide of Tutsis by Hutus in 1994. Official languages: Kinyarwanda, English, French, and Swahili. Religion: Roman Catholic, African Protestant, Muslim, and animist. Currency: Rwanda franc. Capital: Kigali. Pop: 12 012 589 (2013 est). Area: 26 338 sq km (10 169 sq miles) Former name (until 1962)Ruanda
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- ¸é·É²¹²Ôd²¹²Ô adjective noun
Example Sentences
Boulos, father-in-law to President Donald Trump's daughter, Tiffany, is expected to arrive in Kinshasa on Thursday on a trip that will also take him to Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda.
He said Labour's decision to scrap the Tories' Rwanda deportation scheme shortly after entering office meant there would be no "deterrent" to stop people trying to enter the UK without permission.
Rwanda has been widely accused of stoking the fighting in the mineral-rich region and Beijing, which has close relations with both DR Congo and Rwanda, has in recent weeks joined the criticism.
Burundi's president has told the BBC he has seen "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to attack his country.
He previously scrapped a Conservative scheme to send migrants who had arrived in small boats to Rwanda to have their asylum claims processed there.
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