Tag Archives: Akagera National Park Turning off the tarmac, we headed towards Akagera National Park. The ruddy red road threw up clouds of dust. “You know take the ‘African massage’!” laughed Gilles our driver, as the bumping ride pounded our spines. Passing scenes quickly changed. Longhorn cattle herds swaggered lazily along the roadside (and I mean long – horns up...  Yesterday we left Kigali on a highway towards new adventures. Our aim: to go on safari in Akagera National Park, on Rwanda’s eastern edge. A stunning region holding lush green mountains, acacia tree fringed savannah plains and glassy lakes teeming with wildlife, Akagera houses several of the ‘Big 5’ game animals. Even so, it is...  Now I don’t know about you, but my mental picture of what Africa is like is fairly limited. I’d never stepped foot on the land, but had several ideas stencilled on my mind from years of news coverage. Poverty, tragedy, corruption and disease are often media bywords for Africa’s post-colonial history. Of course, we know... |
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Stu Harris is a commercial photographer and documentary media producer based in Tasmania, Australia. 
Jim Collins is a pastor, speaker and freelance writer. He is also co-founder of Love in Action,