The Karuruma tin smelter was built in the early 1980 ‟ s to produce tin from concentrate coming from the '' '' ' Société des Mines du Rwanda '' ' '' ( SOMIRWA ) . SOMIRWA managed the smelter until 1985 when it went bankrupt . The smelter was reopened at the end of 1990 by a company called '' '' ' ALICOM '' ' '' but was closed again in April 1994 when the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsis started . The Government of Rwanda , who owned the smelter , sold it as part of its privatisation program . The plant is located near Kigali , the Rwandan capital
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
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