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In the Shadow of Man

In the Shadow of Man, by Jane Goodall This best-selling classic tells the story of one of the world's greatest scientific adventures. Jane Goodall was a young secretarial school graduate when the legendary Louis Leakey chose her to undertake a landmark...

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19 mai 2006

Early death - Mort subite

Do you remember the old chimp we talked about in unexpected encounter ?? Last week on the radio the news came that it was killed by the villagers to whom it kept blocking the road. It is sad news. The Congolese body for the protection of the environment...

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18 mai 2006

At the top - Au sommet

The view is stunning. The crater, 1.2 km of diameter seemed neverending. Another earth was unfolding under our eyes. Smoke seems to emanate from everywhere and nowhere. Inside the crater there seems to be a green prehestoric platform about 500 meters...

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17 mai 2006

Ascending Nyiragongo - L'Ascension du Nyiragongo

The top of the volcano, and the lava flow - the hardest part to climb to reach the top The Nyiragongo volcano is one of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga area located in Eastern DRC. Mount Nyiragongo is located roughly 10 km north of the town of Goma,...

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16 mai 2006

Bernard and the volcano

Our dear Bernard came and paid us a visit in Congo. He spent barely 10 days here but it was not a light programme. A nice barbecue awaited him on his arrival last Sunday. With plenty of friends of ours around. It lasted the whole day and empty bottles...

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15 mai 2006

Overlooking lake Kivu and the plantations - Vistas sur le lac Kivu et les plantations de thé

Just before reaching Kibuye, we turn right and head north towards Gisenyi. For a hundred kilometres we shall try finding our way in a muddy track full of holes. Looks like we're approaching Congo... The path becomes quite steep and after a while, fantastic...

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14 mai 2006

On the road from Gitarama to Kibuye

On our way back from Butare to Gisenyi, we decide to avoid the Kigali-Ruhengeri road, but pass through Kibuye instead to discover a new region of Rwanda. On the way, superb vistas over the hills, and we can't resist posting some more photos of this great...

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13 mai 2006

Rwanda: precolonial times - Le Rwanda du début du siècle

Here are some photos of life in Rwanda, in early 20th century. All are on display at the national museum in Butare. Voici quelques photos de la vie au Rwanda au siècle dernier. Celles-ci peuvent être admirées au musée national de Butare. Early 20th century...

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12 mai 2006

Butare's museum - Le musée de Butare

Traditional pipes The National museum of Rwanda is located in the town of Butare approximately 135 km from the capital city of Kigali . (Butare is considered to be the intellectual centre of the country with its National Museum , arboretum, and several...

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11 mai 2006

The Mwami palace in Nyanza

Mwami's traditional palace Before the arrival of the Europeans, Rwanda was a centralised state complete with a monarchy. Traditionally, the royal court of the kings was mobile. By the arrival of the Europeans, the palace has shifted to Nyanza. It was...

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