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As has been the case in neighboring Burundi, this small densely populated East Africa country has suffered sporadic conflict since 1959 as rival Hutu and Tutsi ethnic/social groups have competed for control of the central government. Unlike Burundi, in Rwanda the Hutu majority has had the upper hand but violence has been rampant. In October 1990, the predominantly Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) invaded from Uganda, demanding democracy and the right for refugees from earlier violence to return to Rwanda. An accord was reached with the assistance of a moderate Hutu leader but after this leader was killed in a suspicious plane crash in 1994, a massacre ensued involving the genocide of Tutsis and moderate Hutus. Subsequently, Rwanda was invaded by rebels from Zaire and reprisal killings occurred. In the aftermath of this human carnage, a UN war crimes tribunal has conducted proceedings involving atrocities from both sides to the conflict.
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Eleven member states of a UN consultative committee were due to meet in Yaounde, Cameroon, today to discuss security issues in central Africa, AFP reported. According to a statement issued by the Cameroonian presidency, the meeting would group the leaders of Gabon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Burundi, Angola, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, and Cameroon. AFP said it was likely some leaders would not attend, but would send representatives instead.
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The climate of Africa ranges from tropical to subarctic on its highest peaks. Its northern half is primarily desert or arid, while its central and southern areas contain both savanna plains and very dense jungle (rainforest) regions. In between, there is a convergence where vegetation patterns such as sahel, and steppe dominate.
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In 2006, President Bush launched the African Global Competitiveness Initiative (AGCI), which will provide $200 million over five years to support increased trade and investment in Africa. Four regional Global Competitiveness Hubs are the primary implementers of AGCI and are located in Ghana and Senegal for West Africa, Botswana for Southern Africa and Kenya for East and Central Africa.
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