Kigali, Rwanda

Why in news?

• The International Solar Alliance (ISA) conducted its 5th regional meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.

Major steps taken by ISA at Kigali:

• ISA grants have facilitated the implementation of nine solar power demonstration projects in Uganda, Comoros, and Mali.
  • These projects included the solarization of rural healthcare centres and primary schools in these countries.
• ISA also launched the SolarX Startup Challenge, promoting entrepreneurship and clean energy in Africa.

About Kigali, Rwanda:

• Kigali is the capital city of Rwanda. Kigali Genocide Memorial documents the 1994 mass killings in Rwanda, associated with the country’s civil war.
• Rwanda is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge.
• Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

PRACTICE QUESTION

Consider the following countries in Africa:

1. Rwanda

2. Chad

3. Niger

How many of them are landlocked countries?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All the three

(d) None

Answer