United Nations Radio

World renowned South African musician Miriam Makeba arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Wednesday.

Mama Africa, as the music diva is known, is on a four-day visit to the country in her capacity as Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

She told reporters that she is in the country to support FAO because of the good work it is doing helping people in need.

"I was in Mozambique a couple of years ago to give boats and fish nets and things like that from FAO and from the Italian people to the people who have suffered the flood in Mozambique."

During her mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Miriam Makeba will visit FAO farm projects helping women survivors of sexual violence and families affected by HIV/AIDS, and meet with senior government officials.