Maybe this is a rant. In Congo, everything, or should I say, most things, take time, or should I say, take more time than they should! A quick trip to the supermarket? Not really. Sit in silly traffic. Maybe a cop pulls you over. Maybe the card machine doesn’t work. Maybe they don’t have what… Continue reading Everything takes time in Congo (DR)
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Kinshasa by night
Pictures of Kinshasa by night. The 24 Novembre or Liberation boulevard. Seen from a rooftop. Enjoy! 🙂
Photos again – March 2021 – Kisantu, Matadi, Muanda
More DRC photos taken on the road between Kinshasa, Matadi, Kisantu, Muanda in March and April 2021. Enjoy 🙂 On the road between Kinshasa and Muanda, there are trucks, motorbikes, customs officials, police, toll gates. There isn't much harassment if you're lucky and don't upset anyone... Motorbikes on the road Hills on the way to… Continue reading Photos again – March 2021 – Kisantu, Matadi, Muanda
More photos of Kinshasa and surroundings
I was able to take a few photographs of Kinshasa from various places without getting harassed. Here they are. I hope you like them! Some are from Chacha, a rooftop bar in Gombe. Others are from Mon Béguin another rooftop bar in Gombe (with a yellow sunset) There’s also a picture of a colourful weird… Continue reading More photos of Kinshasa and surroundings
Music in the DRC
A short history of Congolese (DRC) music with a few classic tracks
Graffiti tour of Kinshasa
Have you seen graffiti in Kinshasa? Don't think there is? Think again! Here are a few I saw around Kinshasa in Bandal. The artists I met, Chris and Malco, do it out of love for the art and need more fans and supporters. Drive around Kasavubu in Bandal on a Sunday to see these. Have… Continue reading Graffiti tour of Kinshasa
More photos of Kinshasa during Covid
More photos of Kinshasa during the curfew/Covid… Things haven’t changed much. Just masks, get home before 9pm. Parties start earlier now. Bars and restaurants are changing their hours. No one wants to sit at home. A Tembo beer at the Colibri bar (one of the oldest bars in Kinshasa from the 1950s) View of the… Continue reading More photos of Kinshasa during Covid
Photographs of the river loop before a storm
The river loop before the storm The rain 🌧 is falling in the distance Will it reach us? Another view of the mango 🥭 tree
Mwambe (Palm chicken dish)
Have you had mwambe (or moambe, the spelling is always a problem!) ? It’s a palm oil based chicken dish in Congo. You should give it a go. It is served with sweet fried plantains, “saka saka” or a type of spinach like dish using manioc leaves. It’s all served with some normal local rice.… Continue reading Mwambe (Palm chicken dish)
Gbadolite, 2016
Here are a few pictures of the city, the roads and the old Mobutu palace. Check out William Clowes’s excellent article on Gbadolite https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/the-ruins-of-dead-despots/ And Thomas Nicolon’s video report https://www.france24.com/fr/20181102-billet-retour-rdc-congo-nostalgie-mobutu-gbadolite-zaire The INSS building where we rented a roomThe main courtyard of the city with Mobutu’s portraitThe cathedralThe UNHAS plane that took us thereThe entrance to… Continue reading Gbadolite, 2016
Internet problems in DRC
Vodacom sent us a message that their fiber optic cables got cut🤦🏻♂️. Oh joy... It’s not rare to have internet issues here. It’s sometimes alright but it’s very hard to get affordable internet...
Another Sunday in Kinshasa
The 9th hole of the Kinshasa Golf Course. A very hot day. River men on a pirogue Today’s sunset on the river loop Another view of the sunset Fishermen on a pirogue
Sunday in Kinshasa
It’s quiet today. It’s the best day to drive around and see the city. There’s no traffic or hardly any. You can take a few pictures without being harassed. If you want, you can drive out of the city but there’s tons of traffic as you leave the city centre... It’s getting warmer. The rainy… Continue reading Sunday in Kinshasa
Emilio in Congo (DRC) 