Risks From The West

Since the 1994 genocide, Rwanda has made remarkable progress: annual economic growth has averaged over 10% in the last decade, while the country held peaceful multi-party elections in 2003. Furthermore, the regional outlook has improved somewhat over the last year, with the end of civil war in Burundi and a successful constitutional referendum in Rwanda's vast Western neighbour, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, the situation in the DRC, where numerous rebel groups continue to operate in the mineral-rich eastern region, remains a source of

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