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Rwanda pleads with foreign tourists after France and Canada issue travel warning

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Rwanda’s minister for Foreign Affairs, Richard Sezibera has called on tourists to ignore recent travel advisories against the country by former colonizer France and Canada.

France and Canada have cautioned their citizens against visiting Rwanda especially to some parts of the country like Nyungwe National Park and some areas in the along the country’s borders with Uganda and Burundi.

Tourism is a major foreign exchange earner for Rwanda given that the country is endowed with a few natural resources.

France wrote last week on their website of Foreign Affairs Ministry that it is not good to visit Virunga National Park due to problems that might arise. The Government of Rwanda, however, reacted against those countries issuing warnings that Rwanda is safe.

“Friendly advice…ignore alarmist reporting from online publications from a neighboring country on travel advisories. They are incorrect. Example, Canada made no significant change to her advisory for several weeks…. Same risk level as France and the UK,” said Dr Sezibera in a tweet.

His advice follows other messages of Rwandans including the Governor of Eastern Province Fred Mufuluke who reacted on such warnings saying: “As I write, I am about heading for the park with friends from Singapore. Such threatening information is confusing but it can create ambiguity to those who are already confused.”

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