Croton

Croton

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January 22nd 2011
15:20 Today I went on a last visit round the site. I said goodbye to all the people in the village and to everyone who helped me. Someone even gave little souvenirs! 0ne was a Tropical Plant called a Croton and she also gave me a wonderful baked loaf of bread homemade that did not last as long as I had wished for! I can’t wait to go to Ethiopia! Secretly I’m quite glad to leave as here it’s ... read more

Africa » Congo » South » Brazzaville

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Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter century of experimentation with Marxism was abandoned in 1990 and a democratically elected government installed in 1992. A brief civil war... ... read more