“the normal laws of development are inverted here in the Congo. The forest, not the town, offers the safest sanctuary and it… — Tim Butcher Copy Share Image
“In six harrowing weeks of travel I felt I had touched the heart of Africa and found it broken.” — Tim Butcher Copy Share Image
“the normal laws of development are inverted here in the Congo. The forest, not the town, offers the safest sanctuary and it is grandfathers… — Tim Butcher Copy Share Image
“….So much crueller than any British colony, they say, so much more brutal towards the local Africans, so much more manipulative after begrudgingly granting… — Tim Butcher Copy Share Image
“The old man might have been drunk, but he was right. Outsiders have robbed and exploited the people of the Congo ever since the… — Tim Butcher Copy Share Image
“The collapse of the state in this large swathe of Africa meant that its people either relied on the charity of outsiders or took… — Tim Butcher Copy Share Image
“In six harrowing weeks of travel I felt I had touched the heart of Africa and found it broken.” — Tim Butcher Copy Share Image
