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 MoreKIGALI, Rwanda — Congo’s most notorious rebel leader was arrested yesterday in Rwanda. The arrest marked a sudden reversal of alliances for Laurent Nkunda,…
Read MoreOkay, 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 MoreOne of my housemates wanders onto the porch this morning and says, “The first thing I thought when I woke up this morning is,…
Read MoreWhen 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 MoreNo, 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 MoreThe 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 MoreSquint a little and the sleek modern cityscape reveals old-fashioned water towers in use on most buildings over six stories. On the ground, New…
Read MoreI made a blissful return to Kigali on New Year’s Eve, but I was too zonked from travel to take part in the major…
Read MoreKIGALI, RWANDA — Taylor Krauss sticks out more than most white people here, on the dusty dirt road that runs in front of his…
Read MoreTWO MILE RANCH, ARIZ. — John Heyneman has a problem. It’s late January, and some of his cows are missing. They’re stuck on the…
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