DRC chocolate turns locals on to home-grown sweetness
Cocoa and coffee are experiencing a renaissance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
01 July 2020 - 12:47
Goma — Aisha Kalinda melts the chunks of cocoa in a pan and spoons the brown gloop into a mould that will become the latest bar produced at the Lowa chocolate factory, the first locally owned producer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
For decades, eastern DRC’s underground riches, such as gold and coltan, have sustained cycles of deadly violence in the area. But before the country fell apart in the 1990s, North Kivu province exported overground riches too, such as coffee and cocoa...
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