Shopping in Rwanda
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Cooperative des Artisans Rwandais
Cooperative des Artisans Rwandais is one of the better craft shops selling locally produced carvings, cards and paintings. Prices are generally fixed, but small discounts may be offered. It's one of a number of craft shops located near the main post office in the centre of town.
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Athenée
Travellers who want to do a spot of self-catering or who are planning some time in Parcs National Nyungwe Forest or de l'Akagera will find a small selection of things at this place, a sort of alimentation-style store near the main post office.
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Dancing Pots
This is a fair-trade project established to assist the Batwa pygmies. The Forest Peoples' Project has been training potters to produce terracotta pieces which can be bought here.
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Librairie Ikirezi
The best bookshop in town, it stocks a wide range of French- and English-language books on Rwanda and the world beyond. No, the name doesn't mean crazy bookshop.
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Centre du Frais Alimentation Generale
Probably the best stocked of the central supermarkets, including a good range of far-flung imports. There is also a bakery on the premises.
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Librairie Caritas
A central bookshop for French titles.
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Caplaki
The old street market of crafts along Ave de l'Armée next to the Milles Collines has been moved to a new home funded by the French called Caplaki. Sellers are now organised in fixed stalls and popular items include a range of carvings and masks from across the border in DR Congo. Prices start high, as they are, of course, 'antiques' but as most are modern replicas, bargain down to something sensible.
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