Carvers in Kigoma

These are two wood carvers I met and chatted with several times in Kigoma. They are both refugees, one a Tutsi from Rwanda and the other from Congo. I bought the mask they are holding on condition that I could take their picture.

Farewell Dodoma

December 27th 2008
It is hard to believe that our stay in Dodoma and Tanzania has come to an end. Our time here, almost a year and a half, has never dragged. I do not think there has been a moment when we have wished time to move on a little quicker. In fact, mostly it has felt like time was rolling along at an accelerated pace. Be that as it may, we have now come to the point of saying our good-byes and returni ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » Centre » Dodoma

Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more

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