Vicky Seymour
Infrastructure and Environment Adviser, DR Congo
I moved to Kinshasa in February 2011 to work on a number of major roads programmes, including managing their social and environmental risks, and on water and sanitation. I also provide environmental advice across DFID’s programme in DRC.
The calm before the storm?
Posted 15 December 2011
I'm sitting on a covered patio at the Embassy, watching a Congolese storm brew. The weather didn’t let up all weekend, and it's hard not to see it as a metaphor for the turbulence that has followed the release of the provisional results of last month's elections. On Friday, the electoral commission announced the tally. 49%, [...]
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