Rwanda (Capital:Kigali)
Rwanda withdrew itself from the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).
- ECCAS is an organisation for promotion and of regional economic co-operation in Central Africa.
Political Features:
- It is a landlocked country lying south of the Equator in east-central Africa.
- Land Boundaries: Uganda (North), Tanzania (East), Burundi (South), and to Democratic Republic of the Congo (West).
Geographical Features:
- Lake Kivu, one of the Great Lakes of East Africa, lies between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Primary mineral resources: tin (cassiterite) and tungsten (wolfram).
- Major ethnic groups in Rwanda are Hutu and Tutsi.
- Rift Valley: The eastern region of Rwanda is part of the Great Rift Valley, which is a tectonic feature stretching across eastern Africa.