Kongo mosque

Today, I am going to tell you of some of the local routines for the expats and strangers in the area. The mzungus (the Swahili word for stranger, generaly used for white people) enjoy of spending their weekends in Diani, a tropical beach bordered with coconut palms, hotels, expensive resorts, wetern-style restaurants (including fancy Italian restaurants) and disco-bars. Briefing: a place for rest and party, and indulge in mzungu food.

But not everything is that in Diani. One of the less known spots of this place is found in one of the extremes of the beach, close to the mouth of a river and no resorts have conquered the coastal strip yet. Here you can find the Congo mosque, the oldest one in Eastern Africa and which, opposite to all the others, is open for visitors. A small building made of coral stone, placed among ancient baobab trees, just a few meters from the beach, and which turns orange at sunset... when everybody is preparing for their party night.