By Gbenga
In the rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), corpses are being transported to or from the morgue on motorcycles.
Since many can’t afford paying a car to transport the dead person’s body back to his village for proper burial, many end up by hiring a motorcycle to do the job.
The bikers must move to a distance of nearly 400 km, with a corpse on the back. Some poor families are forced to adopt this technique.
The lifeless body is wrapped in a blanket, supported on both sides by tree branches attached to a motorcycle.
This is how “boda boda” riders in parts of rural DR Congo transport corpse to and from the mortuary.
It could be pointed out however that this Democratic Republic of Congo is widely considered to be the richest country in the world regarding natural resources; its untapped deposits of raw minerals are estimated to be worth in excess of U.S. $24 trillion.
