Congo Trip 2011: Rickshaw Tour of Kinshasa

Come and see Kinshasa with me in a new vehicle for this town, a Rickshaw with a motor.

 

The billboard shows how the area should look after construction. Roads are among the five project priorities of the government.

 

The billboard shows how the area should look after construction. Roads are among the five project priorities of the government.

 

Under the multicolor umbrellas are people selling units for cell phones, a few minutes for one dollar.

 

Under the multicolor umbrellas are people selling units for cell phones, a few minutes for one dollar.

 

In Kinshasa transport anything by poussepousse, a trailor pushed or pulled by one man, sometimes one or more helpers:

Pousse-pousse with stones

Pousse-pousse with boards.

Pousse-pousse with barrels

Notice all the plastic bags on the ground, the big problem for Kinshasa streets, drains and rivers.

 

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