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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…

Rwanda Reconciliation Gacaca: The Community Courts That Confronted the Past The gacaca courts represent one of the most ambitious experiments in community-based transitional justice in modern history. After the 1994…

Rwanda 1994 History: Understanding the Genocide Against the Tutsi Understanding Rwanda's 1994 history is essential for any visitor who wants to engage honestly with the country. The Genocide Against the…

Mulindi Tea Rwanda: The Historic Estate Where Tea and History Intertwine The Mulindi tea estate in Rwanda's Byumba district is one of the most historically significant agricultural properties in the…