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Yes and yes. My business partner, Eric, moved his family here, two young kids and his wife. Moving at night, even as a woman is very safe and commonplace in mo
by nicpottier 13y ago
Yes and yes.
My business partner, Eric, moved his family here, two young kids and his wife. Moving at night, even as a woman is very safe and commonplace in most parts of Kigali. It really is ridiculously safe here by any standard.
As an example, I am much less concerned about female friends of mine walking around alone at night in Kigali than I am my neighborhood back home in Seattle. (granted I lived in the CD which is higher crime, but still)
- heterogenic 13y agoSorry, I should have been more clear... Is it safe for me, a woman, to visit there with my wife and kids? We've ruled out most of Africa in our globe trotting, but have really missed it.
- nicpottier 13y agoAh, sorry, yes I missed that distinction. Neighboring Uganda is very much not a great place to be for same sex couples. I do not believe Rwanda has any laws against homosexuality, but honestly you don't see it very openly here. It is still very conservative. I would say if you are visiting it wouldn't be a problem, definitely wouldn't worry from a safety point of view. If you were planning on moving here then I honestly probably wouldn't recommend it, not because of safety, but just that you would be going against the grain.
- enewcomer 13y agoAs I'm sure you already know, gay rights have a long, long way to go in the region. If I were gay, it probably wouldn't be at the top of my list :(