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Many civil servants work until the end of their lives, hoping for a pension and recognition that never comes.

Congos civil service ministry estimates there are 14,000 government workers aged 90 years and over, and about 256 centenarians

2021 was the year when Congolese rumba music was officially added to the Unesco list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

UN agency adds musical genre and dance to intangible heritage list for its cultural value and power in social cohesion.

The band strikes up the rumba, and the dance floor in Kinshasa fills with couples who sway to its slinky, sensual rhythm.

The smooth, groove music of Congolese rumba was added Tuesday to UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list, sparking delight in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Congo Brazzaville, where th…

The band strikes up the rumba, and the dance floor in Kinshasa fills with couples who sway to its slinky, sensual rhythm. Rumba is a music that has an international following, especially for its brassy Cuban version. However, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), the guitar-driven local variant has a deep and passionate following, and devotees hope that next week the genre will be declared a world cultural treasure. The DR Congo and its smaller neighbor, the Republic of the Congo, ...

The band strikes up the rumba, and the dance floor in Kinshasa fills with couples who sway to its slinky, sensual rhythm.

In the groove: Congolese rumba fans aim at coveted UN culture list

The band strikes up the rumba, and the dance floor in Kinshasa fills with couples who sway to its slinky, sensual rhythm.