Lions return to Rwanda for first time since 1994 genocide

Seven big cats transported from South Africa to Akagera national park, with park officials now working to reintroduce rhinos

Groggy on their paws after waking from tranquillisers, lions have returned to Rwanda for the first time since the endangered animal was wiped out following the country's 1994 genocide.

Seven lions (two males and five females) were transported in a 30-hour journey from South Africa - first by air, then the final stretch by road - to Rwanda's eastern Akagera national park.