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Africa » Rwanda » Ville de Kigali » Kigali
November 2nd 2007
Published: November 19th 2007
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Many countries in Africa have titles extolling the virtue of their people and land - Uganda is ‘the pearl of Africa’, Malawi the ‘warm heart of Africa’ - presumably both an example of national pride and a marketing catch-cry for tourists. Rwanda’s is a little less ambiguous than the above examples - it is the ‘land of a thousand hills’. Rumoured to be a country of amazing beauty and ... Read Full Entry



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Nyamata Church #3Nyamata Church #3
Nyamata Church #3

Empty coffins - bodies are still being found around the church here too.
Nyamata Church #4Nyamata Church #4
Nyamata Church #4

Mass grave at the church.
Rwandan National Museum in ButareRwandan National Museum in Butare
Rwandan National Museum in Butare

There's not a lot to do in Butare....
Sunset at KibuyeSunset at Kibuye
Sunset at Kibuye

Looking out over Lake Kivu
Uh, yes...Uh, yes...
Uh, yes...

The t-shirt says 'shake your booty', not dance like a twerp-face...
Temptationals at Lake KivuTemptationals at Lake Kivu
Temptationals at Lake Kivu

This photo's for you, Liamy
Church memorial at Kibuye #1Church memorial at Kibuye #1
Church memorial at Kibuye #1

Ninety percent of the Tutsi population in Kibuye were killed in the genocide - 11,400 people died at this church.



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