Rwanda's social spaces coming back to life with live events
Rwandan rapper Joshua Tuyishime during one of his painting sessions at Uburanga Art Centre in Kigali. Art spaces are slowly opening up in Rwanda after the lifting of the ban on public events. PHOTO | ANDREW I KAZIBWE
Three weeks since Rwanda lifted the ban on public events, commercial entrepreneurs and art spaces are yet to fully resume business. A few spaces are open under strict Ministry of Health conditions, starting at midday and ending at 10pm.
“People had missed socialising,” says Willy Karekezi, a visual artist and founder of Indiba Art Space.