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Congo Blog, English version
http://www.congoblog.net/en
- Author: Cédric Kalonji
- Listed in: News & Media Journalists
- Tags: congo africa news pictures kinshasa dr congo
- Added on: Jan 6th, 2008
- Country: Congo (DRC)
- Language: English
News from the democratic republic of Congo, by Cedric Kalonji, a young journalist, radio producer , photographer and web developer.
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Citizen of the Congo or Zaire?
It’s been eleven years since the Democratic Republic of the Congo was born after the death of Zaire caused by the Marshal’s flight into exile with his courtesans. The name of the country has changed, its inhabitants call themselves Congol...
New building site on the list!
Kinshasa, municipality of Ngaliema, Binza Ozone, district of Manenga. The heavy rains of the last few days have caused considerable damage. More than twenty dwellings were engulfed in enormous erosion that continues to grow and gains ground every day...
Is he forgotten or still present in Congolese memory?
After he was greeted as a liberator in the capital Kinshasa on May 17, 1997, the man whom the Congolese affectionately called Mzee was assassinated, over 4 years after he came to power. Seven years have gone by since his demise; yet billboards bearin...
Interview with Baloji, a black sorcerer in a whites’ country
A few weeks ago, I heard about Baloji, a young rapper of Congolese origin who lives in Belgium. I researched him on the Internet and was able to listen to sound bites of his numbers, to view one of his clips and – I was caught. I enjoyed listening ...
Arguing with a traffic officer
For the first time in my life, I almost hit a policeman. I was so annoyed with him that I could have strangled him. My day had started off nicely, but everything went wrong as I was on my way to a very important work appointment. Unfortunately, the c...
