It is the continent's great sporting event for cycling enthusiasts.

This Sunday the 15th edition of the “Tour du Rwanda” opened in Kigali with the start of the first race.

Hundreds of cyclists, African and Western, came to the land of a thousand hills to seek victory.

Including international cycling star: Chris Froome.

In the village of Umoja in Kenya, men are not welcome.

This community is reserved for women, and more particularly for victims of physical or sexual violence.

A place where they are safe... and above all free to act and think for themselves.

A fact that is still rare in a country that remains dominated by a patriarchal culture... and where women do not always have their place.

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