Congo

“Urgent Appeal” by African Leaders for DRC Peace

When looking up the latest on DRC elections forcast, I found the following post from yesterday on the Kofi Annan foundation’s website: [contentcards url=”http://www.kofiannanfoundation.org/supporting-democracy-and-elections-with-integrity/appeal-democratic-transition-drc/” target=”_blank”] This is in the context where questions of the possibility of an election are being raised on the basis of both violence and funding: [contentcards Read more…

By Kent, ago

Tickets!

After a couple days of struggle, and finally giving up, Kim made one more call. God parted the clouds, and let the rainbows through.  The tickets we got today are a bit more expensive than the ones we originally had, but they’re actually better, in terms of the connections in Read more…

By Kent, ago

Visas!

At long last (after 70 days, 10 weeks, or 51 work days, as you like) we have our passports back!  And they contain valid visas! So now that we have official permission to enter Congo, we need to rebook tickets to Uganda, as well as organize logistics to get into Read more…

By Kent, ago

On Hold

We heard this afternoon from a friend who was able to visit the Embassy in Washington D.C., to ask in person what was happening with our visa application. Apparently the embassy workers are waiting on approval from D.R.Congo, and there is no indication of when or if that may come. Read more…

By Kent, ago