Kigali, Rwanda: Rangers from Rwanda’s Akagera, Volcanoes, Nyungwe and the new Gishwati-Mukura National Parks today joined their colleagues from other African countries in participating in the Wildlife Ranger Challenge. The Wildlife Ranger Challenge is a multi-million-dollar fundraising initiative to support the thousands of park rangers across Africa’s protected areas who are ... Read More

Global leaders in wildlife and biodiversity protection have come together for a special ‘Conversation on Conservation’ as part of Rwanda’s annual gorilla naming ceremony known as Kwita Izina. The virtual event, hosted by the Rwanda Development Board, called for conservation and biodiversity to be put at the heart of everything ... Read More

Rwanda has celebrated this year’s World Gorilla Day by naming 24 baby mountain gorillas in a virtual celebration of the majestic endangered animals and the champions of conservation who protect them every day. Now in its 16th year, the ceremony, known as Kwita Izina, saw Rwandans, conservation partners, special guests ... Read More

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB), through its Chief Skills Office today kick-started a weeklong online career guidance and outreach campaign for tourism and hospitality sector practitioners through the Kora job portal. The initiative aims to assist tourism and hospitality professionals with resources on career guidance and skills development. During the weeklong outreach, ... Read More

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) through its Chief Skills Office has partnered with the Rwanda Telecenter Network (RTN) to roll out Coursera Online Learning programs to improve the career skills of Rwandans. RTN is being supported by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) in implementing the program. Coursera is a world-wide online ... Read More

The Rwanda Development Board is pleased to announce that the 16th Kwita Izina Gorilla Naming Ceremony will be held virtually on World Gorilla Day, on 24 September 2020. The 16th Kwita Izina will be held under the theme “Conservation and Sustainable Tourism – A Foundation for Future Generations”. This year, 24 baby ... Read More

The Ministry of Justice, in partnership with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), today launched a digital bidding platform that is aimed at making the enforcement of orders more efficient and transparent. The platform, accessible at https://cyamunara.gov.rw/auction/ will reduce the processes involved in the enforcement of orders and curtail malpractices occasioned by human ... Read More

As the country celebrates its national liberation for the 26th time, the RDB has launched a Liberation History Tourism Trail digital app. The Liberation History Tourism Trail was initiated in 2018 in collaboration with the Ministry of Defense and Rwanda Defence Force. The trail as a tourism product, capitalizes on the growing ... Read More

Rwanda Development Board (RDB) is pleased to announce the reopening of tourism activities as well as the resumption of international travel for charter flights, effective 17 June 2020. The well-being of all travelers is our top priority and we have therefore put robust health and safety guidelines in place. Together with the ... Read More