Dzaleka — Jean Lusambo* could hardly believe he would be confined to a refugee camp. The middle-class Congolese burst into tears on arrival.
Originally from Lubumbashi in the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), his family was able to send him to university and he was doing well, writing poetry and working as a journalist and part-time musician. He had started to become known for his music and even had a couple of videos playing on local television.
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