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Rwanda Parliament has rejected a proposal seeking to give full authority to private institutions to manage genocide memorial sites located within their premises. The Ministry of culture and sports tabled a bill to parliament proposing in articles 11 and 23 providing for memorials of 1994 Genocide against Tutsi located on the land of organizations, such…

Burera district lies in the northern part of Rwanda, adjacent to the Ugandan border, and between the cities of Ruhengeri and Byumba. It is home to Lakes Burera and Ruhondo, and the Virunga Lodge hotel, which lies between them, commanding views of the lakes and the nearby Virunga mountains, making it one of Rwanda’s tourist…

Jes Gruner, Director of Akagera National Park confirmed the presence of eight dogs which will be used to fight against poaching. The park has spared no effort to deal with these poachers but the problem still persists. The proof is that even park rangers often catch these poachers but there are other poachers infiltrating the…

In the past few weeks, Lake Kivu suddenly began changing colours. Residents on the shores have been taking selfies and sharing on social media. Photos of the colour changing lake attracted several comments on social media and there was no sign that the lake waters would return to normality. This caused panic. However, scientists have…

Many people from various districts of the country were motivated to visit the rock located in Rusayu Village, Marembo Cell, Cyungo Sector after hearing that the latter distributes money to visitors. According to the inhabitants of this locality “some people visit this rock as a tourist place” while “others visit this rock to try their…

If good weather persists, the physical structure of the Kigali Convention Center and Hotel should be completed by May 1, 2016. The announcement was made by Rwanda’s Finance Minister, Amb. Claver Gatete while appearing before parliament yesterday. Rwanda had to contract Turkish engineering firm-Summa to complete construction of the multimillion dollar ($300million) Kigali Convention Centre,…

Welcome Muzungu are the melody soft, tender words that hit your eardrums as you watch the jolly smiling face of the 60 year old mother of four, a farmer turned tour guide as she welcomes her tourists. In her eyes lies a great ambition of conquer despite the fact she never saw a classroom, a…

Rwanda will be host  the 41st Annual Congress of the Africa Travel Association to be held in Kigali, after a yearjoining the association as a full member. Being selected as host country reflects the strides Rwanda has made over the past decade in raising the country’s tourism profile. Rwanda will assume the presidency in 2016…

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…

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,…