Kigali: Rwanda has reassured people travelling of safety in all parts to the country, in response to the current war and insecurity situations in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), RNA has learnt.
Clare Akamanzi, CEO of Development Board (RDB) assured tourists and the business community that, the Government of Rwanda guarantees peace and security in all tourist destinations across the country.
The situation in Eastern DRC has resulted in two isolated skirmishes on Rwandan territory which were rapidly contained and border security has been reinforced to prevent recurrence.
“We would like to reassure visitors that it is business as usual at all our tourism destinations,” Akamanzi stressed.
She added that travellers to Rwanda continue to enjoy the magnificent scenery, pleasant climate, rich culture and diverse wildlife in the national parks, including the rare mountain gorillas.
Akamanzi noted that tourism has been successful over the past years and continues to be Rwanda’s number one foreign exchange earner:
“While ecotourism remains the key attraction for visitors coming to the land of thousand hills, we are working to increase conference and events tourism, a goal that will be facilitated by newly registered hotel investments such as Marriott, Radisson Blu and most recently Sheraton.”
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