To make ends meet, hairdressers make a quick buck on the streets of Kinshasa
Standing in a makeshift salon on the side of a dusty backstreet in Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa Papy Kalume ...
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Kinshasa street hairdresser makes quick buck at makeshift salon
Like many others operating a street stall, Papy Kalume's livelihood is precarious. Despite the challenges, Kalume finds that running his own business is still more profitable than working in a hair ...
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AP PHOTOS: Ali’s upset victory over Foreman in ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’ echoes 50 years later
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On Kinshasa's streets hairdressers make a quick buck
Standing in a makeshift salon on the side of a dusty backstreet in Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa Papy Kalume ...