About Fred R.
I am a curiosity-driven feature writer who has worked for Human Rights Watch, the UN, the Red Cross (ICRC) and the UK's Department for International Development (DFID).
Born in London, I speak English, quirky French and clumsy Spanish.
My blog is called Extra Extra. It's marvellous.
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May 22nd, 2007
D. R. Congo: Park Rangers Attacked, Flying over Katanga, Music meets Social Activism, and Ants 2 - Brian 0
Access to the Internet in the Democratic Republic of Congo is gradually improving (World Bank figures suggest there are already over 6 million users), but will remain prohibitively expensive as long as service providers are dependent on satellite connections.
In such a context, it should come as no surprise that there are only a handful of Congolese bloggers. Chatrooms and instant messaging are very popular, however, and with the influence of the Diaspora, it’s easy to imagine that many more young Congolese people will soon be following the footsteps of pioneers like Cedric, perhaps blogging in Lingala, Luba, Kikongo and Swahili as well as French.
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