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Touring Gisenyi in Rwanda

Gisenyi in the region of Southern Province is located in Rwanda - some 13 mi or ( 20 km ) West of Kigali , the country's capital city .

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Time in Gisenyi is now 01:26 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Kigali " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mwanza, Musoma, Kigoma, Rwamagana, and Nkoma. Being here already, consider visiting Mwanza . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Gisenyi ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Trash Ball - Rwanda Orphaned Street Kids Turned Soccer Stars

2:34 min by MindshiftMediaOnline
Views: 2483 Rating: 4.75

"Trash Ball", A Story of Faith and Hope, From the Streets to the Stadium. This film follows the journey of 7 street kid's living on the street's of Kibuye, Rwanda for the past 10+ years. The Peace Pla ..

Rwanda - A saturday in Kigali - 2011

10:12 min by kinetle
Views: 2383 Rating: 4.43

Visit to my homeland in 2011 - Rwanda Visite à mon pays natale en 2011 - Rwanda Bezoek aan mijn geboorteland in 2011 - Rwanda ..


Best Photos near Rwanda - Incl. Gorilla 8, Boys At The Market, Lake Mburo, Ambiance Tool

1:49 min by tripadvisorTRIPWOWf
Views: 289 Rating: 0.00

tripwow.tripadvisor.com The best pictures of Rwanda taken by travel bloggers at TravelPod.com the web's premier travel blogging platform. Slideshow created at TripWow.com by TripAdvisor™. Top Pics of ..

Multiply - Rwanda 2012

4:19 min by jesusarmy
Views: 239 Rating: 5.00

Ian Clifford and Ian Callard visit Rwanda for the Multiply conference in March 2012. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Rwanda

Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: Repubulika y'u Rwanda; French: République du Rwanda), is a sovereign state in central and east Africa. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. All of Rwanda is at high elevation, with a geography dominated by mountains in the west, savanna in the east, and numerous lakes throughout the country.

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Located at -1.94 29.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Bantu countries and territories, Commonwealth republics, East Africa, English-speaking countries and territories, French-speaking countries, Landlocked countries, Least Developed Countries, Member states of La Francophonie, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations, Member states of the United Nations, Republics, Rwanda, States and territories established in 1962, Swahili-speaking countries and territories

Rwandan Genocide

The Rwandan Genocide was a genocidal mass slaughter of the Tutsis by the Hutus that took place in 1994 in the East African state of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days (from the assassination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira on April 6 through mid-July) over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate. Estimates of the death toll have ranged from 500,000–1,000,000, or as much as 20% of the country's total population.

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Located at -1.94 29.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1990s in Africa, 1994 in Africa, Genocides, History of Africa, Mass murder in 1994, Massacres in Rwanda, Military scandals, Peacekeeping missions and operations involving the United Nations, Peacekeeping operations, Responsibility to protect, Rwandan Genocide, United Nations operations in Rwanda

Kamonyi District

Kamonyi is a district (akarere) in Southern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Kamonyi, also sometimes known as Rukoma.

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Located at -2.00 29.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Districts of Rwanda, Southern Province, Rwanda

Geography of Rwanda

At 26,338 square kilometres, Rwanda is the world's 149th-largest country. It is comparable in size to Haiti or the state of Maryland in the United States. The entire country is at a high altitude: the lowest point is the Rusizi River at 950 metres above sea level. Rwanda is located in Central/Eastern Africa, and is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, and Burundi to the south.

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Located at -2.00 30.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Geography of Central Africa, Geography of Rwanda

Nyarugenge District

Nyarugenge is a district (akarere) in Kigali Province, Rwanda. It is based around the city centre of Kigali (which is actually towards the west of the urban area and the province), and contains most of the city's businesses.

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Located at -1.98 30.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Districts of Rwanda, Kigali Province