Rwandans are happy because Unesco included five places in its important World Heritage list on Wednesday.
Nyungwe National Park is a special rainforest with lots of different plants and animals. It is famous for having some rare animals like the endangered eastern chimpanzee and golden monkey.
Arcos Network, a conservation organization based in Rwanda, described the development as “exciting”. The leader of Rwanda, Sam Kanyamibwa, told the BBC that this proves that Rwanda’s efforts to protect and take care of the environment are successful.
Furthermore, four places where memorials for genocide victims are located have been added to the list.
Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi, and Bisesero places remember the sad things that happened in 1994 in Rwanda. About 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed during the Rwandan Genocide.
More than 20 new sites that are extremely valuable to humanity could be added to the list of world heritage sites. However, people have been arguing about where the sites are located around the world.
In Europe, there are lots of places to visit. Some countries, like France and Germany, have more than 50 sites each.
Before this new addition, there were 27 countries that did not have any sites listed on the World Heritage list. Out of these 27 countries, 12 of them were from Africa.
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Five new World Heritage sites celebrated in Rwanda
