Written by heidif on August 29, 2006
- In Rwanda there are some big scary green buses donated from Japan. Generally they're driven into the ground, but they're cheap so sometimes I had the pleasure of green bus travel. Then, one day, we...
Written by marie elizabeth on November 22, 2005
- I lived in Kibuye for two years, so I'm a bit biased, but this is an amazing place. Kibuye sits straight west of Kigali (about 2 hours and 15 minutes in a direct minibus) on...
Written by husain on May 21, 2005
- It feels a bit odd to call this a 'must-see activity', since it's not exactly a tourist spot that I'm talking about, but considering how disaffected the issue was to the world, I think it...
Written by husain on May 22, 2005
- The former Belgian colonial government in Rwanda had introduced the concept of ID cards for the Rwandans. These cards clearly stated whether the cardholder was a Muhutu, Mututsi, or Mutwa. This brought with it a...
Written by husain on May 14, 2005
- Gacaca means grass. These are local-level courts that were traditionally used by village communities who would gather on a patch of grass to resolve conflicts, usually between families, employing the heads of each household as...
Written by husain on January 13, 2005
- It was a strangely calm yet eerie sight to look out of the window as we came in to land. It was dusk, moving into darkness, and there was a mist settling upon the hills,...
Written by pelican1 on March 26, 2001
- In February 1994, I went to Rwanda to see the gorillas, the same ones as in Diane Fossey's Gorillas in the Mist. There was a group of 10 people and we had been planning...
Written by waynehazle on February 15, 2006
- This was our drive from Nyungwe, through Kibuye and eventually to Rhungeri. It is hard to believe that so much ugliness could happen in a country this gorgeous....
Written by waynehazle on February 15, 2006
- We drove across the mountains of Rwanda from Kigali to the Nyungwe forest. We stayed at the Mille Collines in Kigali and went to the Bethanie Guest House in the center of the forest.
I have...
Written by husain on May 21, 2005
- An interview with a head of state is always a special thing. To top that, interviewing someone who has had such a crucial role to play in where Rwanda stands today was even more important...
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