Skift Take
Rwanda's numbers -- like the expansion of FastJet -- are more evidence to the growing importance of intra-Africa tourism.
Rwanda’s earnings from tourism rose in the first quarter as an increase in the number of visitors from the region offset fewer overseas arrivals, according to the state-run development board.
The country earned $71.5 million between January and March from $70.5 million over the same period last year, Rica Rwigamba, the Rwanda Development Board’s head of tourism and conservation, said in an interview in Kigali, the capital.
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