Author: LawyerLiv

Explore with me some of my favorite African Expressions. Starting with Rwanda of course, land of my fathers’ fathers. “Intore”- Aside from being a traditional dance and part of UNESCO’s intangible heritage, Intore represents the ideal human. You will often hear, “Intore Izira Umugayo” that is, a sort of scolding to never attract shame on…

Ever entered a stinky bathroom with Christians in Church Premises on a bright Sunday Morning? All you will hear is: “Jesuuuus”, “ Father Lord“, “God forbid”, and most fascinating of all “Blood of Nebuchadnezzar!“ Wasn’t Nebo the guy who went mad for 7 years after mocking God? Who ate grass like an ox and whose…

**Before anything else, I stand in prophetic declaration with those in-waiting to proclaim “Your miracle is coming.”** I think a lot about childbearing since hitting my 30s. I do find my reasons a tiny bit selfish. Entertainment, having a mini-me, etc. Then again, I suppose this is normal. Nobody is having kids to strengthen national…

One of the funniest elements of my existence is Africans calling me “Oliver” on a regular. It’s so funny and random to me. It’s usually non-Francophone speakers so I take it, they never watched scandal? On another note, I attended a Women’s event today at work. Learned the following. Did you know that most weapons…

Long, Long ago, I emancipated my mind. Life is not a mathematical equation to be executed with precision. No , ex-lovers did not steal your youth & no, witches did not haunt your wallet. Life is a fluctuating, beautiful mess in which, destiny, will always accomplish herself! If nothing else, I hope I have inspired…

Milaka is one of the most impressive women I know. We met in 2018 in Cape Town where we were both law students studying abroad. I was heading to Kigali next so I invited her to join me. Because, hey, YOLO! This is us at our family home in Kigali rocking African Headwraps. Milaka is…

Ramadan Mubarak رمضان مبارك. To all our Muslim friends observing Ramadan, we wish you a prosperous Holy Month. So… We could fact-check yesterday’s Address to Congress (which is technically not a state of the Union) given by #47 but since facts matter not to members of his cult, we will save our breath/megabytes. Instead, I…

The Prototype. The Muse. The Pioneer. When we were younger , dad would give us pocket money, but my sister Sandrine would never spend it on herself. She’d always give it to someone in need. She’d never tell a soul either, not even me. The person would be the one to tell us later. Sandrine,…