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DR Congo War Hits Regional Gorilla Tourism

Fighting in DR Congo has affected the country's tourism but despite this, mountain gorillas continue to increase in numbers in the Greater Virunga region which extends across Uganda and Rwanda.

Congo-Kinshasa: Congo Conflict Hits Mountain Gorilla Tourism

RFI, 16 April 2013

Despite fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the population of mountain gorillas continues to grow in the Greater Virunga region. But tourism has taken a hit because… Read more »

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Mountain Gorillas in the Greater Virunga region comprising of DR Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.

Uganda: Domestic Tourism - Why It's Slow

EA Business, 15 April 2013

Domestic tourism is still facing a number of hurdles. These range from the distance one has to trek to the parks, the bad road network, time spent on the way and lack of scheduled… Read more »
Rwanda: The Gorilla, Ecosystem and Nature Lessons On Interdependence

New Times, 15 April 2013

There are comments that you hear in passing that stick with you. A colleague once observed that in Africa, we have this peculiar problem of everyone trying to have their own show.… Read more »
Rwanda: Rwigamba Is New Head of Regional Tourism Body

New Times, 13 April 2013

Rica Rwigamba, the head of Tourism and Conservation department at the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), is the new chairperson of the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration. Read more »
Rwanda: How Much Do You Know About the Gorilla, the Rose and Its Roots?

New Times, 5 April 2013

There is a South American poem to the effect that the flowers get all the glory and honour and the roots hardly get noticed yet it is the roots that enable the flowers, the stem… Read more »
Rwanda: Why Hollywood Stars Trek to Rwanda?

New Times, 26 March 2013

Hollywood has "visited" Rwanda several times. Nevertheless, though some of those stars in the world's largest film industry have visited the country more than once, very few… Read more »
Rwanda: Tourism Also Needs Home-Grown Solutions

New Times, 13 March 2013

Every other day, the public is informed of a hitherto little known aspects of their historical goldmine. Many landmarks associated with ancient Rwanda and ancient customs were… Read more »
Uganda: UWA Staff Suspended Over Gorilla Permits

New Vision, 9 March 2013

The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has suspended three officials over fraud in permits for tracking gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Read more »
East Africa: Regional Cooperation Will Increase Tourism Revenue

New Times, 3 March 2013

The news that Rwanda, DR Congo and Uganda will sign a partnership treaty in order to foster coordination and cooperation in conserving wildlife is timely. The three nations share… Read more »
Rwanda: Regional Treaty On Wildlife Conservation in Pipeline

New Times, 27 February 2013

A partnership treaty between the three countries sharing the Virunga Massif, the home of rare Mountain Gorillas, will soon be signed by respective authorities. Read more »

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