For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key ...

In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...