Survivors Start to Confront Trauma
This the second part of a three-part series. See “Part 1: Survivors start to confront trauma.” See Part 3, the slide show “Remembering in…
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Rebels Drop Guns & Return to Rwanda
Rwanda’s Army is flushing FDLR fighters out of Congo. RUHENGERI, RWANDA — Joseph Karege wanted to give up his gun and come back to…
Read More"She left out the ladel! We're sending her back and getting a new wife."
One of my Rwandan friends is getting married soon, and it turns out that getting married here requires a lot of stuff. The wife,…
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Rwanda-Congo Mission Isolates UN
Last week’s deployment of Rwandan troops to fight rebels in Congo caught the 17,000-strong UN mission by surprise. KIGALI, RWANDA — Deploying a mere…
Read MoreRwanda and Congo: It's not what you think
In the last week, everything here has changed. Rwanda and Congo, former enemies, are the statecraft version of best buddies. Congo invited Rwandan troops…
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Congo’s Risky Push to Crush Rebels
Rwanda’s Army moved deeper into neighboring Congo Sunday as part of a surprise deal last week to root out Hutu rebels. But when will…
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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 MoreWe thought we had it bad…
Okay, 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 MoreThe grammar of being abroad
When 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 MoreOde to Africa Bite
No, this is not a restaurant whose name is also an imperative sentence. “Bite” is Kinyarwanda for, loosely, “What’s up?” And Africa Bite is…
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