Rwanda made $161.5 million in revenue from foreign tourism between November 2025 and January 2026, according to new figures released by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda. This boost in ...

Leisure tourism generated the majority of revenue, bringing in about $65 million. Rwanda's renowned gorilla trekking tours made up 71.4 percent of the total.

Rwanda’s booming $640 million tourism industry is threatened by its backing of M23 rebels in neighboring DR Congo, experts told Semafor, as Kigali comes under growing international pressure over its ...

International visitors spent approximately $698 million on Rwanda travel. Rwanda’s tourism sector experienced significant growth last year, contributing positively to national economy through both ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emese Maczko is a travel writer covering sustainable travel. Rwanda has a lot to celebrate this year. A century ago, in 1925, ...

What is luxury tourism and how prevalent is it in Africa? Luxury tourism aims to attract high-spending tourists to stay at premium resorts and lodges or visit exclusive attractions. It’s a strategy ...

Nicaraguan singer Hernaldo Zuniga brought his entire family to trek through the lush forests and mist-shrouded volcanoes of northwestern Rwanda in search of mountain gorillas. He described their ...

At her office in a modest building near Controle Technique in Remera, Emma Lestideau receives visitors while overseeing her team's work. Before the interview begins, she offers a brief tour of the ...

Rwanda is pushing ahead with its bid to be added to the lucrative Formula 1 race calendar as part of a wider drive to double down on sports events as a central plank of its economic growth plan.

Recently, the Rwanda Development Board signed an agreement with famed English Premier League football club Arsenal. The deal made Rwanda the official tourism partner for Arsenal for the next three ...