Rwanda is a landlocked country, located south of the Equator in
east-central Africa, bordering Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of
Congo, Burundi and Uganda. Its capital, located in the centre of
the country, is Kigali and the local currency is the Rwandan Franc,
issued by the National Bank of Rwanda.
The last two decades have been ones of reconstruction and
reconciliation, following the troubled 90s that left the country
scarred by civil war and the 1994 genocide, in which more than
800,000 civilians were tragically killed.
Almost 30 years later, Rwanda still struggles to heal and
rebuild, however, it is showing signs of steady recovery.
Even after the turn of the millennium, the country had
insufficient access to energy, particularly in rural areas, and to
this day still requires significant investment in its
infrastructure if it is to achieve socioeconomic development.
