Never should have opened those gates

Lava flows through the gate, but is held back by the lava walls built after the previous flow. Note the shells of the toasted minibuses in the distance.

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A day in the DRC

June 4th 2006
The first thing I noticed was the trash. We’d made our way into the Democratic Republic of Congo - past the cheery Rwandan border guards, the painfully indifferent Congolese border guards, the swarms of motor-bike taxis, and pushy guys who wanted to show us around. But we were determined to do this on our own, and our obstinacy led us right into the filthy center of town. The amount of tras ... read more

Africa » Congo Democratic Republic

Established as a Belgian colony in 1908, the Republic of the Congo gained its independence in 1960, but its early years were marred by political and social instability. Col. Joseph MOBUTU seized power and declared himself president in a November 1965... ... read more

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