On Friday, I worked my 60th day as a Research Analyst for a nationwide urban planning and real estate consulting firm. Getting this job was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done…
Author: Kwabene
Today is my 317th day in Kitindi. Every one of those days, my grandmother has served the same meal twice.
12. Making Bricks Without Straw One of the first things that stood out to me in Kitindi was the variation in home construction and quality.…
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives is a devastating book, an exposé on the cobalt mining industry in the southern Democratic Republic of Congo and an indictment of the global economy that makes such an industry possible.
The academic year in the Congo is strange, and I’m sure our school just makes it stranger. It is determined by Congo’s Ministry of Primary,…