Democratic Republic of the Congo
November 3, 2009
- I left France and went in the Republic of the Congo, when I was a kid. When I came in the Congo, I felt something was different from my native country, France like the climate, the way of life and joy that I saw in people, the music and the cuisine. There were certain things that I didn’t look differently from France like in the city life and the school system. I was living in ...
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November 3, 2009
- Saka-Saka (Cassava Leaves) Saka-Saka (Saca-Saca, Sakasaka, and also known as Mpondou, Mpondu, or Pondu) is the Congolese word for cassava leaves, and the name of a dish made from them. Could "saka" be a Congolese pronunciation of "cassava", doubled for an emphasis on quantity to name a dish wherein cassava leaves are the main ingredient? Central ...
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February 27, 2009
- This morning I received an email from Care2 Action Alerts at actionalerts@care2.com. Their website is at http://www.care2.com/go/z/e/AFKNs/zjwm/Ap_d4. They told of the devastating situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and are asking for people to sign a petition to ask President Obama appoint a special envoy to the DRC. The following is a description of what they are suffering. ...
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