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