6 articles tagged with brazzaville
When my anthropology research led me to Brazzaville last fall, I expected to find interesting connections between traditional Congolese medicine and local brewing practices. What I didn't expect was to discover one of Africa's most underrated cultural destinations. The Republic...
Standing on my balcony overlooking the mighty Congo River, the lights of Kinshasa twinkling across the water, I couldn't help but reflect on how Brazzaville embodies the fascinating contradictions of modern Africa. As a history teacher who's traversed this continent...
I never imagined that at 64, I'd be paddling through rapids on the mighty Congo River, camera in hand, trying to capture the perfect shot of a city that defies expectations. But here I am in Brazzaville, the capital of...
When my university's sports exchange program expanded to Central Africa, Brazzaville wasn't initially on my radar. Like many, I'd focused my African business travels on South Africa and Kenya. But after three visits to the Republic of Congo's capital in...
The sun sets over the Congo River, casting golden ripples across its vast expanse as Brazzaville transforms. The daytime bustle of Central Africa's cultural hub gives way to a pulsating nocturnal energy that few outsiders have properly documented. As someone...
Standing at the edge of the mighty Congo River last fall, watching the sunset paint Kinshasa's skyline across the water, I couldn't help but think: *Wie schön ist diese Welt* — how beautiful this world is. As someone who's navigated...
