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A short history lesson on the Rwandan genocide

Genocide, Rwanda, The journeyDec 09 20139 Comments

It made Cornelius feel proud of his country: at the border, German citizens can enter the country without visa. All others have to buy one. Why? We are guessing it’s because the Germans were the first colonialists from 1895 to 1916, before the Belgians took over after WWI. The Germans never really intervened with local politics or ...

For female readers only – or for those who understand black hair

Rwanda, The journeyDec 08 20138 Comments

If men do decide to read this post: you do so at your own risk, so don’t throw any accusations of being utterly superficial at me afterwards… I count on my female friends that they regard this story in the right context 🙂 So we are in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. There are interesting, impressive things to write about this ...