The Superheroes of Beautiful Kinshasa

Photographer Stephan Gladieu has crisscrossed the streets of the Congolese capital for several months, immortalizing the fight of the collective “Ndaku ya la vie est belle.” These abandoned artists have transformed into superheroes to denounce the ecological disaster of their country.

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- December 1, 2022

by Chahde Ayyoub

Like the Little Prince by Saint-Exupéry, Little Cardboard Man is just a boy. Yet this orphan, abandoned by his family, neglected by the Congolese State and forgotten by society, dreams of entering the light. To be seen, observed, and recognized. So h...

Chahde Ayyoub

Chahde Ayyoub is a Paris based journalist, specialized in international news and podcast.

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