Congo’s Risky Push to Crush Rebels
Rwanda’s Army moved deeper into neighboring Congo Sunday as part of a surprise deal last week to root out Hutu rebels. But when will…
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Congo Rebel Leader Seized in Rwanda
KIGALI, Rwanda — Congo’s most notorious rebel leader was arrested yesterday in Rwanda. The arrest marked a sudden reversal of alliances for Laurent Nkunda,…
Read MoreWe thought we had it bad…
Okay, so gasoline is still kind of a pain in Kigali, but it’s getting better, and I don’t really drive, so I’m disallowed from…
Read MoreThe grammar of being abroad
When abroad, there are some things you say, in your native tongue, that you’d never say in your native land. Today, a mzunugu friend…
Read MoreOde to Africa Bite
No, this is not a restaurant whose name is also an imperative sentence. “Bite” is Kinyarwanda for, loosely, “What’s up?” And Africa Bite is…
Read MoreNew Year's resolutions
The money kind. Those are the news in Kigali today: Rwanda is looking to capitalize on investments in two of its now-famous business sectors–coffee…
Read MoreHow I spent New Year's in Kigali
I made a blissful return to Kigali on New Year’s Eve, but I was too zonked from travel to take part in the major…
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Healing from Genocide with Storytelling
KIGALI, RWANDA — Taylor Krauss sticks out more than most white people here, on the dusty dirt road that runs in front of his…
Read MoreSo, wait, what exactly is going on in Congo?
I have a lot of thoughts on this, but I’m not there at the moment, alas. Here’s a piece by a colleague of mine,…
Read MoreAnd then, there's Rwanda and France…
From today’s New Times, Rwanda’s English-language daily: the Rwandan government is going to indict French officials named in the Mucyo Report, an investigation of…
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