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Introducing Rwanda
Travel Alert: Although Rwanda's security situation has improved over the last couple of years, travellers are advised to steer clear of the borders of Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Check Safe Travel for current government warnings.
Welcome to Le Pays des Milles Collines (Land of a Thousand Hills). Rwanda is a lush country of endless mountains and stunning scenery, and nowhere are the mountains more majestic than the peaks of the Virunga volcanoes in the far Northwestern Rwanda. In Parc National Des Volcans, the volcanoes form a natural frontier with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda, and hidden among the bamboo and dense jungle of their forbidding slopes are some of the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas. It is the opportunity to encounter these contemplative creatures at close quarters that continues to draw visitors to Rwanda.
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Latest headlines for Rwanda
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Climate migration fears 'misplaced'
29 September 2009 10:28AM
Fears of millions of "climate refugees" crossing national borders are not supported by evidence on the ground.
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Ex-mayor denies genocide charges
28 September 2009 4:00PM
A Rwandan ex-mayor accused of taking part in the 1994 genocide appears at a UN tribunal.
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Aluko looks to outdo his sister
24 September 2009 8:11AM
Nigeria's Sone Aluko wants to go one better than his sister and win a major championship as he eyes glory at the Under-20 World Cup in Egypt.
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