highly coordinated and acrobatic, the wagenia dive into the treasurous rapids in what is still referred to as stanley falls. navigate down stream between baskets that need tending. perched on a precarious network of wooden poles, they hoist together. the catch these days not much. so it is the second biggest falls in the congo river. ogi is a fisherman and was a guide bringing tourists to his village. since the last two wars, kisangani tourism has been pretty much nonexistent. chief of the wagenia, pierre mu sala, is said to be a direct descendant of the king who greeted stanley in the 1870s.
falls in the congo river.ggest ogi is a fisherman and was a guide bringing tourists to his village. since the last two wars, kisangani tourism has been pretty much nonexistent. chief of the wagenia, pierre mu sala, is said to be a direct descendant of the king who greeted stanley in the 1870s. thank him for the privilege of seeing his community. [ speaking foreign language ] translator: it s a present from the chief. this is a way to welcome the delegation of cnn. the wagenia tribe made, what was in retrospect, the mistake of allowing stanley to pass. the famous explorer, of course,
provided more basic things. water to wash, to clean your clothes in, to cook with, to drink. also fishing. since long before the expeditions of dr. livingston and henry morton stanley, the wagenia tribe has been fishing the river in unique fashion. highly coordinated and acrobatic, the wagenia dive into the treacherous rapids in what is still referred to as stanley falls. navigate down stream between baskets that need tending. perched on a precarious network of wooden poles, they hoist together. the catch these days not much.
perched on a precarious network of wooden poles, they hoist together. the catch these days? not much. anthony: oh yeah? ogi: yeah. anthony: ogi is a wagenia fisherman, and was a guide, bringing tourists to his village. since the last two wars, kisangani tourism has been pretty much nonexistent. chief of the wagenia, pierre mosala abeka, it is said, is a direct descendant of a king, who greeted stanley in the 1870s. please, uh, please thank him for the privilege of, uh, seeing his community. [ speaking foreign language ]
to europeans, it was a natural route to transport slaves, ivory, rubber, minerals. the commodities upon which modern-day brussels and antwerp are built. for the congolese, both before and after the belgians, it provided more basic things. water, to wash, to clean your clothes in, to cook with, to drink. also, fishing. since long before the expeditions of dr. livingstone and henry morton stanley, the wagenia tribe has been fishing the river in unique fashion. highly coordinated and acrobatic, the wagenia dive into the treacherous rapids of what is still referred to as stanley falls. navigate downstream between baskets that need tending.