Electric-green unplugged

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

Unguarded Moments

The basic facts I knew about Rwanda before I lived there were: it has rare mountain gorillas. Diane Fossey, the … More

One evening a fox was dying in my back garden. Its fur was patchy, its eyes were sad and watery, … More

Once, when I had hair, I revelled in it joyously; I had a quiff that sat up proud like a … 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

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

In response to today’s daily post word: “purple“. A purple shell caught my eye on a sandy beach yesterday. A … More