nubian boy

Rwanda!!!

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August 20th 2009
A word or two from Rwanda A short flight landed us in Kigali, Rwanda, where we quickly realized just how far behind Rwanda is from Tanzania. We could not extract money at the airport, and after incessantly questioning our guide, we began to understand that Rwanda had only just recently opened their first ATMs and that foreign cards certainly did not work in them. So, we made our way to the main ... read more

Africa » Rwanda

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In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. T... ... read more