KINSHASA: As he gears up to race in his third Dakar Rally, Belgian motorcyclist Frank Verhoestraete will travel across the conflict-ridden Democratic Republic of Congo in the hopes of burnishing his adopted land's image.
"I really want to bring back beautiful photos and prove that this remains an open and welcoming country, that DR Congo is not just the problems in the east, and that despite everything it remains a country united from west to east," said the 33-year-old, who was born in Belgium but grew up in the DR Congo.
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