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Judith Kaine: Taking art to the streets of Rwanda

Kurema Kureba Kwiga uses street art to tackle social issues and expose ordinary Rwandans to the creativity of its artists. >
MASS Architects: Africa's architects must understand their continent

Jean Paul Sebuhayi and Amelie Ntigulirwa from MASS explain how their architecture is a response to the needs of communities. >
Joselyn Umutoniwase: Representing Rwanda through fashion

Joselyn Umutoniwase quit filmmaking to focus on starting Rwanda Clothing, a Kigali-based label representing fashion in her home country. >
Matthew Rugamba: Storytelling through fashion

Rwandan designer Matthew "Tayo" Rugamba tailors his collections for an African audience. >
Christian Benimana: Architecture with a mission

According to Benimana, before starting any project a designer must decide what his mission is and an architect must learn to think beyond the building. >
Christian Benimana

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Christian Benimana believes that architecture must go beyond the design of the building and into an understanding of how buildings impact the lives of users. >
Haute Baso: Collaborating with Rwandan artisans

Haute Baso, a boutique brand founded by Candy Basomingera and Linda Mukangoga, is committed to collaboration with Rwandan artisans. >
Getting milk to the market is helping Rwandan genocide survivors

Rwandan genocide survivors received cows from the government but were unable to sell their milk at the local market until Chantal Butare came along. >
Africa's cleanest city is officially a car-free zone

The Rwandan city of Kigali is a beacon of clean living as its recently implemented car-free policy makes way for a new green transport system. >
A living memorial to Rwanda's genocide

Ntarama Church, where 5 000 Tutsis were murdered, has stood untouched since 1994. Now an architect is helping to preserve its legacy. >
Mille Collines goes down south

The story of how two Spaniards created a fashion brand designed, produced and retailed entirely in Africa. >
Tomà Berlanda: Building for education in Rwanda

This Italian architect is helping to pioneer a new model for early childhood development centres being built in Rwanda. >
Hillywood's big week

In this new series of first-hand reports by our team of correspondents in Africa, Katherine Sullivan writes on the growth of Rwanda's film industry. >

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