Last verified: Thursday, 2. February 2023 at 07:37 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 2. February 2023 at 07:37 AM
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We advise caution when travelling to Rwanda We advise caution when travelling to Rwanda. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
Rwanda shares a land border with 4 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Rwanda), the Advisory Index is 3.4 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Burundi (4.2), Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.7), Uganda with 3.5 and Tanzania with 3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Rwanda. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Rwanda.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Rwanda.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Rwanda from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 2.8 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Rwanda due to crime (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Rwanda.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Rwanda.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Avoid non-essential travel to Rwanda's borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Burundi due to the unpredictable security situation, and the risk of banditry and cross-border incursions by armed groups (level 3 of 4).
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Säkerhetsläget i Rwanda är relativt stabilt. Det finns risk för terrorattacker. Undvik folksamlingar. Undvik onödiga resor till gränszonerna mot Burundi, Uganda och Demokratiska republiken Kongo. Striderna i Demokratiska republiken Kongo påverkar tidvis också Rwanda. Anlita endast en känd resebyrå om du tänker besöka en naturpark.
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Rwanda. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Rwanda changed from 3.0 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Rwanda to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Rwanda changed from 2.8 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Rwanda to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Rwanda changed from 2.2 to 2.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Rwanda to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Rwanda to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Rwanda changed from 1.8 to 2.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Rwanda with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Rwanda changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Rwanda with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Rwanda with a rating of 3.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Rwanda with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Rwanda with a rating of 1.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Rwanda with a rating of 2.0.
Rwanda with its capital Kigali is a country in Africa (Eastern Africa), slightly smaller than Maryland (26,338 km²). The country is located Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo. The climate can be described as temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible. The landscape is mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east. With a population of about 10.19 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Kigali |
| Population | about 10.19 million |
| Size | 26.338 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Common languages | English, French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili |
| Currency | Franc (short: RWF) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +250 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .rw |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | RW |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | RWA |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 646 |
These are problems Rwanda is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Rwanda. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Rwanda.
Export products
Import products
Rwanda is currently rated at 2,8 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Rwanda.
Visiting the country Rwanda is usually fine. The score is at 2,8 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 5 individual sources for Rwanda.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Rwanda. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Rwanda.
Rwanda has a size of 26,338 km² or 10,169 mi² which is slightly smaller than Maryland.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Burundi (4.2)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.7)
Uganda (3.5)
Tanzania (3.0)
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