DR Congo
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UNESCO Lists Congolese rumba as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
ich.unesco.org UNESCO - Congolese rumbaCongolese rumba is a musical genre and a dance common in urban areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. Generally danced by a male-female couple, it is a multicultural form of expression originating from an ancient dance called nkumba (meaning ‘waist’ in Kikongo)....
> Congolese rumba is a musical genre and a dance common in urban areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo. Generally danced by a male-female couple, it is a multicultural form of expression originating from an ancient dance called nkumba (meaning ‘waist’ in Kikongo).
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On the Banks of the Furious Congo River, a 5-Star Emporium of Ambition
www.nytimes.com On the Banks of the Furious Congo River, a 5-Star Emporium of Ambition (Published 2021)As the clean energy revolution upends the centuries-long lock of fossil fuels on the global economy, dealmakers and hustlers converge on the Fleuve Congo Hotel.
> The price of cobalt has doubled since January, and more than two-thirds of the global supply is here in Congo.