{"id":12831,"date":"2022-08-29T11:19:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T15:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=12831"},"modified":"2022-08-29T15:55:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T19:55:25","slug":"geography-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=12831","title":{"rendered":"Geography: Rwanda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Geography Now! RWANDA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_MbzQNFC2kA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since one at church is from Rwanda, I figure I would look it up. What's the connection with people there having French name and such.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>East Africa, bounded by land: Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi &amp; DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Size of Haiti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11 Million population. Top 3 least corrupt countries in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Language: English, French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda (national language)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>99% Bantu people (Banyarwanda): Hutu tribe - used to be from servant class (83%) = Farmers, Tutsi tribe (15%) = cattle owners, Twa (1%) = forests people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capital: Kigali (1 mil ppl). Best economic\/business place in Africa since 2000 (Vision 2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5 Intara (provinces): North, South, East, West &amp; Kigali: all Intara main roads lead to Kigali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Famous lakes: Lake Kivu (West), Lake Ihema (East)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commonwealth of Nations but never colonized by British.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vision 2020:<\/strong><br>-Imidugudu: housing for returning exiles\/rural people<br>-Gacaca: Traditional communal justice system<br>-Umuganda: Annual day of clean up by volunteers<br>-1st &amp; 3rd Sunday: Car-free day, free check ups, free concerts.<br>-Cleanest City in Africa: no plastic bags.<br>-Girinka (One cow per family policy) in 2006 - First female calf born must be given to another family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sites:<\/strong><br>-Hotel de mille Colines (Movie: Hotel Rwanda a true story)<br>-Cultural Heritage Quarter<br>-Iby'Iwacu Cultural Village<br>-Ntrama Church<br>-Congo Nile Trail<br>-Pfunda Tea Factory<br>-Kuruhimbi Milk Bar<br>-Beaches of Lake Kivu<br>-Ruhengeri &amp; Gisenyi<br>-Volcanoes National Park<br>-Gorillas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Animal: Leopard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Geology:<\/strong> \"Land of a thousand hills\"<br>- on East African Rift, partially geothermal: both active and dormant volcanoes.<br>-Albertine Rift (Lake Kivu): Methane<br>-National Parks: Volcanoes (West), Akagera (East), Nyungwe Forest (South)<br>-Mt. Karisimbi, tallest of the country (North), dormant volcano.<br>-Between two basins: Congo &amp; Nile Basins<br>-Kagera River borders Tanzania<br>-Hot springs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Food:<\/strong> (less meat, mostly veg. and carbs)<br>-Coffee<br>-Ugali\/Ubugali (mashed maze)<br>-Amateke (Boiled roots like Cassava)<br>-Ibihaza (Pumpkin and beans)<br>-Inkinyiga (Crushed nut paste)<br>-Imizuzu (Cooked plantains)<br>-Isombe (Stewed cassava leaves)<br>-Nile Tilapia by Lake Kivu<br>-Disputable national dish: Ibitoki (fried bananas)<br>-Urwagwa (Banana wine)<br>-Milk (most popular)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Traditions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gusaba (Cow dowry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Religions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roman Catholic (49.5%), Protestants (39.4%), Muslims (1.8%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crafts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agaseke (Peace bastket), Imigongo (cow dung art), Amasunzu hair style, Intore dance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>History:<\/strong><br>1960s: Exiled to Uganda due to revolution, 30 years later, came back with Uganda English language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rwanda Genocide (1994): <\/strong>In the 50s, Hutu killing Tutsi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April 7th = Genocide Memorial Day<br>July 4th = Liberation Day: Kwibohora. On this day in 1994 the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) secured the capital of Kigali and ended the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Famous Tutsi King: Rugaznu.<br>First European visit: John Hanning (British).<br>Other nations involvement: Germans, Belgians<br>Rwanda + Burundi = Rwanda Urundi joining<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Kagame - current president, unlimited terms.<br>Miss France 2000 half Rwandan: Sonia Rolland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Friends:<\/strong><br>Belgium in Europe. Belgium's most spoken language is French, then Dutch &amp; German.<br>USA (medical supplies: ie. AIDS) &amp; China (loans): heavy investors<br>2007: China canceled $160 millions Rwandan debt.<br>Closer friends: Swahili cousins: Kenya &amp; Tanzania<br>Best friends: Uganda (sheltering refugees), Congo (refugees), Burundi (closest, similar culture and history)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since one at church is from Rwanda, I figure I would look it up. What's the connection with people there having French name and such. 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