Trust is a challenge in Rwanda »
The BBC’s Peter Day visited Rwanda recently to find out more about the ambitions for the country. The first part of his report is now online. Peter visited the veg-tastic Kimironko market, talked to Louise Mushikiwabo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carina Tertsakian, from Human Rights Watch, Josh Ruxin of Rwanda Works and Heaven Restaurant [...]
Anne Aghion talks about gacaca film »
Annie Aghion talks to the BBC about her recently released film, My Neighbor My Killer which documents the experience of the gacaca court system in one Rwandan community following the 1994 genocide. You can listen to the 10 minute interview with BBC World Service reporter Matthew Bannister below.
Taylor Krauss on Voices of Rwanda »
Taylor Krauss talks with Committee on Conscience Project Director Bridget Conley-Zilkic on the Voices of the Genocide podcast about his Voices of Rwanda project. The project aims to document the stories of the survivors of the Rwandan genocide. You can listen to the podcast online. No time to listen? Here’s the transcript.
Photograph taken from the [...]
Bird spotting in Kigali »
The ever helpful and thoroughly knowledgeable Marcell Classen of the brilliant Birding in Rwanda blog answered my quick questions regarding the bird sounds I recorded, and tweeted, from our garden in Kigali. Here’s the recording and below is Marcell’s expert assessment,
(Audio tweet experiment) Birds wake up in Kigali sound bite
I’ve listened to the recording of [...]
People live in peace with each other, but underneath, it’s boiling »
Joseph Sebarenzi talks about his new book, God Sleeps in Rwanda, on NPR today. Sebarenzi was in Canada during the 1994 genocide when he lost his parents, seven siblings and numerous relatives. He returned to Rwanda less than a year later, becoming a leading politician and later speaker of parliament in 1997. He describes his [...]
