Reflections from the Zambezi

One of my hobbies is travelling. But strange as it may sound I hate travelling. Hate it in the sense that traveling is tiring depending on the mode of transport and time that you travel. And there are the border formalities and so on. But I like travel when you have finally reached your destination. In early October I traveled to Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The purpose of the trip was to see the famous city of Lubumbashi and get a feel of what is found in the city. Before I proceed some quick facts about Congo for some of you that have never done Geography or don’t know much about this vast nation. Congo has a population of 66 million (UN, 2009). It is the nineteenth most populous nation in the world, and the fourth most populous nation in Africa, as well as the most populous country where French is an official language. It is the third largest country (by area) in Africa . The capital is Kinshasa . Congo has an area of 2.34 million sq km. The major languages