Rwanda: Plans Underway to Transform Kirehe's Ibanda-Makera Forest Into a Tourist Venue

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Rwanda: Plans Underway to Transform Kirehe's Ibanda-Makera Forest Into a Tourist Venue

[New Times] Overlooking residential homes in Nasho Cell, Mpanga Sector in Kirehe District is Ibanda-Makera-a 169-hectare natural forest-which is home to several types of wild animals. It also constitutes of a marshland connected to River Akagera.

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