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Local visitors during a guided tour of Buhanga Eco-Park. Sam Ngendahimana
Tourism

Musanze: Forest near Gihanga’s residence now a cultural heritage site

Friday, March 20, 2026
A view of The Pinnacle Kigali Hotel
Tourism

Rwandan hotel named among TIME’s greatest places of 2026

Friday, March 13, 2026
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton said Formula One should bring a Grand Prix to Africa.
Tourism

Rwanda is somewhere I could live, says Lewis Hamilton

Thursday, March 05, 2026
Tourists in Kinigi after visiting gorillas in Volcanoes National Park. Rwanda earned $161.5 million (approx. Rwf235.9 billion) from travel services in the fourth quarter of 2025. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Tourism

Rwanda’s travel services export revenues up 28%

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
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Tourism

Kigali labeled ‘UCI Bike City’ after historic global cycling show

Saturday, February 14, 2026
American YouTube star Darren Jason Watkins Jr., popularly known as iShowSpeed, during his visit in Rwanda. He concluded his month-long Africa tour on Tuesday, January 27, in Namibia.
Tourism

Six moments that defined iShowSpeed's Africa tour

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
The agreement was signed in Togo’s capital Lomé by Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb Olivier Nduhungirehe, and his Togolese counterpart, Prof. Robert Dussey on saturday, January 17. courtesy
Tourism

Rwanda, Togo sign visa-free travel deal for all passport holders

Saturday, January 17, 2026
Tourists during a guided tour of Nyungwe Forest National Park. File
Tourism

Nyungwe Park’s Rwf1.2bn revenue fund to finance six community projects

Monday, January 12, 2026
Darren Watkins Jr known as Speed, joins Rwanda Traditional ballet at Amahoro stadium on Saturday, January 10. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
Tourism

Speed’s Rwanda tour only second-most viewed Africa stream

Sunday, January 11, 2026
Speed in the Virunga mountains
Tourism

Speed in Rwanda: From an iconic gorilla trek to Amahoro Stadium, the global YouTuber continues his Rwanda tour

Saturday, January 10, 2026
According to the Rwanda Statistical Yearbook 2025, Akagera was ranked the most visited park in Rwanda. Courtesy
Tourism

Akagera leads as visits to national parks surge 

Thursday, January 08, 2026
Darren Watkins Jr., popularly known as IShowSpeed is expected in Rwanda during his ongoing Africa Tour. Internet
Tourism

Speed, gorillas and the Internet: Rwanda steps into IShowSpeed’s global spotlight

Thursday, January 08, 2026
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Tourism

Promotional rates for gorilla trekking extended

Monday, January 05, 2026
Imbuga City Walk is the biggest car-free area, turning 520 metres of KN4 Avenue into a lively public space.
Tourism

Finding escape in Kigali’s green recreational spaces

Saturday, December 27, 2025
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Tourism

Château Le Marara authorised to operate

Friday, December 26, 2025
Students from various countries on a trip to Western Province. Courtesy.
Tourism

How foreign students plan to celebrate festive season

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
The proposed Karongi Lakeside Resort $30 million will be built near Environmental Museum. Sam Ngendahimana
Tourism

Govt seeks investor for $30m five-star Lake Kivu hotel

Monday, December 22, 2025
Passengers board RwandAir's plane at Kigali International Airport in 2020.
Tourism

Rwanda maintains top spot in Africa’s visa openness rankings

Monday, December 15, 2025
The author spent four days with park officials, witnessing firsthand how conservation is carried out in Rwanda’s largest national park and the country’s only home of the Big Five.
Tourism

What 4 days in Akagera National Park taught me about wildlife conservation

Saturday, December 13, 2025
The photo of the young dancing gorilla taken by Mark Meth-Cohn in Virunga.
Tourism

Rwanda's dancing gorilla photo scoops global award

Thursday, December 11, 2025