The 16th Gorilla Naming Ceremony -‘Kwita Izina’ in Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, was an event everyone was wondering how it would unfold. Kwita Izina is the annual…
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National
Rwanda Holds Gorilla Naming Ceremony As the World Celebrates Gorillas
by Edmund Kagire 11:23 amRwanda is today Thursday September 24, set to hold the first virtual annual Kwita Izina -the annual ceremony to name newly born baby gorillas, an event that has become a…
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Rwanda seeks to double its tourism revenues from $ 498 million last year to $800 million in the next four years, but, it has emerged that lack of accountability and…
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National
KCV-Rebero: The $40M Cultural Village In the Making at Kigali’s Best Point of View
by KT Press Reporter 11:44 amA French investor is implementing a project called Kigali Cultural Village (KCV), a 30-hectare entertainment facility that is set to offer the best of Rwandan culture. The project’s background dates…
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Curiosity killed the cat, they say, and for one unfortunate leopard this was literally true. Alexis Ndayambaje, a resident of Mukura in Huye, was incredulous when his child came rushing…
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Economy
WTTC “Safe Travels” Stamps Mean Rwanda is Ready for Tourists – Clare Akamanzi
by Edmund Kagire 10:30 amRwanda has welcomed an endorsement by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which put the country among the countries which are safe to travel to, as economies around the…
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The night bonfire had a well-known phenomenon in the Rwandan culture, the father returned from activities surrounded the bonfire with his boys to tell them stories and teach them “how…
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Rwanda Development Board (RDB), the government body charged with promoting tourism and investment, says the country’s tourism and hospitality industry is picking up following reopening more than a week ago. …
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American film actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Barry Jenkins have announced collaborating with Netflix on a movie version of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Virunga” The film documentary about the battle to save the endangered mountain…
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Economy
Rwanda Kick Starts Tourism with Promotional Permits to See Mountain Gorillas
by Jean de la Croix Tabaro 11:40 pm“Gorilla permits are now available for USD 200 for Rwandans and EAC nationals residing in Rwanda, and USD 500 for foreign residents,” reads part of the RDB Communique on Wednesday.…
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Zoritsa Urosevic, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Representative to the United Nations in Geneva has said that Rwanda’s measures of tourism recovery in the aftermath of COID-19 could be an…
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