Congo River Blog
DR Congo | RNW | 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 over 1700 kilometers, in the heartland of Africa. RNW's correspondent Arne Doornebal does the trip once again. Read all about it in his blog.

• Part 1: Staring monkeys
• Part 2: The beauty of it
• Part 3: The long wait
• Part 4: The mechanic’s wife
• Part 5: On the long, shallow river
• Part 6: Crawling on board
• Part 7: Congo riverboat man: You whites are mean
• Part 8: The floating village
• Part 9: The Victoria, I presume?
• Part 10: In the sand
• Part 11: Kin la belle!
• Epilogue: Sailing the Congo on a floating wreck

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