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Amazing and resilient Rwanda

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September 15th 2017
We reached Rwanda after two rather long days of travel, via Johannesburg for one night. I was beginning to wonder if it would be worth it to go all that way to see a group of gorillas. I'm pleased to say my doubts were unfounded. In fact our short visit to Rwanda was much more than a visit with some amazing primates. We arrived at Kigali, the capital of Rwanda in the evening and were collected f ... 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