Radio Congo
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Radio Congo

Signals of Hope from Africa's Deadliest War

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Radio Congo

Signals of Hope from Africa's Deadliest War

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Brash hustlers, sinister colonels, resilient refugees, and intrepid radio hosts: meet the future of Congo In this extraordinary debut – called 'gripping' by The Times of London – Ben Rawlence sets out to gather the news from a forgotten town deep in Congo's 'silent quarter' where peace is finally being built after two decades of civil war and devastation. Ignoring the advice of locals, reporters, and mercenaries, he travels by foot, bike, and boat, introducing us to Colonel Ibrahim, a guerrilla turned army officer; Benjamin, the kindly father of the most terrifying Mai Mai warlord; the cousins Mohammed and Mohammed, young tin traders hoping to make their fortune; and talk show host Mama Christine, who dispenses counsel and courage in equal measure. From the 'blood cheese' of Goma to the decaying city of Manono, Rawlence uncovers the real stories of life during the war and finds hope for the future.

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Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Year
2012
ISBN
9781780740959
Topic
Personal Development
Subtopic
Travel

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Prologue
  6. 1 The lost city
  7. 2 ‘What you wanna go there for?’
  8. 3 Under the volcano
  9. 4 Meeting the colonel
  10. 5 Guerrillas in the mist
  11. 6 Blood cheese
  12. 7 ‘The waves on the lake are not negligible, my dear’
  13. 8 Outsiders
  14. 9 A fishless lake
  15. 10 The return, part I
  16. 11 Trouble in the Mulenge hills
  17. 12 The end is nigh
  18. 13 In search of goats and gold
  19. 14 A cruise on Tanganyika
  20. 15 The intelligence director’s bath
  21. 16 The forest people
  22. 17 ‘Inhuman’
  23. 18 The guns of Moba
  24. 19 My name is Zongwe
  25. 20 The return, part II
  26. 21 The lake of snails
  27. 22 Eating the neighbours
  28. 23 Of pigs, rabbits, and popes
  29. 24 La route principale
  30. 25 Beer and normality
  31. 26 The bend in the river
  32. 27 The price of tin
  33. 28 Electric dreams
  34. 29 The news from Manono
  35. Acknowledgements
  36. Illustration credits
  37. Further reading, listening, and watching
  38. About the author
  39. Index