RWANDA-MUSANZE-GORILLA-NAMING CEREMONY

RWANDA-MUSANZE-GORILLA-NAMING CEREMONY

(230903) -- MUSANZE, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda's First Lady Jeannette Kagame (R) greets Clare Akamanzi, chief executive officer of the Rwanda Development Board, at the 19th gorilla naming ceremony in Musanze, Rwanda, Sept. 1, 2023. Rwandan officials pledged to sustain the progress made in nature conservation during the annual gorilla naming ceremony on Friday. Prominent personalities gathered at the foothills of Volcanoes National Park in northern Rwanda for the 19th edition of the ceremony locally known as Kwita Izina, where 23 baby gorillas born within the last 12 months were given names. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)

RWANDA-MUSANZE-GORILLA-NAMING CEREMONY

RWANDA-MUSANZE-GORILLA-NAMING CEREMONY

(230903) -- MUSANZE, Sept. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People gather at the 19th gorilla naming ceremony in Musanze, Rwanda, Sept. 1, 2023. Rwandan officials pledged to sustain the progress made in nature conservation during the annual gorilla naming ceremony on Friday. Prominent personalities gathered at the foothills of Volcanoes National Park in northern Rwanda for the 19th edition of the ceremony locally known as Kwita Izina, where 23 baby gorillas born within the last 12 months were given names. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)

Rwanda names 20 endangered baby mountain gorillas

STORY: Rwanda names 20 endangered baby mountain gorillas DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the gorilla naming ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): EDOUARD NGIRENTE, Rwandan Prime Minister STORYLINE: Rwanda on Friday gave names to 20 baby gorillas born over the last 12 months in an annual gorilla conservation event held at the foothills of the volcano mountains in the Northern Province. The annual baby gorilla naming ceremony, commonly known as Kwita Izina, was held for the 18th time. The highly anticipated conservation annual event was presided over by Rwanda's First Lady Jeannette Kagame and Edouard Ngirente, Rwandan Prime Minister as well as thousands of Rwandans, members of the diplomatic corps, foreign dignitaries, sports personalities, celebrated musicians, philanthropists, and conservation enthusiasts from across the world. "Today, we are pleased that we are able to meet again in person for the celebration of Kwita Izina after two virtu