curiously appropriate for the DRC...

the bright light, the dark clouds and the silhouette of construction seemed, to me, to capture the essence of this tragic country today

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A trip on the wild side...

October 21st 2009
I broke a promise. Well, the lawyer that still lives somewhere deep inside me (despite my best endeavours to the contrary) would rather say that, actually, I have refined my approach to this particular promise and, while, yes, I did break the existing promise as then phrased, I can now re-cast it more intelligently. Semantics. Sorry, Mum. I walked across the border into the Democratic Republic ... read more

Africa » Congo Democratic Republic » East » Goma

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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