Category: driving

• On the road from Matadi to Kinshasa

  

  Photographs of a drive from Matadi to Kinshasa

  K Emilio Noorani

  October 8, 2022

  Congo, driving, Matadi, Motorcycle, Photography, thoughts, traffic

  Congo, DRC, drive, Kinshasa, Matadi, photos, traffic, trucks

• Motorcycle adventures in Kinshasa

  

  Today I got stopped by the Police while on my motorcycle. They had no uniforms. The supposed cop walked up to my motorcycle and just removed the keys. Motorcycles are not allowed in Gombe apparently but they’re everywhere. I am one of the few with a motorcycle with a number plate, insurance and permits to […]

  K Emilio Noorani

  October 29, 2021

  Congo, driving, Gombe, Motorcycle, thoughts

  corruption, Gombe, Kinshasa, Motorcycle, traffic

• Driving from Gombe to Limete

  

  A description of a typical drive through Kinshasa

  K Emilio Noorani

  October 27, 2021

  driving, Gombe, thoughts, traffic

  Congo, Gombe, Kinshasa, Limete, police, rain, roads, traffic

• Mad traffic

  

  Traffic in Kinshasa is horrible Most of the time you will spend anywhere from 1 to 4 hours in traffic, sometimes, to do 1 km, sometimes to do 100 km. You never know. Motorcycles are the only way to be sure to be early, or dead, at your destination. Everyone fights for an inch. Courtesy […]

  K Emilio Noorani

  May 11, 2021

  driving

  traffic

• Driving around the city

  

  Driving around the city

  K Emilio Noorani

  January 27, 2021

  driving, photos

  DRC, Kinshasa, pictures, streets

• Driving in Kinshasa

  Driving in Kinshasa is a nightmare. There are no priorities. You constantly feel anxious. The police don’t help. They harass passengers and drivers. Courtesy is inexistant. It truly is remarkable how people go from their home to the office everyday without heart attacks or road rage. I don’t even imagine the difficulty of finding a […]

  K Emilio Noorani

  November 11, 2020

  driving, Uncategorized

  driving, Kinshasa