Rwanda

Currency: Rwandan franc (RWF)

Timezone: Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Rwanda is located in east-central Africa, sharing its border with Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With a population of approximately 13 million, it is one of the smallest countries in Africa. The major ethnic groups are the Hutu, the Tutsi, and the Twa, and the official languages of the country are English, French, Swahili, and Kinyarwanda.

The country has a temperate climate with two rainy seasons, and due to its terrain, it is popularly referred to as “the land of thousand hills” because of its numerous mountains, hills, valleys, and wildlife. Rwanda operates a presidential republic system of government and is administratively divided into four provinces and the City of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The economy is largely agrarian, with agriculture accounting for over 60 percent of foreign exports. The country’s major sources of foreign exchange come from Tourism, Coffee, and Tea. The major challenge besetting the country is overpopulation; it is the most densely populated country in Africa. Overpopulation has created the scarcity of fertile land, which is required for agricultural purposes, giving rise to ethnic land tensions.

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Order Establishing Irrigation Water Users Associations in Irrigation Schemes

Ministry of Environment,Rwanda Environment Management Authority,Rwanda Water Resources Board, Rwanda

“The Order serves water users in an irrigation scheme built on the public and private domains of the Government as well as schemes built on land that the Government has given out on lease. It...

Rwanda • 2011 • Utilities

Instructions on Rice Processing and Industry

Ministry of Trade and Industry, Rwanda

This represents the minister of trade and industry’s instructions on rice processing and trading. The instructions center on establishing the rice supply chain, including rice traders, processors, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers. It also address issues...

Rwanda • 2011 • Trade, Industry, and Investment

Law Establishing Rwanda Energy, Water, and Sanitation Authority (EWSA)

Ministry of Environment and Land, Rwanda

The law establishes the Rwanda energy, water, and sanitation authority (EWSA) as a public institution with legal personality, and financial and administrative autonomy. The authority is charged with implementation of government policies relating to energy,...

Rwanda • 2011 • Environment and Climate Change

Order on Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs (MIDMAR)

Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affairs, Rwanda

The ministerial order determines the mission, functions, organizational structure, and job positions of the Ministry of disaster management and refugee affairs (MIDMAR). The ministry shall take charge of all affairs relating to disaster management and...

Rwanda • 2011 • Gender and Human Rights

Regulations on Fighting Smuggling in Mineral Trading

Ministry of Forestry and Mines, Rwanda

The regulation stipulates that buying and selling of mineras shall be subject to commercial registration. It sets out other stipulations surrounding exportation of minerals, transportation, fradulent importation, and running a mineral trade center.

Rwanda • 2011 • Trade, Industry, and Investment

Order on Rwanda Agricultural Board's Organization Structure and Job Positions

Ministry of Public Service and Labour, Rwanda

The Prime Minister’s order determines the organizational structure and summary of job positions of the Rwanda agricultural board. The ministries of agriculture and natural resources, public service and labour, and finance and economic planning are...

Rwanda • 2011 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Order on Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources

Ministry of Public Service and Labour, Rwanda

The Prime Minister’s order determines the mission, functions, organizational structure, and summary of job positions of the ministry of agriculture and animal resources. The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources shall have the mission of...

Rwanda • 2011 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Law Establishing Rwanda Natural Resources Authority (RNRA)

Ministry of National Resources, Rwanda

The law sets out to establish the Rwanda natural resources authority (RNRA) as public institution governed under the public institutions law. The authority shall enjoy financial and administrative autonomy, as well as legal personality. The...

Rwanda • 2011 • Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Order on Procedure to Obtain a Freehold Land Title

Ministry of National Resources, Rwanda

The order covers lands related to; residential, industrial, economic and commercial, social and cultural, and scientific facilities as provided for in the organic law of 2005 determining the use and management of land in Rwanda....

Rwanda • 2011 • Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Order on Rwanda Natural Resources Authority

Ministry of National Resources, Rwanda

The Prime Minister’s order determines the organizational structure and summary of job positions of the Rwanda natural resources authority. The ministries of public service and labour, natural resources, and finance and economic development are charged...

Rwanda • 2011 • Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Law Governing Human Habitation in Rwanda

Ministry of Environment and Land, Rwanda

The law organizes the method of occupation and construction on land intended for housing. Prominent among the provisions is; human settlements, habitation and settlement operations, construction of residential houses, and other transitional provisions.

Rwanda • 2011 • Land, Housing, and Natural Resources

Green Growth and Climate Resilience

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Rwanda

This highlights the national strategy for climate change and low carbon development.It recognises the vulnerable state of the country as regards effects of climate change, due to to its reliance on rain for agricultural activities....

Rwanda • 2011 • Environment and Climate Change

National Policy for Water resources Management

Ministry of National Resources, Rwanda

The policy highlights the resolve of the government to strengthen the water resources management sub-sector. This is based on the strategic nature of water resources as the most important of the natural resources in Rwanda....

Rwanda • 2011 • Utilities

Water Resources Management Sub-Sector Strategic Plan (2011-2015)

Ministry of National Resources, Rwanda

The goal of the 5year strategic plan is to equitably harness Rwanda’s water resources, as a precursor to achieving its environmental commitments, as enshrined in national policies like the vision 2020 and the EDPRS. The...

Rwanda • 2011 • Utilities

Rwanda Biodiversity Policy

Ministry of National Resources, Rwanda

This serves as a coordinating and coherent strategy for addressing key issues as it relates to Rwanda’s biodiversity. The policy is developed to serve as the implementation framework for attaining the environmental targets and objectives...

Rwanda • 2011 • Forestry and Wildlife

National Social Protection Strategy

Local Government, Rwanda

The strategy notes that despite the efforts and interventions of the government, a significant proportion of the population still lives in abject poverty, or are vulnerable to poverty. The strategy sets out interventions across 2...

Rwanda • 2011 • National Development

Early Childhood Development Policy

Ministry of Education, Rwanda

The policy rightly points out that the future development of a child and the quality of life heavily depends on good parenting, especially during the first months of life. The early chidhood development policy thus...

Rwanda • 2011 • Education

National Strategic Plan for Family Promotion (2011-2015)

Ministry of Family Promotion and Gender, Rwanda

The 1994 genocidal activities against the tutsis has destroyed the social fabrics of the Rwandan people, leaving children without the necessary family love and affection they need. Widows and orphans have also been forced to...

Rwanda • 2011 • National Development