Culture & History

Every year on the fourth of July, Rwanda observes Liberation Day, a public holiday commemorating the end of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi and the […]

Ask museum professionals across East Africa which institution best preserves the material culture of a single nation, and the Ethnographic Museum in Huye comes up more […]

The Story Behind Rwanda’s Agaseke Peace Baskets Walk through almost any market or craft shop in Rwanda and you will encounter the agaseke, a tightly coiled […]

Rwanda’s Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Explained Rwanda presents visitors with an unusual case among African nations: a single language, Kinyarwanda, spoken by virtually the entire population, […]

Rwanda’s Best Boutique Coffee Farms Near Huye Southern Rwanda’s rolling hills around Huye hold some of the country’s most historically significant coffee-growing territory, home to smallholder […]

Inside a Rwandan Ingoma Drum Performance Few sounds carry as much symbolic weight in Rwandan culture as the deep, layered rhythm of the ingoma, the traditional […]

Among the many craft traditions on display in Rwanda’s markets and cultural centers, none surprises first-time visitors quite as much as imigongo, a striking geometric art […]

Few sporting venues anywhere in the world carry a name as directly meaningful as Amahoro Stadium, whose Kinyarwanda name translates simply to “peace.” That name sits […]

Every gorilla trekking permit sold in Rwanda funds far more than a single morning in the forest. A meaningful share of that revenue flows directly into […]

A Culture That Shaped a Continent’s Soundtrack Few countries anywhere in Africa have exported their culture as widely, or as influentially, as DR Congo, whose music […]

The History of Mountain Gorilla Conservation in Africa A Species Discovered, Then Nearly Lost The history of mountain gorilla conservation in Africa spans little more than […]

Zanzibar’s Rooftop Sunset Bars in Stone Town Stone Town’s skyline was never built with rooftop bars in mind, yet the coral-stone architecture that shaped the old […]