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Kigali

American  
[kee-gah-lee] / kiˈgɑ li /

noun

  1. a town in and the capital of Rwanda, in the central part.


Kigali British  
/ kɪˈɡɑːlɪ /

noun

  1. the capital of Rwanda, in the central part. Pop: 782 000 (2005 est)

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Britain and Rwanda cross swords at an international court from Wednesday, with Kigali seeking more than £100 million it says London still owes from a scrapped deal to deport migrants.

From Barron's

Outmatched on the ground by the better-equipped M23 and Rwandan troops, Kinshasa's forces have relied in part on US pressure on Kigali to stabilise the front line, regional specialists and security sources told AFP.

From Barron's

But the Kigali finale, the men’s elite race, was considered his to lose.

From The Wall Street Journal

The National Basketball Association in partnership with the International Basketball Federation hold games of their annual African tournament in Kigali, the capital city.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Kigali does see eastern DR Congo as a security threat, primarily because of the continued existence of the armed Hutu group, the FDLR, which fights alongside the army.

From BBC