Trust is a challenge in Rwanda »

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 [...]

Rwanda cuts fees for foreign journalists »

Rwanda cuts fees for foreign journalists

It was only the other day that a group of BBC journalists complianed to me about the extortionate fees they had to pay to get accreditation to work in Rwanda for just 3 or 4 days. They had to cough up US$200 per person and the customary long wait,
To work as a journalist in Rwanda [...]

A difficult country to read »

A difficult country to read

Interesting to hear the BBC World Service Radio’s Mark Sandell and his take on Rwanda, even if it’s a take blogged just a couple of days since he arrived, but I think he’s not that far off the mark. His experience seem to mirror mine. I don’t think this is a country that is easy [...]

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