Farewell to the land of a thousand hills – epilogue

Well, it’s taken 42 blog posts and over 60,000 words, but I’ve managed to get there – this is the … More

The bar that sold bananas

Wise words I once heard while buying bananas in a bar in Kigali, Rwanda in 2008: ‘Nothing can heal without … More

It’s almost time to fly home. These seven months in Rwanda have felt so much longer – the richness of … More

When the ragged children of Kinigi danced, it was a scene of both joy and sadness, those imposters both, two … More

Continued from part 1 I walked towards the fire where there were two crouching silhouettes outlined in bright orange. I … More

Sometimes you can’t see how incredible a person is when you first meet them. Still waters run deep, people are … More

I enjoyed lazy starts to the day on the veranda, shooting the breeze with Peter the security guard. We’d breakfast … More

Today it’s April the 7th 2018, a day that marks the 24th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide. … More

Giving a training course to a group of nurses in Rwanda gave me a new perspective on the concept of … More

It’s been a few months since I last posted for the series ‘Letters from the Heart of Africa’. We are … More

One Friday after work, I took a bus from Kigali till I reached a sleepy village called Gahini beside a … More

I passed the cream-coloured boundary wall the next morning, its smooth surface was now pock-marked with a spray of holes, … More

Over the years the Kigali Genocide Memorial has been visited by countless celebrities and dignitaries; Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon, Natalie … More

I settled in to my role as an adviser at the Kigali Genocide Memorial – I got a desk, there was … More

Continuing the series Letters from the Heart of Africa. My first few nights in Rwanda brought me shallow, dreamless sleeps; … More

In the very heart of Africa, between Rwanda and D.R. Congo, is a silvery, majestic lake framed by breezy palms … More

The twin pillars of passion in Rwanda are Christianity and English Premier League Football. The sides of the small buses, … More

One of my life goals was to volunteer in Africa but I was never quite sure if my career path … More

The fastest, most exhilarating way to get round Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, is on motorbike taxis, which go by … More

Whoever first coined the term ‘the Dark Continent’ to describe Africa was either wearing very powerful sunglasses, or was nocturnal. … More

Dear friends, I made it, I’m here, in Kigali, Rwanda, writing to you from the hilly heart of a distant … More

After a short layover in Nairobi airport, the great African plains appeared below us, followed by Lake Victoria, its shoreline … More

A few years ago I volunteered in Rwanda. This serialised post is based on letters and emails sent home to … More

Peter, my Rwandan housemate, is a man of many talents – he’s my gym training buddy, my security guard, a … More