Rwanda Pushes to Have Nyungwe Park Added to World Heritage List

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Rwanda Pushes to Have Nyungwe Park Added to World Heritage List

[New Times] Several institutions headed by the Rwanda National Commission on UNESCO have embarked on a proposal to have one of Africa's oldest mountain forests: Nyungwe National Park added to the world heritage list.

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