Rwanda

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Rwanda is a mountainous and landlocked country south of the equator. It is one of Africa's smallest countries. The country is marked by a chain of volcanoes, the Virunga Mountains, in the north.

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"Rwanda is a mountainous and landlocked country south of the equator. It is one of Africa's smallest countries. The country is marked by a chain of volcanoes, the Virunga Mountains, in the north. The country also has a rich and varied wildlife which includes elephants, lions, chimpanzees, antelopes, zebras, and rare mountain gorillas, and the animals are protected in national parks and reserves. Probably the most troublesome area in sub-Saharan Africa today is Rwanda, where beginning in 1994 an ethnic conflict has led to the slaughter of perhaps 800,000 Tutsis by the Hutus. France has been involved on the side of the Hutus and has never sought to apologize, admit any fault, or even publicly question its backing of the Hutu dominated regime before, during, and after the massacre. Recently, though, in the face of mounting national and international criticism, including ..."

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