#DRC Kinshasa

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Grandma dancing the African way #dance #viral #trending #music #grandma ...

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La danse dans les bars de rumba congolaise. Kinshasa 1955-1965

Dancing in Congolese rumba bars. Léopoldville, DRC 1955-1965

Photographer: Jean Abou Bakar Depara

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album review; drc music's kinshasa one two

☆ 7.4/10

♡ released in september 2011

♡ congolese; afrobeats; trip hop; electronica; world beat; ndule

This album was definitely a lot different than my usual album reviews. A full instrumental album that attempts to mix electronica & afro beats, which, surprisingly, succeeds on a lot of the tracks! I’m definitely still not sure how I feel about the album, nor do I feel like I can accurately review it, but I do know I heavily enjoyed the tracks, even the ones I didn’t find myself falling in love with.

A song by song review can be found underneath the cut. My favorite tracks are African Space Anthem, Respect of the Rules, Ah Congo, and If You Wish to Stay Awake. My least favorite tracks are Hallo, Lingala, Virginia, American, and Congosmo.

Hallo -> 6/10

K-Town -> 8/10

African Space Anthem -> 9/10

Love -> 7/10

Lingala -> 6/10

Lourds -> 8/10

Respect of the Rules -> 9/10

We Come from the Forest -> 8/10

Customs -> 8.5/10

Virginia -> 6/10

Ah Congo -> 9/10

Three Piece Sweet Part 1&2 -> 8/10

If You Wish to Stay Awake -> 9/10

Departure -> 7.5/10

Americaaan -> 6/10

Congosmo -> 6/10

Lourds (Heavy) -> 6/10

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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Do Not Be Discouraged, Jesus Builds His Church

In the late 1800s a Canadian pharmacist, Dr. William Leslie, sensed God calling him to use his medical skills to advance the gospel on the continent of Africa. He set out for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1895, joining the missions organization first pioneered by the famed Adoniram Judson in Burma. After a few years, Dr. Leslie met and married another missionary, and together they served in the DRC—offering medical treatment and the gospel.

In 1912, wanting to take the gospel to more remote indigenous people groups, the Leslies began to clear away dense—and reportedly leopard-infested—jungle along the Kwilu River to build the Vanga mission station. Some of the villages surrounding Vanga were still practicing cannibalism at that time. Clearing the jungle took immense effort and some time, but finally the Leslies built a home and a medical outpost along the river. They spent 17 years there, regularly setting out across the river from their station to offer both medical help and the gospel in a spiritually dark place.

It’s not totally clear what happened, but records show that after 17 years Dr. Leslie and his wife were asked by local tribal leaders to leave. There had been some kind of falling out and they were no longer welcome in or around Vanga. The Leslies abandoned their mission outpost and returned to the U.S. defeated—believing they had failed. They weren’t aware of any converts and certainly did not witness the planting of any churches. Dr. Leslie died nine years after his return, thinking his efforts in the DRC were in vain.

We’ll fast forward 100 years from where we left off with his story.

In 2010, a short-term mission team set out for the Vanga mission station. They did a little preliminary research and expected to find the tribal groups near there yet unreached.

They flew into Kinshasa on a commercial airplane. Then they took a Cessna, operated by Mission Aviation Fellowship, two and half hours to Vanga. They hiked a mile through the jungle to the Kwilu River and then used dug-out canoes to cross the half-mile wide river, to finally arrive at the mission station. The team then backpacked 10 miles further into the jungle before coming into contact with the Yansi, the same tribe that the Leslies had ministered to a whole century before.

The team leader from that 2010 expedition reports, “When we got in there, we found a network of reproducing churches throughout the jungle. Each village had its own gospel choir, although they wouldn’t call it that. They wrote their own songs and would have sing-offs from village to village.”

The team found a church in each of the eight villages they visited, scattered across 34 miles. They even found a 1000-seat stone “cathedral” in one of the villages. They were told that church got so crowded in the 1980s – with many walking miles to attend — that a church planting movement began in the surrounding areas.

They did some investigating and interviewing and discovered that the spiritual roots of this network of jungle churches went back to Dr. Leslie and his wife. The Leslies left the mission field dejected and discouraged, believing they had failed. Dr. Leslie died believing his work had been fruitless. But one hundred years later, the evidence says otherwise.

In Vanga and the surrounding villages, Jesus built his church. In spite of these missionaries’ perceived failure, even in spite of rejection and relational fallout, Jesus built his church.

~ Jen Oshman

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Travel Guide to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a vast and diverse country located in Central Africa. From its rich history to its natural wonders, it offers travelers a unique experience filled with adventure, culture, and challenges. Here’s a complete guide to help you navigate this intriguing destination. Brief History The DRC has a turbulent history shaped by both its pre-colonial kingdoms…

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An attempted jail break at the Democratic Republic of Congo's largest and chronically overcrowded prison this week has left at least 129 people dead, the interior minister said Tuesday.

The circumstances around the bid to bust out of Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa in the early hours of Monday remain unclear.

But Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani in a statement released by video to the media on Tuesday announced a provisional death toll of 129 people.

They included "24 who were shot after warnings", he said.

At least 59 others had been wounded and were receiving care, he added. 

Witnesses told AFP that they had heard gunfire at around 2:00 am on Monday and that it lasted for several hours in the area of the prison, a popular and residential neighbourhood.

Daddi Soso, an electrician in his 40s, said he had seen security force vehicles taking bodies away in the early hours. 

On Monday, police had cordoned off the streets leading to the prison, AFP journalists at the scene saw. 

The interior minister said many people had been crushed or suffocated and that a number of women had been raped. He gave no details on their identities.

'Under control'

The authorities have given no indication as to how many inmates escaped or attempted to do so.

On Monday morning, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said only that the security services were at the scene and he called on residents to "not panic".

A few hours later, he told national television the situation was "under control". 

Justice Minister Constant Mutamba later announced on X that inquiries were under way "to identify and severely punish the sponsors of these acts of sabotage".

Makala prison, the biggest in the vast central African nation, has capacity for 1,500 inmates.

But it is highly overcrowded and rights organisations regularly complain about the conditions of detention at the jail.

With between 14,000 and 15,000 prisoners, it holds around 10 times the number it is meant to house, according to official statistics.

As well as the human toll, the escape attempt caused damage to buildings.

A part of the prison, mainly that housing the administrative offices, was set on fire, the government said.

The prison was already badly damaged during an attack by armed men in 2017, which led to more than 4,000 prisoners escaping, some of them described as "dangerous" by police.

The circumstances leading to that large prison escape were never made clear despite the establishment of a commission of inquiry.

(AFP)

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sunset in kinshasa 🧡

hiiii usually i put my ramblings in the hashtags but i just felt like writing a bit because i haven’t been posting edits like i usually do and i have been feeling terrible that i haven’t 💔 i wanted to post this before or soon after i posted my kipetaka braids but just felt too lazy and uncreative to make any edits with the photos from this photoshoot. i also really wanted to share the inspiration behind this because as a black simmer, i have always wanted a west african world and when it came to making the set for this i really had to think and research how i could emulate a west african market despite the fact that i sadly have never been to one before. plus there’s literally no build buy mode or world that was made with west african culture and history in mind by ea! so, zhong feifei’s vogue china historic and iconic photoshoot in the dr congo was a huge inspiration for this photoshoot especially since my sim (dominique) is also heavily inspired by another congolese celebrity, lous and the yakuza! so this became my own homage to the democratic republic of congo, which has been struggling with the immense effects of belgian colonialism, imperialism, technological exploitation by the west, and environmental racism for decades. nowadays, im hesitant and conflicted to say that i want an west african world in ts4 because i no longer wanna support (especially financially) ea’s shady and ultra capitalist practices when it comes to technology (cough ai cough) and the potentially harmful effects it will have on the environment and marginalized people especially in countries like the drc. idk what goes on when ts4 makes a new pack and i could be wrong but it doesn’t hurt to be wary of a notoriously racist and evil capitalist company these days 🤷🏾‍♀️ im just thinking out loud but i would love to hear what other black simmers think especially those who live in west africa! anyways, i hope that the drc will be free from all of this very soon and i love my congolese cousins and (possible) ancestors 🫶🏾 please check out the list i made if you want to help ppl in the drc!

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Best Congolese Wedding Entrance Dance (Cleveland) 🔥

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Kinshasa, DRC 1941-1942

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Color Study 01

1. Kinshasa, DRC by Andrew Mcconnell

2. Accra, Ghana by @joshuakissi

3. Abidjan, Ivory Coast by Gilles Colomb

4. Lagos, Nigeria by Aeisha Ijewere

5. Kigali, Rwanda by Amina Kadous

6. Guinea Bissau by Kristin Bethge

7. The Gambia by Christina Nwabugo

8. Harar, Ethiopia by Yonas Tadesse

9. Mogadishu, Somalia by Mohamed Mire

10. Itsandra Mdjini, Comoros by Shainess Daoud

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Brazzaville connected to Kinshasa via ferry and smaller boats across the Congo river.

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“A woman carer looks after the Bonobo apes at the Lola Ya Bonobo sanctuary park outside of Kinshasa, DRC.”