African ChangeMakers Magazine - #ACMagazine #ACMagazine Issue 2, August 2018 | Page 24

 Earlier before her tourism industry had been vibrant before it began to wane owing to terror attacks. But recently has begun to recover. Also a country like Rwanda is experiencing rapid growth in the area of tourism. 666,000 tourist visited the country in 2016, this resulted in tourism revenues of $200 million. Which further placed Rwanda on the world map as a first class tourism destination, Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has recently signed a 5-year tourism deal with London based Soccer team, Arsenal Football Club to help in the development of tourism. Sooner than imagined, Africa will be given a place at the front line of global tourism in the light of noteworthy strides being taken by individual nations