Emilio in Congo (DRC)

Tag: Matadi

  • A week-end and a half to Matadi

    A week-end and a half to Matadi

    A week-end and a half to Matadi. We went on a week-end trip to Matadi from Kinshasa. We decided to leave very early Friday morning at around 4am but the trip still took us about 12 painful hours (We did stop along the way). We got stuck in Kasangulu behind a plethora of trucks.

  • 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.

  • Mama Lufuma, a single mother and child shelter in Matadi

    Mama Lufuma, a single mother and child shelter in Matadi

    I recently went to Matadi to visit a non profit organisation helping young mothers and their children called Mama Lufuma (Website is in Flemish. A translation to English is in progress). There are 15 or so kids that are between 6 months old and 10 years old. Their mothers also live in the shelter. There…