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Rwanda Coffee Regions: A Tour Through the Country's Specialty Coffee Landscape Rwanda has established itself as one of Africa's most celebrated specialty coffee origins. The country's high-altitude growing zones, volcanic…

Rwanda Cloud Forest: Exploring Nyungwe's Ancient Mountain Rainforest Nyungwe Forest National Park in southwestern Rwanda is one of Africa's oldest and most intact mountain rainforests. The forest covers approximately 1,013…

Dian Fossey Fund: The Legacy of Karisoke and the Mission to Protect Mountain Gorillas The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund is the world's oldest and most active mountain gorilla conservation organisation.…

Kwita Izina Ceremony: Rwanda's Annual Gorilla Naming Celebration Kwita Izina means "to give a name" in Kinyarwanda. It is Rwanda's annual ceremony to name the mountain gorilla infants born in…

Rwanda Women Parliament: How Rwanda Leads the World in Political Gender Representation Rwanda holds the world record for the highest percentage of women in a national parliament. Women currently occupy…

Rwanda's Umuganda Community: The Monthly Work Day That Maintains a Nation Umuganda is Rwanda's compulsory monthly community work day. On the last Saturday of every month, adult Rwandan citizens between…

Rwanda Plastic Free: How Rwanda Became the World's Strictest Anti-Plastic Country Rwanda introduced one of the world's most comprehensive plastic bag bans in 2008. Since then, the country has prohibited…

Rwanda Economic Miracle: How a Nation Rebuilt Itself Into Africa's Development Model Rwanda's economic transformation since 1994 is one of the most remarkable stories in modern development history. A country…

Ntarama Memorial Rwanda: The Church That Became a Site of Mass Murder The Ntarama Memorial stands at the site of a brick church in the Bugesera district of eastern Rwanda.…

Murambi Genocide Site: Bearing Witness at Rwanda's Most Profound Memorial The Murambi Genocide Memorial stands on the grounds of a former technical school in Nyamagabe District, southern Rwanda. During the…