{"id":1051,"date":"2023-03-15T11:55:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T09:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livinginkigali.com\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2023-06-15T22:52:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T20:52:25","slug":"safety-security-in-kigali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livinginkigali.com\/safety-security-in-kigali\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know About Safety in Kigali"},"content":{"rendered":"
My guess is that when you tell the average person you’re moving to or already living in Rwanda, there’s a moment of hesitation and confusion on their part as they contemplate this piece of information. In many people’s eyes, Africa as a whole is a scary, dangerous and chaotic place and mentioning Rwanda doesn’t do much to calm their nerves.<\/p>\n
But ‘many people’ have got it wrong. Africa is an impossible place to make generalizations about. For the love of God… it’s a huge continent and each country is as diverse, or more so, than those in Europe, Asia or South America. While one country might actually be a pretty dangerous place, the country next door could be safer than your home country.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, Rwanda is arguably the safest country in Africa. In fact, in 2022, Rwanda was listed as the sixth-safest country in the world for solo travelers. But that doesn’t mean bad stuff doesn’t happen here as well and, while I don’t want to freak people out, it’s a good idea to be aware of potential risks here.<\/p>\n