Soul of the Congo🇨🇩

A photograph of the <n>Nuba people</n> in Sudan by <n>Leni Riefenstahl</n> from her 1982 book.

Congo is not what was taken — it is what endures.

<n>Baoulé women</n> pounding millet in <n>Tiébissou, Côte d'Ivoire</n>, 1968. Photo by <n>Michel Huet</n>.

<n>Rêve Bleu</n> by photographer <n>Oyè Diran</n> with <n>Halimotu Shokunbi</n> and <n>Giannina Antonette Oteto</n>.

<n>Zulu Girl</n> (1952) by artist <n>Vladimir Tretchikoff</n>.

## “In the heart of the Congo, the soil ~~*remembers*~~, the rivers ~~*sing*~~, and the people carry centuries of strength in their spirit. We are more than our history — we are the future being carved in gold and grit.”

<n>Don't Let Them Catch You</n>, a 2000 photograph by <n>Hank Willis Thomas</n>.

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<n>Bomb Crater, Ho Chi Minh Trail, Laos</n>, 2008, by photographer <n>Olaf Otto Becker</n>.

A portrait of a <n>Sakalave woman</n> from Madagascar wearing a traditional <n>chiromani</n>.

Photo by <n>Black Hole Studio</n> in Zanzibar, Tanzania, 2023.

A photograph of <n>Efe children</n> by <n>Joep Büttinghausen</n> from his 1980 book 'Völker rund um die Welt'.