Welcome! This is just another blog about someone in Congo. There are ideas and stories of my life in the DRC and elsewhere.
There is no particular objective. Just to share and express myself on the World Wide Web in a space that I call my own – photography, music, travel, ideas, experiences, information and anything else.
I’m a Canadian, Indian, Nicaraguan, French and Spanish speaking Congolese of sorts. Enjoy your visit 🙂
Recent blog posts
Fally Ipupa’s Rumba Royale debut (review)
A mixed review of Fally Ipupa’s first movie, Rumba Royale
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A trip to Lubumbashi and Kolwezi with a quick stop in Likasi in August 2025
Work colleagues and myself went to Lubumbashi in August 2025. We also drove to Kolwezi for a few days.
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My Nicaraguan roots
As you may know, I am from Nicaragua on my mother’s side. Both her parents were Nicaraguans : Nohemi and Emilio.
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Le golf en République Démocratique du Congo
Saviez-vous qu’il y a 2 terrains de golf en République Démocratique du Congo? Oui, un à Kinshasa et un autre à Lubumbashi. Tous les deux sont des 18…
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Leuven in pictures
Photos I took of the city since visiting it regularly since 2023. The main shopping street, the city hall, the library tower, streets and some food are featured…
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Emilio in Leuven
Your dear author now has to share his time between Belgium, where my family is (a new father I am!) and Congo where work is never finished or…
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What’s happening in the Congo right now?
Thoughts on the Congo in 2025 : rebels, war, peace, future
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100% Congolese produce and arts and crafts
Do you want to support the local Congolese economy? Do you want quality food products? Here are a few that I can recommend. Here are a few that…
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The current state of affairs in the DRC – November 2024
I sit here on an overcast Saturday in Kinshasa. It isn’t too hot. The weather has been a bit unpredictable with rains in the mornings and afternoons. We’ve…
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Sultan’s chicken samosa (sort of)
Recipe for Sultan’s chicken samosa. Ismaili/Indian recipe.
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International schools in Kinshasa
Sending your kids to school in the DRC can be challenging. I studied at the French school in the 1990s. It was a good education. They followed the…
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Family recipes – Indian/Ismaili
Recipes from my past by my grand mother and grand father (Ismaili/Indian) – Ismaili cuisine and chocolate cake
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Working in the Congo as a 3rd generation immigrant
What is it like to work in the DRC in 2024? Are you thinking of living here or moving here? What are expenses like? What kind of life…
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What you can learn in the DRC
Sure, you think you’re all that because you grew up in a developed country that didn’t go to war, that is not completely corrupt, that has good roads,…
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Electric Kinshasa on a Saturday night
What Kinshasa feels like on a Saturday night: terrasses, bars, clubs, traffic, parties, electric
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Kinshasa, a megacity of traffic, chaos, potholes, plastic and puddles
A rant about Kinshasa
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Le Jardin Botanique et Zoo de Kinshasa
Une visite du jardin botanique et le zoo de Kinshasa.
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Pensées un mardi des martyrs
Aujourd’hui, on se rappel des héros nationaux, Joseph Kabila et Patrice Lumumba (17 Janvier). Kabila père est mort en 2001, il y a 22 ans. Lumumba en 1961.…
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Photographs of the Kinshasa golf course
Photographs of the Kinshasa golf course in the 2020s. I took these photographs in the last few years. I was the volunteer greenkeeper in 2022 with the help…
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Golf courses – photographs
Here are some pictures of golf courses in Africa and other regions, but mainly from Kinshasa, Lubumbashi and Johannesburg. DRC, South Africa, Belgium & Italy Nicaragua Nejapa golf…
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A weekend at La Bohême de Maluku lodge
A weekend at La Bohême de Maluku lodge. Maybe you have felt this before. Maybe you have wanted to get out of Kinshasa, but the ordeal of leaving…
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Dead bodies, filth, chaos, traffic, mangoes and corrupt cops. Another day in Kinshasa
I drove. Sorry, I didn’t drive. I was driven from Gombe to Limete to meet a client this morning. On the way there, we saw a dead body,…
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Photographs of Kinshasa’s grimy streets
Kinshasa streets are grimy, dirty and smoggy. Tough people, rough edges, aggressive driving, dangerous motorcycle drivers. Seeing a white or mundele here is entertaining for most. You get…
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Internet speeds in the DRC (updated)
In January 2022, I wrote a post about internet providers in the DRC. I thought it was time to update it with only a few that I use…
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Challenges for pro golfers in Africa (not South Africa)
What’s it like to play golf professionally in Africa?
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Kinshasa nightlife guide of sorts
As you may know, Kinshasa is a party town. Just type “Nightclub” on Google Maps, and you will get 110 recommendations (I counted them all!). See here. Since…
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A week-end and a half to Matadi
A week-end and a half to Matadi. We went on a week-end trip to Matadi from Kinshasa.
We decided to leave very early Friday morning at around 4am…
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Congo (DRC) survival guide and other tips
Idiosyncrasies and tips for living in harmony in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Souvenirs adolescents de théâtre du secondaire
Je vais écrire en français pour une fois. On va bien rigoler. Ça fait longtemps que je n’écris plus en français. Pourquoi toujours en anglais? Je ne suis…
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A trip to Leuven, Belgium
Home to a large university (KU Leuven), Leuven is mostly a student town situated east of Brussels (It is a 20 minute train ride away). It is on…
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Emilio in Congo (DRC) 