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Meet the Congolese sapeurs

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January 5, 2022

The members of 'la Sape' – the society of entertainers and elegant people – are undoubtedly Africa's most extravagant and stylish folk. They're performance artists who live to uphold the culture that dates back to the 1930s. In Kinshasa, DW meets designer and sapeur, Kadhitoza Gola.