Tag: DRC

  • Sitting in Kinshasa traffic is tiring

    Sitting in Kinshasa traffic is tiring

    The rain has made it worse. We are waiting for hours to move 1 m. Everybody pushes for an inch. Everybody waits for an opening but there is none.

  • Photographers of the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Photographers of the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Here is a list and tribute to many great photographers who came to or from the Democratic Republic of Congo and made it part of their lives and work. Alice Seeley Harris (1870-1970) (Photojournalism) “Lady Alice Harris (born Seeley; 24 May 1870 – 24 November 1970) was an English missionary and an early documentary photographer. Her photography helped to expose…

  • Visiting Jaune Congo, a farm outside Kinshasa

    Visiting Jaune Congo, a farm outside Kinshasa

    Jaune Congo is not an ordinary farm near Kinshasa. They grow fruits and vegetables and soon, palm trees for oil production in a unique and sustainable way, hand in hand with local partners and employees. It is located here. Take the Cico cement factory road after Lukala to get there and ask for “Antoine’s farm”.…

  • Discussion on power in the DRC

    Discussion on power in the DRC

    A quick guide to power generation issues and projects in the DRC in 2022.

  • On the road from Matadi to Kinshasa

    On the road from Matadi to Kinshasa

    Photographs of a drive from Matadi to Kinshasa

  • Hotel Metropole in Matadi

    Hotel Metropole in Matadi

    The Hotel Metropole in Matadi was built between 1925 and 1930. It seems to have officially opened in 1930 according to Wikipedia. It is a gothic revival styled building (Wikipedia) and apparently designed by architect Ernest Callebout.

  • Kinshasa : Fuel shortages, traffic and wewa godfathers

    Kinshasa : Fuel shortages, traffic and wewa godfathers

    You wake up and step outside and notice a massive queue of cars around the block at the fuel station next door. You’re not sure what the cause is. You hear it is about unpaid government fuel subsidies, the war in Ukraine or some other confusing issue with fuel companies.

  • Domestic flights in the DRC

    Domestic flights in the DRC

    What flying in the Democratic republic of Congo can be like

  • The Democratic Republic of Gombe

    The Democratic Republic of Gombe

    As you may well know, the upmarket borough of Gombe is not like the rest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Locals cheekily call it the Democratic Republic of Gombe It is only in this tiny part of a country the size of Europe that you can think it is a “normal” city or…

  • A list of NGOs and other organisations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    A list of NGOs and other organisations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    There are thousands of non-profits, for-profits, non-governmental organizations, foreign and national programs to help the DRC out of poverty, to end wars, to stop malnutrition or to end corruption (among many other projects). Here is a non-exhaustive list of various NGOs and for-profit projects that are or have done significant work in the country (alphabetically).

  • A round of golf in Kinshasa video

    A round of golf in Kinshasa video

    Drone footage of the Kinshasa golf course in 2021

  • A walk on the Kinshasa golf course

    A walk on the Kinshasa golf course

    A walk on the Kinshasa golf course

  • “Where are you from?”

    “Where are you from?”

    This question gets asked a lot when I meet someone new. I have many versions of the answer depending on the person asking, my mood or the immediate environment. I can’t seem to answer the same thing every time. Why is this question important in the first place? Why is it asked? Is my accent…

  • Sunset pictures again

    Sunset pictures again

    People only want sunset pictures 🙂 The Kinshasa river loop is a popular spot to park and chill, to walk, to skateboard, to rollerblade, to run, to blast music, to play football (soccer). You bump into everyone 🙂

  • Luki rainforest biosphere near Boma

    Luki rainforest biosphere near Boma

    Last weekend, with some friends, L and T, we went to a rainforest biosphere or reserve called Luki near Boma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We drove from Kinshasa on Saturday morning. We arrived at around 8pm in Mangala/Luki after several calls to find the place. It took us 12-13 hours with an hour…

  • Photos again – March 2021 – Kisantu, Matadi, Muanda

    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…

  • Music in the DRC

    Music in the DRC

    A short history of Congolese (DRC) music with a few classic tracks

  • Driving around the city

    Driving around the city

    Driving around the city

  • Bombo Lumene national park

    Bombo Lumene national park

    The Bombo Lumene national park or the “Domaine et Réserve de Bombo-Lumene” is 3-4 hours outside Kinshasa. It has many animals, insects and birds that you can see if you’re lucky! It is run by the ICCN, the conservation and environment ministry. They received a little funding from the European Union but the park is…

  • 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.…

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