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Congo, DR

Country number:
161
Territory number:
193
“The mind of man is capable of anything.”
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
A portrait of two smiling girls selling goods on the roadside DRC
Water pouring down the main Zongo Falls, DRC
Sue with a villager cooking lunch on an open fire, DRC
A young bonobo sneaks up on one of his keepers, who is reading her phone
Sue on the banks of the Congo River near Kinshasa, DRC
The bridge across the Congo River at Matadi

Tales from Congo, DR

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a Nutshell

‘Today, the Congo remains dangerously unstable’ declares Wikipedia. Corruption is rife.
‘Today, the Congo remains dangerously unstable’ declares Wikipedia. Corruption is rife.
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DRC - Down the Congo - Kinshasa to Boma - South Central Africa 2

Congo isn’t what I expected at all. Neither Heart of Darkness nor The Poisonwood Bible have prepared me adequately for modern Congo.
Congo isn’t what I expected at all. Neither Heart of Darkness nor The Poisonwood Bible have prepared me adequately for modern Congo.
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DRC - Coping with Kinshasa - South Central Africa 1

The dusty roads of Kinshasa are jammed with lemon yellow taxis and the driving is atrocious. Buses lurch past with passengers hanging off the...
The dusty roads of Kinshasa are jammed with lemon yellow taxis and the driving is atrocious. Buses lurch past with passengers hanging off the sides
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