Stanleyville

The city of Stanleyville—now called Kisangani—was a majestic port city as deep as one can go into the Heart of Darkness.

The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway

Nina Strochlic

December 18, 2014

It was headquartered in Stanleyville, in a tall corner building that still stands in the decrepit, yet lively, downtown.

The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway

Nina Strochlic

December 18, 2014

Botala remembers that the rebels would pull into the island, loot what they could, and then take the haul back to Stanleyville.

The Congo's Forgotten Colonial Getaway

Nina Strochlic

December 18, 2014

Spirits in Stanleyville were high, and a local 19-year-old was emboldened by independence fever.

‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis

Nina Strochlic

November 23, 2014

One month after the operation, Holm arrived in a ghostly Stanleyville posing as a State Department representative.

‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis

Nina Strochlic

November 23, 2014

At Stanleyville the Minister of the Colonies had a great reception.

Stanleyville marked one of the real mileposts of my journey.

Stanleyville's social prestige is only equalled by her economic importance.

Stanleyville was called the center of the old Arab slave trade.

When we left Stanleyville his cash capital was thirty-five francs.