Tag: Congo
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Kinshasa by night
Pictures of Kinshasa by night. The 24 Novembre or Liberation boulevard. Seen from a rooftop. Enjoy! š
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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 š 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…
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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 BĆ©guin another rooftop bar in Gombe (with a yellow sunset) Thereās also a picture of a colourful weird…
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Music in the DRC
A short history of Congolese (DRC) music with a few classic tracks
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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…
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More photos of Kinshasa during Covid
More photos of Kinshasa during the curfew/Covidā¦ Things havenāt 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.
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Photographs of the river loop before a storm
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Mwambe (Palm chicken dish)
Have you had mwambe (or moambe, the spelling is always a problem!) ? Itās a palm oil based chicken dish in Congo. You should give it a go. It is served with sweet fried plantains, āsaka sakaā or a type of spinach like dish using manioc leaves. Itās all served with some normal local rice.…
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Gbadolite, 2016
Here are a few pictures of the city, the roads and the old Mobutu palace. Check out William Clowesās excellent article on Gbadolite https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2015/the-ruins-of-dead-despots/ And Thomas Nicolonās video report https://www.france24.com/fr/20181102-billet-retour-rdc-congo-nostalgie-mobutu-gbadolite-zaire
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Internet problems in DRC
Vodacom sent us a message that their fiber optic cables got cutš¤¦š»āāļø. Oh joy… Itās not rare to have internet issues here. Itās sometimes alright but itās very hard to get affordable internet…
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Another Sunday in Kinshasa
Emilio in Congo (DRC) 