The plane was late again. But the cause wasn’t mechanical. It was political. In the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, the parliament session was running late. And, as often happens, the lawmakers representing the city of Mbuji-Mayi held up the daily flight home until the meeting ended and they could board.
On this summer day in 2021, the delay at the airport maddened the travelers at the gate. But a strikingly tall man in the boarding area shrugged it off.
