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Title: From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, 1873-1969 Deutsche Zentral-Afrika-expedition, 1910-1911
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Publisher: London : Duckworth
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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23rd of August we reached Banana, at the mouth of the Congo, and a pilot brought us to Boma, the capital of the Congo State. A hearty welcome was here extended to the Duke, the Governor-General Fuchs, whose acquaintance we had made on a previous occasion, meeting us on the quay with his officers and staff. At six o'clock the following morning we continued our voyage as far as Matadi, which, owing to the strong adverse current, we did not reach until the afternoon was well advanced. In Boma we noticed several alterations and improvements. The sleeping sickness, which still ravages a great part of the interior of Africa, has necessitated the extension of the splendid hospital, and the large palace of the Governor is soon to be replaced by a new building in the modern European style. Everyone sings the praises of King Albert of Belgium, who has not only generously renounced his very considerable privat erevenues from the Congo, but has himself contributed large sums of money towards the introduction of
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1. Village on the Ubangi, south of Libenge.

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