‘Kwita Izina’ is back!

On 21st June 2008, Musanze, a tiny town placed at the foothills of the Virunga Mountain Range will be host to the fourth annual Gorilla Naming ritual.
Once wildlife conservationists, most notably Dian Fossey, predicted that the Mountain Gorillas were on the verge of extinction due to the onslaught of poachers and encroachment on their habitat [...]

Rwanda’s burgeoning tourism sector rises from the ashes

Over the last ten years, Rwanda has worked hard to present an alternative image to the one left by the legacy of genocide, war and bad government. Although there appears to have been success in presenting Rwanda as tourist friendly destination this has been difficult.
Interestingly, Berlin, the site of the ITB fair was a divided [...]

VICTORY IN BERLIN

At an event that could be described as the World Cup of tourism, Rwanda stamped its authority as Africa’s most innovative eco-tourism destination while besting its African competition to emerge ‘Best Tourism Exhibitor’ in the biggest tourism exposition in the world.
Held annually, the Internationale Tourismus Borse (ITB) in Berlin is the largest travel trade show [...]