A funny thing happened on the way to Tanzania.
April 16th 2008 I’m sitting in the lounge of Kigali International Airport, drinking a coffee and surfing the free WiFi (murakoze, Rwanda!) and waiting for my flight to board. World news is scrolling across the TV screen, images from the slums of Nairobi, where violent clashes between armed demonstrators and the police have left seven dead. Kibera, again, is in flames, and Nairobi’s nerves are frayed. I’ve
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