Congolese motorbike taxi rider Imelda Mmambu rides her motorbike as she waits for potential clients along the streets of Beni, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Erikas Mwisi Kambale
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Wearing leather leggings under her dress, Imelda Mbambu weaves her motorcycle taxi through the city of Beni in north east Congo, a handbag slung across her side and a happy customer perched on the back.
Once a farmer, it was the death of Mbambu's husband ten years ago that forced her to find a new way to support her six children in a city where the majority of people live in extreme poverty on less than $1.90 a day.
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