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Rulindo Cultural Tourist Center Launched
Rwanda joined the world in celebrating the International Day of Tourism on 27/09/201, by inaugurating the Kirenge Cultural Tourism Centre. It is located in Rusiga Sector, Rulindo District in the North of Rwanda. It was the Minister of Sport and Culture, Mrs. Julienne Uwacu who proceeded to the inauguration of this center by cutting the…
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Rwanda’s Capital Kigali becomes Tourist Center
It’s official. No more vehicles the capital’s Central Business District (CBD), Kigali city authorities have declared. It is now a ‘Car Free Zone’ following President Paul Kagame’s twitter response to an O-ped published in The New Times last week by its editor Sunny Ntayombya. He proposed that Kigali’s central business zone be freed from traffic.…
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Over 100 Rangers graduate
A group of 120 park rangers have completed an intense two-months training aimed at equipping them with skills and knowledge to provide quality security to Rwanda’s national parks and natural resources. Their graduation on July 31 was officiated by the Minister of Internal Security, Sheikh Musa Fasil Harerimana at the Police Training School in Gishari,…
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Rwanda Expects Over $76m as Tourism Sector Booms
Amb. Yamina Karitanyi, head of tourism at RDB (middle) says Rwanda will boost its economy through mega events expected next year. Rwanda will generate Rwf54.7 billion ($76 million) from conferences scheduled for next year, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) says. The country earned $303 million from tourism revenues from 1.2 million visitors last year, contributing…
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More Lions into Rwanda’s Akagera National Park
African Parks in partnership with the Rwanda Development Board is to translocate seven lions from South Africa to re-introduce the species into Akagera National Park in Rwanda in a ground-breaking conservation effort for both the park and Rwanda. The group of lions destined for Akagera includes five females that have been donated by &Beyond Phinda…
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Rwanda’s Gorilla Naming Ceremony to generate $14m
Rwanda is targeting to fetch at least $14million from the annual gorilla naming ceremony branded as Kwita Izina promotional week. Kwita Izina activities are scheduled to start on August 28 until September 5. Rwanda wants to popularize the event in low tourism season. Originally, the ceremony was held in June when the region experiences a…
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Rwandan Lawyers Honor Murambi Genocide victims
Over 100 lawyers through their Rwanda Bar association on Monday afternoon visited the Murambi Genocide memorial site as part of the 21st Genocide commemoration activities. Lawyers honored the memory of the 50, 000 victims at Murambi Genocide victims with a minute of silence. “It’s important that we honor the victims and survivors of this terrible…
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Northern Corridor Renews Tourism Bid
Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda, that are part of the East African Community and whose three members constitute the Northern Corridor Integration Projects initiative are reviewing their joint tourism marketing programs. The focus will be on attracting more international leisure and business visitors; continuing to position the East African region as a single tourism destination, drawing…
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Nyabihu Slam MINISPOC for Unfulfilled promise to Construct Mukamira Memorial site
For five years, the Ministry of Culture and sports (MINISPOC) promised Rwf65 Million to Nyabihu District for construction of Mukamira Genocide Memorial Site but trials have been on a regular failure without clarification. Despite numerous struggles to get the ministry to release the promised funds, Nyabihu is still waiting in vain a reason they made…
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Why is Nyange Memorial Site in bad shape?
Families of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi victims in Nyange sector of Ngororero district are wondering why Nyange memorial site is in a poor condition. “Us, whose relative’s remains lie in the Rukumberi memorial site, we are really sad. We would be delighted if this site was upgraded and put up to required standards,”…
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