{"id":51598,"date":"2024-10-09T09:46:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T09:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-postpones-baby-gorilla-naming-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T09:46:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T09:46:28","slug":"rwanda-postpones-baby-gorilla-naming-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-postpones-baby-gorilla-naming-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda postpones baby gorilla naming ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"

RDB assured the public that a new date for the prestigious gorilla naming event will be shared soon.<\/p>\n

In September 2024, RDB had confirmed that 22 baby gorillas were due to receive names during the much-anticipated Kwita Izina ceremony. The event was expected to feature various celebrities as they take part in naming the gorillas.<\/p>\n

Over the past 19 editions of Kwita Izina, 395 baby gorillas have been named. This annual ceremony draws global attention and underscores Rwanda\u2019s dedication to environmental conservation.<\/p>\n

Traditionally is held in Kinigi, Musanze District, at the foothills of Volcanoes National Park which is home to famous mountain gorillas.<\/p>\n

\"Kwita<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has announced the postponement of the Kwita Izina ceremony, which was originally set for October 18, 2024. These details emerged through a statement released on Tuesday, October 8, although no specific reasons were provided.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000075699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-51598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000075699,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ingagi-10-354af-88ecb-2.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ingagi-10-354af-88ecb-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ingagi-10-354af-88ecb-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ingagi-10-354af-88ecb-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ingagi-10-354af-88ecb-2.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ingagi-10-354af-88ecb-2.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000075699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51598"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=51598"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=51598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}