Rwanda
Your Stories From Abroad
Rwanda
Why My Friend Dominique Would Never Marry A Hutu
“What? You never dated a Hutu?” Dominique (name has been changed) frowned and shook his head. “It’s very complicated,” he said. We were in the sitting room of Dominique ... read more
by Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
20 Feb 2007
Rwanda
In Rwanda, It’s Important To Have An Updated Guidebook
Approaching the border post, I could see the flag: three vertical bars of red, yellow, and green with a big black “R” in the middle. It signaled my last chance ... read more
by Matt Brown
01 Mar 2005
Tips
Rwanda
Rude and not rude in Rwanda
Not Rude: Clamoring for a place in line when trying to buy something. I realize this is in the "not rude" category for a lot of countries but I think ... read more
by John DeRiggi
01 Jul 2009
Blog Posts
Rwanda
On the Road from Ruhengeri: A Journey Into the Land of a Thousand Hills
Between April and June of 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed within 100 days. Most of those massacred were Tutsis—and those who perpetrated their killings, Hutus. The violence was sparked by the death of Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, when his plane was shot down over Kigali airport ... read more
by Haifa Mahabir
26 Aug 2009
Rwanda
The Sounds of Rwinkwavu
Rwinkwavu (called Rwink by the expats that frequent it or live there and pronounced Ringwav by native Kinyarwanda speakers) is a quiet little place in a poor town on the dirt road to Akagera National Park. There is also a sweet hospital there which specializes in treating people with HIV ... read more
by John DeRiggi
01 Jul 2009
Rwanda
Hello Moto!
Moto taxis are everywhere in Kigali and they're generally a very efficient way of getting around. And they're a lot of fun. Most rides cost between 300 - 700 RWF (just under to just over a dollar) depending on how far you want to go and the tenacity at which ... read more
by John DeRiggi
25 Jun 2009
Rwanda
First Rwanderings
The Silverback Mountain Gorilla. This one is absolutely massive and doesn't seem to care much about the nervous group of North Americans standing 3 feet from his hulking body. The silverbacks, named for the grayish-silverish hair on their um...backs, are at least 12 years old and weigh as much as ... read more
