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More than 470,000 people live in areas that interact with the park, benefitting through employment, small businesses, and daily coexistence with wildlife.
Tourism

How Akagera Park’s Rwf1.2bn community fund will be spent

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Women working at the microfactory in the Gishwati-Mukura National Park neighborhood. Courtesy Photo
Environment

Gishwati-Mukura’s restoration boosts wildlife, uplifts nearby communities

Wednesday, November 05, 2025
Giraffes in Akagera National Park. The park has been listed among 25 top destinations in 2026 by National Geographic.
Tourism

Akagera park named among world’s top 25 destinations

Sunday, October 26, 2025
Rwanda will establish a regional conservation academy on an eight-hectare site near Akagera National Park. File
Environment

Rwanda to set up regional conservation academy

Friday, September 26, 2025
A nursery of native trees (Umusave) that will be planted in Bugesera District.
Environment

Why Rwanda is prioritising native tree species planting

Saturday, September 06, 2025
A view of Mountain Gorilla View Lodge. The $255 million (about Rwf367 billion) expansion aims to boost conservation, biodiversity, and community resilience. Courtesy
Tourism

Hoteliers await guidance on Volcanoes park expansion

Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Hippos partially submerged in the Akagera River near Mahama Sector, where frequent incursions into farmland have endangered lives and destroyed crops.
Security

Kirehe moves to curb hippo attacks with protective barrier

Wednesday, July 09, 2025
Some islands in Lake Kivu in Karongi District. Rwanda is laying the groundwork to transform several ecologically rich islands on Lake Kivu into a national biodiversity park by 2028. File
Tourism

Rwanda eyes biodiversity park on Kivu islands

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
The earlier postponed 20th Kwita Izina ceremony will be held on September 5, according to the organisers. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Tourism

Kwita Izina returns on September 5

Thursday, May 29, 2025
Beekeepers during a harvesting session . Photo by Moise Bahati
Rwanda

Beekeepers tap into Gishwati-Mukura UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Brady Gilmore claimed yet another stage at Tour du Rwanda 2025, after outsprinting rivals to cross the finish line in Rubavu on Wednesday, February 26-courtesy
Cycling

Gilmore piles pressure on Doubey ahead of Stage 4

Thursday, February 27, 2025
Parents and children enjoy Christmas celebration at Kigali Convention Center. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Rwanda

Memorable festive season experiences you can have in Rwanda

Saturday, December 28, 2024