Expo in Gikondo

Kigali has a new Expo area in the Gikondo neighborhood which hosts International Trade Fairs a few times a year. My friend Steve went to the fair with me today. It cost 500 francs to park and 500 francs to get in. (About $2)


There were many booths of local businesses, government agencies, and sellers from around East Africa. It was very crowded, but fun.

This was a booth advertising environmentally efficient diesel.

This was a model of "modern agriculture" displayed by a local fruit juice company. Showing a miniature store surrounded by pineapple, passion fruit, and strawberry plants.

Like most fairs there was a kids areas with swings and a bouncy castle, as well as many beer, fruit juice, and food kiosks. People were lined up to eat these goat brochettes.

This woman, named Shelter, sold me this blue dress from Tanzania for $15.

I was very entertained by the live infomercial booths describing amazing fruit and vegetable slicers...

and fruit blenders.

I ran into four other Rwandans I knew at the fair- small world here in Kigali! It was a fun Sunday supporting the local community.