In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...

From the outset, it drew on diverse influences, including European culture, but transformed them to create a distinctly Congolese style. By adopting the clothes of the colonialists, young ...

Over twenty years ago, violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) forced Asukulu Songolo’s ’25 family to flee and resettle in the U.S. Now a second-generation Congolese-American ...

From the outset, it drew on diverse influences, including European culture, but transformed them to create a distinctly Congolese style. By adopting the clothes of the colonialists, young ...