Brazzaville
15 Jun 2008 10:59 :Ports &
Places
Photos: AW • Brazzaville • 13 June 2008
Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo. Across the mighty Congo river, Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, soon to overtake Paris as the world's largest Francophone city.
Years of fighting have taken their toll on the city and its inhabitants, with some residents finding shelter in the rusting hulls of vessels, pulled up on the banks of the Congo. The nearby port area is known as Brazzaville Beach.