Bukavu, Congo - The Dem. Repub.

... movie, but alas, my french is too poor to follow much of the plot :-(.  It was raining when we arrived in Bukavu and after the amazingly primitive customs experience (a table, in a grass hut with a visa stamp, no computers or even log books) we ...

Lets all do the congo! I've been waiting for a while for that title!! So, today we headed to the Congo. The patient had appendicitis and needed transfer. Seems straight forward….but of course things are NEVER as they seem here!!! So we get to the ...

Overheard on the boat to Bukavu: 'The MLC [Bemba's party] will share control of the Senate with RCD-Goma.' - 'Thieves politics.' - 'Ah, mon cher, they're all the same. Why else would a man sell his house to get into parliament if not in hope of buying ...