Today, Kayonza District residents, visitors and friends of Akagera National Park took part in the Akagera Rhino Velo Race, an annual cycling event that aims to promote conservation awareness through sport. Over 150 people participated in the event. The race is part of the side events taking place across the…

As part of its tourism revenue share program, RDB (Rwanda Development Board) today handed over 729 cows to vulnerable families living around the Volcanoes National Park. Every year, RDB uses 10% of revenues generated from tourists visiting the country’s national parks to fund projects aimed at improving the livelihoods of…

Rwanda Development Board (RDB) revealed the Kwita Izina activity roadmap for 2019 at a press conference held at the Kigali Convention and Exhibition Village today.  Held under the ‘Conservation is Life’ theme, this year’s naming ceremony will take place in Kinigi at the foothill of Volcanoes National Park, Northern Province…

As part of the Visit Rwanda and Arsenal Football Club partnership, the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA), alongside the Ministry of Sports and Culture and Visit Rwanda, is hosting Simon McManus, Arsenal’s Football Development Lead Coach, for a five-day coaching clinic. McManus will lead the coaching clinic for the Rwanda National…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Clare Akamanzi and the German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr. Gerd Müller today signed an MOU job creation and skills development. They also discussed how to increase the level of German investments in Rwanda. The MoU outlined…

Three Rwandan park rangers are among 50 park rangers who are recipients of 2019 African Rangers Awards. The three Rwandan awardees are Leonidas Mpumuje, Head Rhino Monitor of Akagera National Park, Anthony Nzuki, Ranger Post Leader of Akagera National Park and Jean Nepomuscene Musekura, a ranger in Volcanoes National Park.…

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) yesterday entered into an agreement with Vivendi Group, a global leader in cultural content and media for the development and occupancy of the Kigali Cultural Village (KCV). The KCV project, which is located on Rebero Hill in Kicukiro Sector, aims to diversify Rwanda’s tourism offering…

The liberation of Rwanda has not only brought prosperity and security to Rwanda, it has also played an essential role in the conservation of our natural resources. As a result, tourism in Rwanda has grown in leaps and bounds To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Liberation Day, RDB (Rwanda…

RDB (Rwanda Development Board), in partnership with the Ministry of Defence, launched the Liberation History Tourism Trail with the inaugural ‘Walk to Stop Genocide’ on Monday.  The Walk to Stop Genocide is a 90 kilometer four-day trek from Mulindi, Northern Province to Kigali starting on 30, June and ending on…

Staff of RDB (Rwanda Development Board) and Nyungwe National Park on Friday visited the Bisesero Genocide Memorial in Karongi district to honor the lives that were lost during the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi. The Bisesero Genocide Memorial is commonly known as the memorial of resistance because over 4000 residents…