At the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in September, UNESCO announced five new locations had joined the list of World Heritage Sites, taking sub-Saharan Africa’s total over 100 for the first time.
Rwanda’s first two World Heritage Sites were named among 42 new entries worldwide.
Vegetation in Rwasenkoko, Nyungwe National Park, one or Rwanda's two new UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
CNLG/Courtesy UNESCOThere are currently 1,199 World Heritage sites, benefitting from the conservation agreements and tourism that come with that status.
One is that some nations were slow to ratify the 1972 World Heritage convention, allowing them to submit applications for World Heritage status.
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