The annual naming ceremony is a Rwandan tradition. Umurimos's baby gorilla is pictured. Rwanda named 24 new baby gorillas during the 11th Annual Gorilla Naming Ceremony, Kwita Izina, at the foothills ...

This small but spectacular East African country is one of the continent’s most extraordinary wildlife destinations.

When the Rwandan government officially designated mountain gorillas by name, it underscored the significance of each gorilla to the nation and emphasized the necessity of safeguarding both the ...

Africa Wildlife Foundation CEO Kaddu Sebunya, one of Africa’s most influential conservation voices, has reflected on the meaning of Rwanda’s annual gorilla naming ceremony, Kwita Izina. For him, Kwita ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many people, the idea of an African safari is something for the bucket list—a chance to see beautiful, majestic wild animals ...

We arrived in Kigali, Rwanda after a non-stop 30-hour road trip. From the moment we cross the border from Uganda, we realise how different everything about this country is. First, we had to do away ...

Around half of the babies will fall victims to vicious inter-family fights, experts say - Copyright AFP/File Lillian SUWANRUMPHA Around half of the babies will fall ...

Gorillas are known for their intimidating strength, massive size, and human-like behaviors. In fact, according to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, Fossey Fund researchers in Rwanda and Congo have even ...

Rwanda tends to be a destination that most travelers visit for a few days as part of a larger safari vacation to Tanzania or Kenya, according to Deborah Calmeyer, the CEO and founder of the luxury ...

In an effort to transport his sick mother one step closer to meeting a gorilla, Luke Abrahams treks in Rwanda to meet the ...

Rwanda’s commitment to the conservation of mountain gorillas has been a significant success story in wildlife protection over the last two decades. A major cornerstone of this conservation effort is ...