Travel news Rwanda

• Destinations
• 20/10/2020 05:26

Seychelles reopens to several African countries

• Miscellaneous
• 16/10/2020 05:24

Rwanda: First East African nation to legalize growing of marijuana

Rwanda has legalized the growing of cannabis but only for medical purposes. It has now become the first East African nation to legalize the growing of cannabis.

• Flights
• 15/10/2020 15:14

RwandAir is back in SA

RwandAir resumed flights between Kigali and Johannesburg via Lusaka on October 10, and hopes to introduce a direct service soon. The carrier is operating three weekly flights from Johannesburg, departing from OR Tambo International Airport at 23h30 Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and arriving in Kigali at 05h20 the following morn… read more

• Destinations
• 13/10/2020 14:05

Tourism Slowly Returning to Normal in East Africa

Tourism is slowly but surely returning to normal in East Africa after regional states opened their skies and territorial borders for both regional and global holidaymakers. Most countries in East Africa have opened up their skies ready to welcome tourists as the COVID-19 pandemic numbers are sliding down in most regional states wit… read more

• Flights
• 09/10/2020 05:41

COVID-19 testing key to aviation’s survival in Southern Africa

Sebastian Mikosz, IATA’s senior vice president, urges governments and health authorities in the region to cooperate to replace quarantine restrictions. 

1.  Ensuring urgent government relief is provided to the air transport industry and that pledged funds from international and pan-African organizations reach those i… read more

• Destinations
• 07/10/2020 04:16

Tanzania growing tourist arrivals

The number of tourists visiting Tanzania is on the rise - thanks to the government's decision to open the country to visitors earlier than all its regional peers post-Covid-19, the minister for Tourism and Natural Resources, Dr Hamisi Kigwangalla, said yesterday.

The government reopened the country to tourism in May wh… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 07/10/2020 04:09

Air Peace Chairman Commends Buhari Over BASA Arrangements With US, India, Others

President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended for signing the instruments of ratification of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) arrangements with United States, Morocco, India and Rwanda.

Chief Allen Onyema, the Chairman of Air Peace in an interview with aviation journalist, described the signing of the agreements as … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 06/10/2020 05:51

Nomad Africa Magazine gets nominated for the Africa Tourism Leadership Awards

The news comes on the back of the magazine’s growing acceptance in Africa and internationally, … read more

• Destinations
• 06/10/2020 05:43

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Directives for Resumption of international flights

Ahead of the resumption of all scheduled and non-scheduled passenger flights in and out of Entebbe due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Government of the Republic of Uganda issued directives regarding the resumption of international flights.

They were contained in a letter signed off by Fred Bamwesigye Ag. … read more

• Flights
• Conservation & Wildlife
• 04/10/2020 15:01

Rwandan National Park Rangers join Wildlife Ranger challenge to unite for colleagues across Africa

Rangers from Rwanda’s Akagera, Volcanoes, Nyungwe and the new Gishwati-Mukura National Parks today joined their colleagues from other African countries in participating in the Wildlife Ranger Challenge.

The Wildlife Ranger Challenge is a multi-million-dollar fundraising initiative to support the thousands of park rangers… read more