TRAVELOGUE: Inside the fun and thrills of a week in Congo Kinshasa, By Wale Okediran
With a population of about 100 million, Congo Kinshasa is the most populous Francophone country in the world, and the 4th-most populous in Africa. 8 min read
My first glimpse of Kinshasa was the River Congo. As the African World Airline AWA Flight 342 from Accra, Ghana, continued to circle in the air while awaiting permission to land, the sight of the gloriously serpentine river was a temporary relief to the anxiety of waiting.
Moments later, when the airport closure due to a ‘VIP Movement’ was over, the aircraft descended into the turbid embrace of a collection of clouds before erupting into the brilliant Congolese sunshine. That was when the river came fully into view. From my aerial position, I could see the river and its fan-shaped web of tributaries as it meandered through the vast mass of land before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
Uhuru Flies Back From DRC Amid Storm in State House, Jubilee
President Uhuru Kenyatta alights from a plane at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA)
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President Uhuru Kenyatta flew back into Kenya after a three day state visit in DRC, on Thursday evening, April 22, 2021. Uhuru, while in DRC, signed four framework cooperation agreements covering several economic sectors; security, defence and maritime transport. I will never stop to be grateful for the support Kenya continues to offer DRC, President Tshisekedi said.
However, as the head of state was driven in Cadillac Escalades and treated to a royal party at Palais de la Nation - the official residence of DR Congo s President Felix Tshisekedi - his government and party in Kenya were wallowing in crisis.
Uhuru s Cadillac Convoy & Signed Deals in DRC [PHOTOS]
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President Uhuru Kenyatta s motorcade arriving at the Palais de la Nation, the official residence of DR Congo s President Felix Tshisekedi on April 21, 2020
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President Kenyatta’s second day in the central African country involved attending different functions which riding in a black Cadillac Escalade fitted with a Kenyan flag to denote his stature.
His first stop was at Palais de la Nation, the official residence of DR Congo s President Felix Tshisekedi.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his DRC counterpart Felix Tshisekedi at the Palais de la Nation on April 21, 2021
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7 Photos of President Uhuru Kenyatta during His Three-Day DR Congo Tour Tuko 3 hrs ago
- President Uhuru Kenyatta travelled to DRC for a three-day state visit on Tuesday, April 20
- The head of state s first stop was at Palais de la Nation, the official residence of his host, President Tshisekedi
- The two countries signed four framework cooperation agreements
1. President Uhuru Kenyatta travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) for a three-day state visit at the invitation of President Felix TSisekedi.
2. The Kenyan delegation, which included Cabinet secretaries Raychelle Omamo and Eugene Wamalwa, arrived in the central African country a few minutes past 3pm on Tuesday, April 20.
President Uhuru Kenyatta travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, April 20, for a three-day state visit at the invitation of Felix TSisekedi.