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A media entrepreneur challenging Congolese stereotypes: Kahashy Mussana Ally

When you search for the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Google, the results paint a brutal picture of the devastation of war – militias, Kalashnikovs and families fleeing violence. But this only tells part of the country’s story, says Congolese videographer Kahashy Mussana Ally, who hails from the eastern city of Goma. If you […]

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From listener to storyteller: Justo Bolekia Boleká

[vc_row type=”grid” el_class=”fst-sec-secdstory” el_id=”storyshadow1″][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”3598″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” el_class=”sec-story-img”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] From listener to storyteller: Justo Bolekia Boleká Justo Bolekia Boleká was born in 1954 in Equatorial Guinea, but has lived in Spain for more than 40 years. We asked Justo about his work as a professor at the University of Salamanca, discussing his career and

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Breaking barriers, fighting fire: Juvencio Celestino Obiang

Rootencial interviews Juvencio Celestino Obiang Mañana, born in 1966 in Equatorial Guinea. As Madrid’s first-ever black firefighter, today he’s working to become chief of staff. Juvencio tells us about his career as a young man passionate about football in Equatorial Guinea, before he moved to join Madrid’s Fire Department. [The selection process] is like a

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Making Childhood dreams a Reality: Lucia Asué Mbomio Rubio

[vc_row type=”grid” el_class=”fst-story-set”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3378″ img_size=”500×500″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”grid” el_class=”fst-strory-sect-fst”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Making Childhood dreams a Reality: Lucia Asué Mbomio Rubio When Lucia Asué Mbomio Rubio was a child, she would read every book she could get her hands on. Her passion for reading and writing sparked a dream to become a journalist. Today, her dream has come true,

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A Poet for Action: Leonard Tshitenge

Rootencial is delighted to introduce Leonard Tshitenge, a Congolese-American spoken-word poet and social entrepreneur living in Boston. Tshitenge has organized African cultural festivals, launched the Progressive African Network, and is an African diaspora community organiser. Leonard grew up in West Africa, largely in Gabon and his native Democratic Republic of Congo, but he moved to

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Basketball without borders: Oscar Ngomo

Rootencial presents Óscar Ngomo Nfumu, a Madrid local born in July 1990. He and his parents, who hail from Equatorial Guinea, moved to Tarragona around his ninth birthday, where his prodigious sporting talents flourished. Today, Óscar combines his basketball career with studying for an undergraduate degree in law. Rootencial presents Óscar Ngomo Nfumu, a Madrid

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