from me, simon calder, the global guru, bye for now, and see you next time. rwanda has just topped the 2020 africa destination list, and i am here in the capital, kigali. the city is a hub for start—ups, it has a buzzing art scene, and great local entertainment. but while most travellers whizz through here to get straight to the rwandan wildlife, i have come to see what the capital has to offer. welcome to rwanda! the city is impressively spotless, there is wi—fi everywhere, and perhaps most importantly, there is a real sense of pride bursting from every single person i talked to. this is thanks in no small part to the national made in rwanda initiative, a movement to support and inspire local businesses, and the made in rwanda label is now a badge of honour. this all reflects the new rwandan identity, no longer divided along ethnic or tribal lines. i am at the house of tayo, where designer matthew rugamba set up shop years ago. he has seen his brand grow in popularity since the launch of the made in rwanda label. he has even seen his clothes strutted on

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with me now is simon calder, travel editor of the independent. i have done something similar, perth to london is only an hour shorter. this is a publicity stunt they carried out in the 1980s, flying near empty plane from london heathrow to sydney but it raises the prospect that we will see these nonstop flights from london to syd ney nonstop flights from london to sydney and qantas really needs that because it has a high cost base. if you want to travel one—stop gp from europe to australia, you can do it very economically through the gulf oi’ very economically through the gulf or china. in orderfor very economically through the gulf or china. in order for qantas very economically through the gulf or china. in orderfor qantas to get some kind of premium, they need to offer something different and they are the only game in town. certainly british airways and virgin atlantic are not british airways and virgin atlantic a re not interested british airways and virgin atlantic are not interested in this. qantas needs to do this and it thinks to get