{"id":56762,"date":"2026-01-06T19:01:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/ishowspeed-to-visit-rwanda-s-mountain-gorillas-on-africa-tour\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T19:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:01:36","slug":"ishowspeed-to-visit-rwanda-s-mountain-gorillas-on-africa-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/ishowspeed-to-visit-rwanda-s-mountain-gorillas-on-africa-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"IShowSpeed to visit Rwanda\u2019s mountain gorillas on Africa tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 20-year-old YouTuber and Twitch streamer made the remarks after travelling through South Africa, where he launched his Africa tour. In videos circulating on social media, he noted that South Africa, where his journey began, does not have mountain gorillas, adding that he intends to see them in Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no gorillas here. We\u2019ll visit the gorillas in Rwanda. We won\u2019t be able to do a livestream because there are too many trees, but I\u2019ll do a video,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda\u2019s mountain gorillas represent a major conservation success story. Once critically endangered, their numbers have risen significantly, now exceeding 1,000, making them the only great ape population increasing globally. <\/p>\n<p>This success is largely driven by community-focused tourism, which funds protection and turns locals into \u201cgorilla guardians\u201d against threats such as poaching and habitat loss. This makes gorilla trekking not only a unique and precious wildlife encounter but also a powerful symbol of national pride and sustainable economic development.<\/p>\n<p>IShowSpeed, born Darren Jason Watkins Jr, kicked off his 28-day tour, dubbed \u201cSpeed Does Africa Tour,\u201d on December 21, 2025. During the tour, he plans to visit multiple African countries, conduct livestreams, and share his experiences with followers worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Wherever he has travelled so far, the internet personality has drawn large crowds of fans, offering them a glimpse into his experiences across the continent. He received an enthusiastic welcome in South Africa, the first stop on his tour.<\/p>\n<p>In videos shared on X while announcing the tour, IShowSpeed said he plans to visit several countries, including Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Rwanda, among others.<\/p>\n<p>The influencer recently concluded his \u201cSpeed Does America Tour\u201d, during which he travelled across 25 states in the United States over a 35-day period.<\/p>\n<p>According to IShowSpeedTracker.com, he has previously toured regions including South America, Europe, Asia and Oceania.<\/p>\n<p>The date of his visit to Rwanda is yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-100296 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/ishowspeed_heisst_mit_burgerlichem_namen_darren_jason_watkins_jr_.jpg\" alt=\"The American YouTuber and online streamer IShowSpeed, whose real name is Darren Jason Watkins Jr, is one of the world\u2019s most famous internet personalities, particularly popular among Gen Z for his high-energy, unpredictable, and often chaotic livestreams.\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American social media star IShowSpeed has announced plans to visit Rwanda\u2019s mountain gorillas in the Virunga region during his ongoing tour of several African countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000100297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-56762","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":2000100297,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ishowspeed_heisst_mit_burgerlichem_namen_darren_jason_watkins_jr_.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ishowspeed_heisst_mit_burgerlichem_namen_darren_jason_watkins_jr_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ishowspeed_heisst_mit_burgerlichem_namen_darren_jason_watkins_jr_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ishowspeed_heisst_mit_burgerlichem_namen_darren_jason_watkins_jr_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ishowspeed_heisst_mit_burgerlichem_namen_darren_jason_watkins_jr_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ishowspeed_heisst_mit_burgerlichem_namen_darren_jason_watkins_jr_.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56762","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\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000100297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56762"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=56762"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=56762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}