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Goma: Fighting negative perceptions through fashion

Focus on Africa

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The town of Goma, in east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been portrayed by some aid organisations as the world's capital of rape. Mapendo Sumuni, a Congolese art lover embarked on the journey to challenge this stereotype about the region that has been ravaged by war since the past two decades. She spoke to the Âé¶¹Éç's Gaïus Kowene about promoting local fashion and paintings. (Photo: Goma Fashion Show. Credit: Gaïus Kowene)

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