Rwanda-Germany update
I spoke with a friend in Kigali yesterday who told me that an estimated 7,500 people joined a march to protest Kabuye’s arrest. That’s…
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Rwanda and Germany face off
Germany yesterday arrested a top Rwandan government official, and Rwanda is outraged. Rose Kabuye, a member of Parliament, was arrested while traveling through Frankfurt….
Read MoreHow Obama looks to Rwanda
Here’s a video some folks I knew in Rwanda put together about Kigali’s reaction to Obama’s election: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVH9o-WxEcA]
Read MoreNews from Congo, not mine, and not good
Things are getting worse in Congo again. In a story I co-wrote a few months ago—and in Human Rights Watch reports that came out…
Read MoreFrom Rwanda’s female-dominated parliament to Alaska’s hockey mom…
It’s a long trip, perhaps. Here’s an interesting piece from Salon, not for its politics, but for its insightful consideration of the way the…
Read MoreWomen in Rwanda are all the rage
I seem to always miss the proper news. In the parliamentary elections held earlier this week–only the second election in the country since the…
Read MoreAn almost-meeting of the minds
Two weeks after I get back from Rwanda, who shows up but Paul Kagame? He is, of course, the president of Rwanda, and he’d…
Read MoreWhat to ride, where to go in Congo
Well, sort of. You won’t probably make it very far on a chikudu unless you’re a local. It’s a rough-looking hand-made road warrior, part…
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Meet the Chikudu, Congo’s Creative DIY Wheels
Emanuel Buke won’t train just anyone. Like a swami on a mountaintop, he is discerning about his disciples. For the past 16 years he…
Read MoreThe new thing in resource-fueled conflict: cows
Here’s a story I reported during my trip to Goma, about which I know I owe you all lusciously interesting tidbits. I’ll try to…
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