Rwanda in the News
Intore Expeditions links you to the news in Rwanda and neighboring countries. We are focusing not only on issues of tourism and conservation but also health care, women, children and good works projects.
• Serengeti Day (March 19, 2011)
From savetheserengeti.org
Serengeti Day is both a celebration of the remarkable Serengeti ecosystem and an appeal to the world community to come to its aid. Read more...
• It's a Rhino Calf! - Serengeti National Park
From Zoologische Gesellschaft Frankfurt, Feb 25 2011
An unexpected, BIG surprise arrived three days ago in the woodlands of northern Serengeti. Athena, one of the five rhinos that was translocated to the park last year as part of the Serengeti Rhino Repatriation Project, gave birth this past week. Read more...
• What's Missing from Healthcare in Rwanda?
From amercianthinker.com, Feb 12 2011
The American Thinker speaks about health care in Rwanda. Read more...
• Rare Gorilla Twins Born in Wild
From BBC Earth News, Feb 9 2011
Rare gorilla’s twin’s born - good news for an endangered species! This is awesome news for the beloved mascot of Rwanda. Read more...
• Mountain Gorilla Numbers Have Increased
From BBC Earth News, Dec 7 2010
The population of endangered mountain gorillas has increased significantly in the last 30 years, say researchers. A census carried out in the Virunga Massif - where most of the world's mountain gorillas live - revealed 480 individuals living in 36 groups. Read more...
• Save the Serengeti!
Here are important updates on the importance of saving the Serengeti. This road will not only destroy the Serengeti and the great migration forever, it will most certainly affect transit to Rwanda. Please help us and take action to save this World Heritage Site.
Serengeti Road Plan Offers Prospects and Fears [From The News York Times, Oct 30 2010]
• New Rwandair, KLM flights Significant to the Economy
From The News Times, Oct 28 2010
Rwandair will this month officially launch its maiden flights to Dubai via Mombasa. The national airliner has made changes in its flight schedules mainly to accommodate new destinations and also create a network operation for better connectivity. Read more...
• A New Picture of Health [video]
Red Jet Films from Seattle, Washington tour Rwanda for 4½ weeks to investigate healthcare. The documentary, called A New Picture of Health, is narrated by Dr. Jane Goodall.
• Banana-Based Pad Maker Elizabeth Scharpf Wants Rwandan Women Educated. Period.
From fastcompany.com, Sep 30 2010
Menstruation keeps women and girls away from being educated. Read about this program that is making a change – from Harvard to Rwanda. Read more...
• Connecting with Rwanda
From the JTNews Columnist, July 8, 2010
Why not get a second home — in Rwanda? "Why Rwanda…?" is probably what most people think when they find out Shelly Anne Rosen is making a second home in that African country, even if they’re too polite to say it. Read more...
• Gorillas in the Mix: Touring Rwanda
From The Guardian, Jan 16 2010
Rwanda's silverbacks have been drawing a trickle of intrepid tourists for years but there's more to the country than these magnificent beasts. Read more...
• Birding Industry to Attract Rwf6.2 Billion By 2012
From allAfrica.com, Jan 7 2010
The new tourism product in Rwanda has the potential to attract at least Rwf6.2 billion in revenue by 2012 according to the study carried out by On The Frontier (OTF) in 2008. Read more...
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