For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.

Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...

It served as a way for people to express their self-worth and respectability ... particularly under the regime of President Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire (now DR Congo). He advocated for the rejection of ...