Rwanda, a republic in east-central Africa, is bordered by Uganda to the north, Tanzania to the east, Burundi to the south and Lake Kivu and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west.
The Nyiragongo (Stratovolcano – 3469 m), one of the most active volcanoes in the world, is located at the southern end of the western arm of the Great Rift Valley, in the Virunga Mountains range (Democratic Republic of the Congo).
The East African Rift is a giant collapse in the lithosphere of the African continent. It stretches from south of the Red Sea to north of the Zambezi more than 6000 km long and 40 to 60 km wide. It divides into two branches north of Lake Malawi. Large deep lakes occupy this rift: Lake Kiwu, Lake Tanganyka, Lake Malawi.
Rwanda’s climate is tropical and its altitude makes the climate temperate. Temperatures vary with altitude. In the mountains, frost and snowfall occur. The average temperature in the Lake Kivu area, at an altitude of 1460m, is 23°C (73°F). Rwanda is considered the thunderstorm capital of the world because of the intensity of thunderstorms during its two rainy seasons: March to May and October to December.
