pickTim Butcher travels through the #DemocraticRepublicCongo (DRC). Torn by war, violence, poverty and injustice yet the Congo is mostly a country that the world seems to have forgotten about. I learned so much about politics, geography, human rights etc. Most notable is that the country is not an undeveloped country, rather an undeveloping country ⬇️
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BarbaraBB All keeps deteriorating: in the 20th century it was for a while an ordinary African country where travel and trade existed; now there‘s hardly any infrastructure at all. (edited) 2y
KristiAhlers How very heartbreaking 2y
BarbaraBB @KristiAhlers definitely 💔 2y
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Cinfhen I‘ve read that‘s the case in many African countries in the last 15 years 😢 2y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen It‘s so sad. The jungle is taking over again in the Congo and people can‘t reach one another because there are no roads nor trains - bridges were blown up and never repaired etc. I 2y
Librarybelle Sounds like a very worthwhile read 2y
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