The Eye Magazine - An Insider's Guide to Rwanda

Heaven Restaurant & Bar is a new restaurant in Kigali and has the first New York-style menu (and New York-trained staff) in the country.  It’s a brief walk from a couple of Kigali’s big hotels – the Serena and the Mille Collines – and is minutes from the city center and the UTC shopping center.   Read More

By the 1994 genocide Rwanda was stricken by a misfortune, which plunged the whole country in disastrous situation with various socio-economic consequences. As a result, in September 1994, a group of Rwandan women established an association that they named ASOFERWA (Association de Solidarité des Femmes Rwandaise);     Read More

One new and welcome addition to the selection of hotels in Gisenyi is Lakeview Hotel and Apartments.  Located 100 meters from the Rwanda/DRC border, on the shores of Lake Kivu, the setting could not be more beautiful.  My friends from Canada have been visiting me for 3 weeks and we have had them all over the country...Read More

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The new weekly meeting time for culture and entertainment in Kigali. A new concept which is rapidly attracting a growing audience sees Actors, Musicians and Painters transforming the Kigali bars, cafés and restaurants into settings of their performances. There is no need for a stage as Ishyo’s (a new agency for culture promotion...) Read More

The Shea Nut Tree – the “Golden Goose” for North Uganda’s women.Try googling “Shea Butter” on the internet – I did, and got 2.65 million ‘hits’ – just 0.1million hits short of “Princess Diana”. Pure Shea Butter (a.k.a. Karité), goes on sale in the US from high end retailers for up to $8 for a tiny 7 gramme pot – my goodness, that’s over $1000 per kilogramme!. Read More

Can you determine the true worth of a vehicle or really evaluate it’s performance in the space of 5 hours and a total of 19 km’s? I doubt it!However, I was given a Nissan pathfinder by MOTORCARE UGANDA to test drive and write an evaluation.I will start with the... Read More

By the 1994 genocide Rwanda was stricken by a misfortune, which plunged the whole country in disastrous situation with various socio-economic consequences. As a result, in September 1994, a group of Rwandan women established an association that they named ASOFERWA (Association de Solidarité des Femmes Rwandaise); Rwandan women Association for Solidarity with the purpose... Read More

This is the 4th article in our series on malaria, if you want to read the others go on The Eye website and you will find the full or even expanded articles. We have covered the life cycle, the disease, the effect of immunity and diagnosis. We asked the question, why is a Pakwatch school boy who is bitten 5 times a night. Read More

Kampala is a city built on 7 rumours and 8 of them are about health. Bilharzia is no exception, and some guide books give the most extraordinary advice. Regular Eye readers will know my summary of staying healthy in Uganda: don’t drink and drive, wear a seat belt and keep your knickers on. So here goes with my simple advice. Read More

I must admit that night life in Kigali lacks a bit of hype. The city centre is empty by 8pm as most people have headed off to meet their friends and work colleagues for dinner or a drink at one of Kigali’s restaurants or pubs. Part of the pleasure of exploring interesting places is finding a good place to eat and Papyrus Lounge at the top of its game when it comes to good entertainment and great food. Read More

Some people can concentrate on an assignment, to the exclusion of all distractions around them. My husband, who is an avid reader, can sit at a public place and read, no matter how much noise exists around him. Some people can play at a chess tournament, and focus on their game, no matter how many people are standing around them, watching the game. Read More

Restaurant Review: Heaven
Royal:Royale Villas
Sports: Lake Kivu Kayaking