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naca · Joined: 18 Aug 2009 Posts: 2

I need some help my husband was offered job in Republic of Congo from one l think american company ,he supposed to work as a port security guard and few times a week to go with some convoy as a security 120 km out of pointe noire so l am asking is it safe to do this kind of job there and the salary supposed to be 4300 $ a month and the company will pay the home,car,bills,insurance but l dont know how much we will need to other expencies there (we are family of 3 and planing to be 4 soon) so l am not sure that this is enough (to live there ok but we are countnig to have som deposit)?

Chancellor · Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:26 pm Post subject: Re: Is this good job offer?

adiva · Joined: 27 Aug 2009 Posts: 8

Sounds good to me.

thegoodprofessor · Joined: 03 Sep 2009 Posts: 79

I was in the DRC and there is extreme danger on patrols. You didn't say where you would be on the E or West. There is a civil war going on, there are killings everyday, soliders who are not getting paid by the govt. The Soldiers pilage off of the population, it's a big mess. Futhermore the AID groups have made much of the economy dependent on their presence, their buying power and the money they filter in. It is not a cheap place to live. Although much depends on where in the Congo you would be. The west is a different world than the E. There are something like 5 waring rebel groups in the E.

CNN recently ran this story with links and GOOD information about the Congo. Read that before even considering the Congo.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/11/congo.rape/index.html[url][/url]

naca · Joined: 18 Aug 2009 Posts: 2

If he accept job he will go alone thats what we deacide for now and he will not bw in DRC he will be in Republic of Congo in some small city where they are digging for some kind of metals.