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Congolese nostalgic for era of Mobutu, the ‘leopard of Zaire’

More than 20 years after the fall of the charismatic Congolese dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled the vast African country with an iron fist from 1965 to 1997, many Congolese look back fondly on the era of « Papa Marshal », as he was nicknamed. Our reporters went to DR Congo to explore the legacy of the longtime strongman.

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