HOW CRICKET HELPS EASE RWANDA’S PAIN

Charles Reynolds in Kigali discovers how ethnic and gender divides are being tackled at Rwanda’s spectacular new cricket ground

Sweet charity: Fundraising in Great Britain has built one of the most scenic grounds in the world
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Rwanda – the land of 1,000 hills, gorillas and, now, cricket. If the last one sounds surprising, perhaps one day it won’t. The country this week celebrated the opening of a brand new national ground – the result of a £1m fundraising and construction project from British charity, the Rwanda Cricket Stadium Foundatio...

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