Rwanda

Rwanda has built itself into one of Africa's most credible MICE destinations in little more than a decade. The Kigali Convention Centre, a growing base of international hotels and RwandAir's expanding network make it exceptionally easy to move delegates in and out. What makes it work for incentives is the proximity of the extraordinary to the practical: a morning session in Kigali, lunch on the way to Musanze, and a gorilla trek the following dawn. Add Nyungwe's canopy walk and Lake Kivu's shoreline and you have a compact, high-impact programme. Rwanda also handles the serious side well — the Kigali Genocide Memorial is a profound and carefully managed inclusion for groups who want context, not just scenery.