Rwanda

East Africa: Single Tourist Visa Will Cover Five Countries

Date: April 1st, 2009 |

Five countries in East Africa have agreed to issue a single tourist visa for travel throughout the region. The new visa will allow tourists to move freely among the member countries of the East African Community: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. The group is setting a common code of conduct for tour operators, establishing [read more]

Rwanda

Date: November 11th, 2001 |

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Travel to Virunga National Park in northwestern Rwanda, a popular place for viewing mountain gorillas, should be avoided because of ongoing insurgent activity. The nearby communities of Ndusa, Gatonde, Rwerere, Rubavu, Giciye, Kinigi, Mutura, Kidaho, Nyamyumba, Nkumba, Nkuli, Mukingo, Nyamutera, Kayove, Rutsiro, Ramba, Gaseke and Satinsyi should also be avoided. In the southwest, two insurgent [read more]

Rwanda

Date: December 19th, 2001 |

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Volcanoes National Park, home to many of the world’s last mountain gorillas, has reopened to tourists after a long closure following the 1994 genocide in which over 800,000 people were slaughtered. While Rwandan officials guarantee the security of visitors, with army patrols attempting to ensure that no Hutu rebels cross from Congo, remember that borders [read more]

Rwanda

Date: May 30th, 2001 |

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Fighting occurred recently between Rwandan forces and insurgent groups in Ruhengeri province in northwestern Rwanda near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Further conflict is possible. Travel to the vicinity of Virunga National Park on the Congo border should be avoided, including organized tours to see the mountain gorillas, because security cannot be [read more]

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