Every time I come back to HU there seems to be some interesting info again about DRC
I think the most important thing about the corrupt officials is indeed what Laurent says: it's your attitude that counts... they will try, but if you know that your papers and documents are all in order, and just remain polite, smiling, with a bit of humour but firm, you should not have a lot of problems. The most important is that you don't let them lose face, and even saying something like "next time I'll buy you a coffee" can be sufficient to pass through without problems. If it starts to become problematic, try to get some bystanders involved - they will usually support the visitor, as long as you stay polite, friendly - and again, if you know that everything is in order...
Anyways, everybody passing through Lubumbashi, or having to go through the indeed quite interesting border post of Kasumbalese, let me know - but I unfortunately don't regularly check the HU mail enough, so you might need some patience... but it might be worth to rest a few days at our pool after all the Congolese dust
Safe travels...
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