Gisenyi

Rwanda

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November 11th 2009
Rwanda is famous in Africa for the quality of its roads, so I was pleased to see tarmac stretching away from the border post. A comfortable modern 3/4 bus transported passengers 24km to the nearby town of Ruhengeri. This might seem trivial, but after two months travelling in East Africa a smooth ride in a decent vehicle is a noteworthy event. Rwanda is an hour behind the rest of the region ... 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