Since 2016, Giselle Benimana has maintained the same morning routine. She wakes up to do work the uninitiated may deem 'disgusting,' but not to her. She dips her hands in a bucket of cow dung in which ...

Amidst the devastating aftermath of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the ancient art form of imigongo painting faced near extinction. A 200-year-old Tutsi art form made with cow dung, Rwanda's imigongo ...

Nyakarambi, Rwanda — Twenty-three-year old Fabrice Ndayamdaze beams with pride whenever he speaks about his mother Basirice. “My mother has been making paintings out of cow dung since she was 17 years ...

A 200-year-old Tutsi art form made with cow dung, Rwanda’s imigongo painting tradition has experienced a revival in the Great Lakes nation three decades after the 1994 genocide, becoming a symbol of ...

Recognizing the importance of safeguarding Rwanda's Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH), which has yet to be recognized on the UNESCO ICH List, the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa assisted ...

Kirehe (Rwanda) (AFP) – A 200-year-old Tutsi art form made with cow dung, Rwanda's imigongo painting tradition has experienced a revival in the Great Lakes nation three decades after the 1994 genocide ...

Imigongo: The evolution of Rwanda’s traditional designsDifferent Imigongo-inspired artefacts on display at Imigongo Art Centre in Kayonza District. Photo: Willy Mucyo.

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