Kigali, Rwanda | 11 August 2026 – Rwanda today officially unveiled plans for the 21st edition of Kwita Izina, the country’s flagship conservation event, reaffirming its commitment to protecting mountain gorillas while demonstrating how conservation continues to drive tourism growth, create economic opportunities and improve livelihoods for communities living around the country’s national parks.…
Visit Rwanda and Aston Villa Unite the Land of a Thousand Hills and the City of a Thousand Trades Birmingham, United Kingdom – Tuesday, 14 July 2026 – Visit Rwanda, managed by the Rwanda Convention Bureau, today announced a landmark global partnership with Aston Villa Football Club, one of England’s most historic clubs. Under the agreement, […] The post Visit Rwanda and Aston Villa Launch Landmark…
New York, United States – 29 June 2026 – Visit Rwanda today announced a landmark partnership with Nate Ament, who becomes the destination’s first global basketball ambassador following his selection in the 2026 NBA Draft. The partnership marks a new chapter in Rwanda’s growing connection with the global basketball community and will see Ament represent […] The post Visit Rwanda Welcomes NBA Draft…
Kigali, Rwanda —Tuesday, 28 April 2026 — The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has today released its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting sustained performance across key sectors, continued reforms, and progress in positioning Rwanda as a competitive destination for investment, trade and tourism. In 2025, Rwanda recorded USD 2.62 billion in registered investments across 799 projects, up […] The post…
Kigali, 22 April 2026 – Rwanda Development Board (RDB), in collaboration with the Private Sector Federation (PSF), convened a private sector engagement session to prepare local businesses for the upcoming Africa CEO Forum 2026, scheduled to take place in Kigali on 14–15 May. The Forum will bring together over 2,000 CEOs, investors, heads of state, […] The post Rwanda Engages Private Sector Ahead…
Kigali, Rwanda – Friday, 17 April 2026 — A landmark documentary on Rwanda’s mountain gorillas, produced by Silverback Films in collaboration with Appian Way Productions, the environmental production company founded by actor Leonardo DiCaprio, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, is now available globally on Netflix as of 17 April […] The post Rwanda’s mountain…
Scale or Fail : Why Africa Must Embrace Shared Ownership Kigali, 14 April 2026 – The Africa CEO Forum has established itself as the continent’s leading platform for high-level public-private dialogue and dealmaking. At a time of profound global economic realignment, the 2026 edition will convene in Kigali to address a defining question for Africa’s […] The post Africa CEO Forum 2026 in Kigali –…
Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), the flagship philanthropic initiative of Alibaba Philanthropy and the Jack Ma Foundation, has opened applications for its 8th edition, calling on African entrepreneurs who are building businesses defining the continent’s future. Launched under the theme “Defining Africa’s Future Today”, the 2026 edition reinforces ABH’s role as a founder-first platform supporting…
Thirteen Rwandan youth coaches have been selected to benefit from the world-class ‘Training for Coaches Programme’ offered by Spanish LaLiga giants Atlético de Madrid, in partnership with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) through the Visit Rwanda initiative. The week-long selection climaxed this Saturday with a ceremony to confirm coaches who have been selected to join […] The post 13 Rwandan…
In Partnership With PG Lang and Kendrick Lamar, Pioneering Pan-African Touring Circuit Enters Third Year, With Move Afrika: Kigali on March 17 and Move Afrika: Pretoria on March 20 Summary New York / Kigali / Pretoria, February 13, 2026 // Today Global Citizen, the world’s largest movement to end extreme poverty, announced that Grammy® award-winning […] The post Doja Cat to Headline Global…
