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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Adult Education Policy

Ministry of Education, Rwanda

Over the years, the government of Rwanda has rolled out reforms to drive the attainment of the country’s education goals as contained in the ESSP, the vision 2020, as well as international targets like the...

Rwanda • 2014 • Education

National Human Resources for Health Policy

Ministry of Health, Rwanda

Technological advancements have been directed at handling human resources challenges. This strategy recognizes the current gap in health sector targets with regards to the health workers-inhabitants ratio. This policy document aims to provide guidelines towards...

Rwanda • 2014 • Health

School Health Minimum Package

Ministry of Education, Rwanda

This health package for schools focuses on complimenting existing government efforts geared at ensuring general well-being in the school environment. It contains the minimum requirements to ensure school environments are healthy and conducive, for schoolchildren,...

Rwanda • 2014 • Health

National Fertilizer Policy

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The national policy on fertilizer aims to create an enabling environment to facilitate private sector-driven effective and competitive fertilizer initiatives. It is hoped that the initiative will be capable of driving the government goals and...

Rwanda • 2014 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Adult Education Strategic Plan (2014-2019)

Ministry of Education, Rwanda

The adult education policy of the government of Rwanda strives to bridge the generational gap in the education sector by providing citizens with the needed skills to improve their general living conditions. It is on...

Rwanda • 2014 • Education

National School Health Strategic Plan (2013-2018)

Ministry of Education, Rwanda

The government of Rwanda has among its goals, to achieve education for all and to improve health status for the population. The National School Health Strategic Plan contains strategies and frameworks necessary to achieve the...

Rwanda • 2014 • Health

Composition of the National Fund for Environment (FONERWA) Managing Committee Order

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Rwanda

The prime minister’s order for determining the composition of the FONERWA managing committee. It lists the composition of the committee highlights the powers and responsibilities of the committee, terms of membership, meetings, and other transitional...

Rwanda • 2013 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Rwanda's Rice Commodity Chain- Facing Globalization

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

This report contains a broad analysis and assessment of the rice value chain in Rwanda. It intends to explain the likely causes of the inefficient competition between locally produced and imported rice. It ultimately aims...

Rwanda • 2013 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Order Withdrawing Plots of Land From the State Public Property

Ministry of Infrastructure, Rwanda

The prime minister’s order addressed the withdrawal of plots of land from the state public property and included in the state’s private property for the construction of the Bugesera industrial park. The ministry of infrastructure,...

Rwanda • 2013 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Law Establishing the Rwanda Food and Medicines Authority

Ministry of Health, Rwanda

The law establishes the Rwanda food and medicines authority (RFMA). It determines its mission, organization, and functioning. The authority enjoys financial and administrative autonomy, as well as legal personality. The RFMA is charged with quality...

Rwanda • 2013 • Health

Order on the National Water Consultative Commission

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

The prime minister’s order determines the organization, functioning, and composition of the national water consultative commission. The commission shall be a consultative organ without legal personality, and without financial and administrative autonomy. The ministry of...

Rwanda • 2013 • Utilities

Order on Water Resources

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

The ministerial order on water resources organization, data collection, treatment, management, exploitation, and communication. It also gives pointers on effective usage of water resources data and water resources data collection networks.

Rwanda • 2013 • Utilities

Ministerial Order on Procedure for Water Utilization

Ministry of National Resources, Rwanda

The order determines the procedures necessary for declaration, authorization, and concession for the utilization of water. The Order applies on the following: domestic utilisation of water, activities related to water resources that are subject to...

Rwanda • 2013 • Utilities

Law Governing Land in Rwanda

Ministry of Environment and Land, Rwanda

The law stipulates that land is a common heritage of the Rwandan people, without any form of discrimination; and the state has supreme power over land management in its territory. “The Law determines modalities of...

Rwanda • 2013 • Land, Housing and Natural Resources

Law on Decentralized Administrative Entities

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Rwanda

The law determines the organization and functioning of the decentralized administrative entities. The decentralised administrative entities are; the City of Kigali, Districts, Sectors, Cells and Villages. The entities shall be governed by their respective Councils....

Rwanda • 2013 • National Development

Ministerial Order on Fees for Registration of Agrochemicals

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The order determines the fees for the registration of agrochemicals. It expressly states that “Any person applying for registration of agrochemicals must before registration takes place, pay, for each product a registration fee of ten...

Rwanda • 2013 • Agriculture and Rural Development

Order on Powers of Inspectors of Agrochemicals

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda

The ministerial order determines the powers and responsibilities of an Inspector of agrochemicals. It lays out the powers and responsibilities and repeals all prior provisions contrary to the ones contained in the order.

Rwanda • 2013 • Agriculture and Rural Development