Yesterday, I was waiting for the bus to take me from Butare to Kigali. It started to rain so everyone huddled under the gas station covering. As I spoke with a student from the National University, a man approached carrying a cluster of egg-shaped wire baskets. But what really caught my eye were the two small rats contained within a basket.

"Sont-ils pour le diner?" I asked.
He laughed, no.
"Votre animal de compagnie?"
No again.

Turns out the baskets are actually rat traps. He was a traveling salesman with a demo. The rats inside demonstrate that they can crawl in but they can't escape. How you deal with the trapped rat is another matter. I bought one for 500 Rwf (under $1). I plan to use the trap as a lantern. I wish I had bought more.