Postage stamps and postal history of Rwanda Postage stamps and postal history of Rwanda This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Rwanda. The "Republic of Rwanda" is a landlocked country located in the Great Lakes region of eastern-central Africa, bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. The first stamps used in the area now known as Rwanda were stamps of German East Africa which was the colonial power in the area until 1916 when Belgian troops seized the territory during the First World War. Stamps of Ruanda-Urundi were then used until independence. The first stamps of independent
Gender equality in Rwanda Gender equality in Rwanda As of 2018, the African country Rwanda ranks in the top 5 countries for gender equality. The idea of fairness that dominates this country arose after the genocide against the Tutsi that occurred in 1994. The government is committed to ensuring equal rights for women and men without prejudice to the principles of gender equality and complementarity in national development; these ideas are exhibited through the roles of Rwanda women in government, the respect for women’s education and the role of women in Rwanda healthcare. The Rwanda government is set up to have at least thirty