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Congo-Kinshasa:
Crossing the Congo On a Floating Wreck - Prelude
RNW Africa, 22 June 2011
In Henry Stanley's footsteps, the famous explorer who sailed the fascinating Congo river for the first time in the 19th century. From what now is Kisangani to Kinshasa, a trip… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Staring Monkeys - Part 1
RNW Africa, 23 June 2011
Satuday night, although I have been on board the MV Sowidaja for the entire day, we haven't moved an inch. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
The Beauty of It - Part 2
RNW Africa, 24 June 2011
The wonderful sound of two barges slowly colliding woke me up this morning. The other one has returned! But of course, Bajo's promise that we would go 'as soon as the other barge… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
The Long Wait - Part 3
RNW Africa, 25 June 2011
"I arrived at this boat more than a month ago," the travelling preacher Ley told me. With his experience in mind, I should have known that boats in Congo don't run on any schedule. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
The Mechanic's Wife - Part 4
RNW Africa, 24 June 2011
Being woken up at five o'clock by a fanatical preacher didn't give me the feeling that today was going to be a good day. It wasn't. On the sixth day since my arrival in this port… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
On the Long, Shallow River - Part 5
RNW Africa, 27 June 2011
Although it wasn't at 5 o' clock as promised, we did leave this morning! There wasn't much fuzz about it, suddenly word had it that we should board and within minutes we were on… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Crawling On Board - Part 6
RNW Africa, 28 June 2011
Somewhere between Kinsangani and Bumba - Balancing above the water on a thick piece of wood is the only way to get onto the MB Sowidaja, after which one has to cross three other… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Congo Riverboat Man - You Whites are Mean - Part 7
RNW Africa, 29 June 2011
Somewhere between Kisangani and Bumba - Maybe we first had to travel together on an overcrowded boat for a week. Then suddenly, my new friends started talking openly about world… Read more »
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Africa:
The Floating Village - Part 8
RNW Africa, 30 June 2011
Somewhere between Kisangani and Bumba - Authors have described the Congo boats as floating villages. They are indeed, although after four long days packed together I think the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
The Victoria, I Presume - Part 9
RNW Africa, 1 July 2011
Somewhere between Bumba and Lisala - After four days on the river we reached the port of Bumba. The MB Sowidaja will stay here for at least a week, and I am advised to find a… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
In the Sand - Part 10
RNW Africa, 1 July 2011
Somewhere between Lisala and Mbandaka - It is the seventeenth day of this trip, and I'm starting to get down in the dumps. For the last four days and nights we have been stuck in… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Kin La Belle! - Part 11
RNW Africa, 1 July 2011
Everybody is tired. When I complain it has been long since I last saw my family, Paul and Rufin laugh about it. "We usually don't see them for three months in a row," says Paul. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Sailing the Congo On a Floating Wreck - Epilogue
RNW Africa, 4 July 2011
During my last day on the mighty River Congo I realized just how tough the past month had been. I lost three kilos, mostly due to falling ill in Mbandaka after eating a 'pig of the… Read more »
