{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Jef le Saltimbanque","provider_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/","author_name":"JJ ANEYOTA alias Jef le Saltimbanque","author_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/author\/lesaltimbanque\/","title":"Rwanda \u2013 Nyakabanda life - The Muzungu. - Jef le Saltimbanque","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eenpAP2KwN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2026\/03\/16\/rwanda-nyakabanda-life-the-muzungu\/\">Rwanda \u2013 Nyakabanda life &#8211; The Muzungu.<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/en\/2026\/03\/16\/rwanda-nyakabanda-life-the-muzungu\/embed\/#?secret=eenpAP2KwN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Rwanda \u2013 Nyakabanda life &#8211; The Muzungu.&#8221; &#8212; Jef le Saltimbanque\" data-secret=\"eenpAP2KwN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/jef-le-saltimbanque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/022211_RWANDA.jpg","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":400,"description":"What is it? I turn toward the only voice that has just spoken in French above the surrounding noise. I am surrounded by children. We have just arrived at the primary school where Alphonse himself studied as a boy, and we happen to have arrived during recess. The school headmaster has also come outside. His first question to Alphonse was what the white man had brought them. Those were literally his first words. Alphonse translated the question for me. Once again, the white man seems to be perceived as nothing more than&nbsp;a walking wallet. And that irritates me. More and more. I was thinking about how to answer when the little girl \u2014 because it is a little girl who has spoken \u2014 provides a welcome diversion. \u201cWhat is it?\u201d I look at her. I don\u2019t understand the question. Embarrassed by her own boldness, she runs away. The headmaster points to the small bag hanging around my neck. \u201cWhat is it?\u201d I laugh. Without saying a word, I pull out my digital camera. I take a picture of the children crowded around me, then turn the camera toward them to show them the image. It\u2019s an ovation. A huge exclamation [&hellip;]"}