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ETurboNews - July 20, 2009
07-18-2009
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Trekking to the mountain gorillas in the Rwandan highlands
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
Our day of trekking started early, with a 4:30 am departure from the hotel in Kigali, to make it in time for the 7:00 am briefing by park staff at the headquarters of the "Parc de Volcanoes" near Ruhengeri/Musanze district in the Rwandan highlands.
Although the distance is just over 100 km from Kigali to the park gates, the drive took 2 1/2 hours, owing to the winding roads and fog, which caused our driver guide to be extra careful.
When eventually dawn broke, a magnificent scenery emerged from the darkness and was true to the description Rwanda often gets abroad, being the "land of a thousand hills," this number probably being largely understated.
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Africa's economies set for growth
Terrence Okeke Taylor, a lecturer at the Gordon Institute of Business Science in South Africa has said that the US and Chinese economies are going to shrink while African economies will see growth.
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