BANGUI: MADE IN KIGALI (2/2). Chantal, a young Rwandan woman in her thirties living in Bangui, is surrounded by a sea of shoes. Sandals, trainers, leather moccasins made in Europe… She makes a point of offering her customers every choice. The quality of her second-hand wares is second to none, and the prices are unbeatable. The Rwandan soldiers deployed in the country are crazy about them.
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