From the Island Owner to the King

I don't know what to say about this country.

Congo (Kinshasa), the reason why it is followed by gold is to distinguish it from Congo (Brazzaville), another African country.

Congo (DRC) is the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Congo (Brazzaville) Republic of Congo.

The "Gold" in Congo (Kinshasa) refers to the capital Kinshasa, and the "Brazzaville" in Congo (Brazzaville) refers to the capital Brazzaville.

In general, Congo (Brazzaville) is relatively peaceful, with a relatively high level of education, few major criminal cases, stable political situation and public security, and relatively optimistic follow-up development trends. It is one of the few potential stocks in African countries at this stage.

And now mainly talk about Congo (Kinshasa).

One of the three most backward countries in Africa, the poorest country in the world, the second to last, in 2013, the Human Development Index, the first and the last.

War, poverty, looting, disease, and Ebola.

Speaking of massacres in very Africa, many people immediately think of "Rwanda".

Few people know about the Congo genocide, another genocide triggered by the 'Rwandan genocide'.

From 1993 to 2003, 3.5 million people hung up in 10 years.

The so-called Democratic Republic of the Congo is not democratic or democratic at all. In 1960, Congo broke away from the Belgian colonial rule and gained independence and independence. In 1965, with the support of the CIA, Mobutu launched a coup and came to power.

The international community has called it "the three most cruel tyrants in modern African history" Bokassa, the emperor of Central Africa, Amin, the former president of Uganda, and Mobutu.

In 1997, Kabila, a Congolese who 'rebels and rebellion won't last for 20 years', brought his two classmates, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, and Rwandan President Kagame's troops to put the dictator and dictator together. Mobutu ran away. Sole state power.

Then, the classmates turned against each other, and the old Kabila was in a continuous war again. was assassinated.

After Ron Kabila died, his son Joseph Kabila took over. Kabila is under 35, the minimum age to become a presidential candidate. Congo's parliament has amended the constitution to reduce the minimum age for the president to 30 and postponed the election.

2006,

President Calabi Jr. and Vice President Bemba held a jubilant election, with violent riots and riots. The streets of the capital Kinshasa were filled with gunshots and armored vehicles roaring.

If you are planning to travel to Congo (DRC), this is definitely not a good idea.

Ironically. It is one of the three most backward countries in Africa, and the second-to-last poorest country in the world. In 2013, the Human Development Index, the last-to-last Congo (DRC).

"The World's Raw Materials Warehouse".

The output of cobalt, tantalum and germanium ranks first in the world, and it has the world's largest diamond mine, known as the "Mine Capital of Africa".

The forest coverage rate is 53%, accounting for half of Africa's tropical forest area, known as a "geological miracle".

It is rich in 22 kinds of precious wood such as ebony, mahogany, rosewood and yellow lacquer wood.

It is rich in water resources, with an estimated reserve of 106 million kilowatts, accounting for 40% of Africa's total reserves. 13% of the world.

One can imagine how bad the people in Congo (Kinshasa) are.

There are so many resources to build such a country. Also a miracle.

Very weird country.

"This is the gymnasium you built with aid from China." Bailey Toman suddenly pointed to a building not far from the car window and said to Chen Rui.

Chen Rui looked at the window and saw a tall circular building standing beside the road.

Suddenly, in Chen Rui's mind, some information about Congo (Kinshasa) that he had consulted on the Internet appeared.

China has aided the construction of two buildings in Congo (DRC), one is the People's Palace and the other is the gymnasium in front of you.

The gymnasium was built in the 1970s.

Although the gymnasium is now a bit shabby, like an old woman, it has lost its cherishing style, but it can still be vaguely seen the glory of this gymnasium.

and. For the tattered Congo (Kinshasa), it can still make people feel that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

The car arrives at the Congo River Hotel.

Chen Rui paid Bailey Toman $30.

The currency of the DRC is the Congolese franc.

1 dollar is equal to about 923 francs.

The US dollar is the hard currency in the DRC.

RMB is waste paper here.

Chen Rui walked into the Congo River Hotel.

The luxury of the Congo River Hotel is comparable to the domestic 4 to 5 star grade.

Opened a presidential suite. I took a cold shower and washed my tiredness away.

Then ordered a meal.

Very ordinary food. Peanut bread, steamed tapioca and yuuma.

Yuuma is made of mashed banana, peanut flour, tapioca noodles, palm oil, chili paste and refined salt and boiled in water to make a thick paste.

After eating, between 7 and 8 pm.

I wanted to go to Kinshasa for a walk.

But think about it, forget it, Kinshasa is just like a bird, there are black black people everywhere, and robbery, robbery, rape, rape happens all the time in the dark corners of the city, and a Chinese person walks alone at night On the street, the probability of being robbed is 100%. Although Chen Rui is not afraid of robbery, he does not have to find himself uncomfortable.

Besides, Kinshasa looks like a bird, there is really nothing to do.

Another point, Kinshasa ranks ninth in the ten most unlivable cities in the world, and Port-au-Prince in the sea ranks tenth. Kinshasa has a population of 8 million, but the crime rate is extremely high, about 112.3 per 100,000 people. a killer.

Chen Rui didn't want, and didn't want to have anything to do with this city, so he was just a passerby.

Therefore, Chen Rui went to bed early.

The next day, I woke up early in the morning. After a simple shower, I put on a denim shirt, quick-drying loose pants, and a pair of hiking shoes.

When Chen Rui was in Yanjing, China in October, it was very cold and he had to wear a thick coat.

Here, all you need is a shirt.

There are no spring, summer, autumn and winter here, only rainy and dry seasons.

The rainy season is from November to May of the following year. It rains basically every 2-3 days. The rainy season is also the time when the temperature is the highest here.

The temperature is just the opposite of that in China. It is snowing in the country and wearing short sleeves here.

Chen Rui left the Congo River Hotel and hired a professional guide.

The guide is called Labachi Kamba.

First, Labachi Kamba took Chen Rui to the farmers' market on the banks of the Congo River.

Ask the hunters who sell all kinds of bushmeat at the farmers market and the fishermen who fish on the Congo River.

Have you seen a dinosaur-like bird or animal in the Congo River or in the jungle.

Chen Rui also took out some pictures from his backpack. (To be continued)