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🇷🇼 SafeIs Rwanda Safe for First-Time Travelers?
Safety Scores / Rwanda
Travel verdict: See the scores below. The scores and risks below say why.
Safety Scores
Key Risks
- One of Africa's safest countries with strict law enforcement
- Very clean and well-maintained cities
- Limited medical facilities outside Kigali
Exceptionally safe; follow local laws strictly, including the plastic bag ban
Malaria prophylaxis recommended; vaccinations for yellow fever and hepatitis A advised
Mobile money (MTN Mobile Money) widely used; ATMs available in Kigali
Emergency: 112
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