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"African Dream" et le sida

Il est 23 heures à Kinshasa, et je rentre à mon hôtel, l’«African Dream ». Situé sur le boulevard du 30 juin, c’est un chouette hôtel, très sympa, avec Internet gratuit, piscine et tout et tout… Mais voilà, le boulevard est plongé dans une nuit d’encre, et à l’hôtel ce n’est guère mieux : une bougie déposée devant ma porte me rappelle les nuits passées en brousse. Seulement là-bas personne ne facturait la nuit à 175 US$ ! Je me réfugie sous le drap pour échapper aux moustiques ragaillardis par… Continue

Added by Jean-Louis Lamboray on May 20, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Le vendeur de mandarines

Kinshasa, le 17 mai 2008.

Il n’y a pas grand monde dans les rues ce samedi : le jour est férié, car c’est l’anniversaire de l’entrée triomphale à Kinshasa de Mzee Laurent Désiré Kabila. Je me trouve à un rond point du centre ville, pas loin d’un supermarché. Un vieux papa vient m’offrir des mandarines.

« Le paquet à 2 dollars ! »

« Tu me coupes les jambes avec ton prix. Prends un dollar. »

« Tu prends combien de paquets? »

Tout-à-coup le vieux… Continue

Added by Jean-Louis Lamboray on May 17, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

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