At the end of February 2020, I finally decided to read "Congo: The Epic History of a People", by David Reybrouck - an historical essay that tells the story of the Democratic Republic of Cong
Celebrating 60 years of Congo's indepedence, with a special mix of Congolese music and an interview with photographer Baudouin Mouanda. => www.ldbk.eu/baudouin-mouanda (extract) Fabrice: I picked a photo from “Les héritières de Mohamed Ali” series to illustrate my musical selection. Can you tell me more about it? Baudouin: The series “The Heiresses of Mohamed Ali”, is a project that came a little by chance, during a trip to Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I discovered these young boxers who come to train near the 20 May stadium. It could be seen as a legacy of the legendary boxer Mohamed Ali, a reminder of his fight in this stadium. And given the atmosphere around it, I was surprised to see young girls with real punching power knocking boys down. That led me to the question of women’s emancipation…













