A blog by an Indian Nicaraguan Canadian in Congo (DRC)
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Fally Ipupa’s Rumba Royale debut (review)
A mixed review of Fally Ipupa’s first movie, Rumba Royale
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Updates 2025
A quick update on my life and Congo in December 2025 with some photos!
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A little peace and quiet in the Kruidtuin of Leuven
Thoughts in a garden
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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 trous!
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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 in this post! Enjoy!
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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 missing!
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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 I know of.
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Le temps perdu
Un poème sur la vieillesse
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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 had some sweltering heat as well. The sun has been brutal on some days.
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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 French national system and was accredited in France. Today there are more or less good schools. Some are very expensive, others are more reasonable. You can even…
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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 will you have? Read on to find what it can be like.
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Kinshasa’s classic food dives and bars
The classic spots in Kinshasa
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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, a working government, a history with plenty of culture, that was never colonised and then some.
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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
Got any book recommendations?
Emilio in Congo (DRC) 