There is a political joke in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- where elections are rarely a laughing matter -- that goes like this: if the electoral commission proclaims you have come first in the election you become President, if it proclaims you third you are appointed Prime Minister and,...

In 1974, the city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- then known as Zaire -- hosted one of the greatest competitions Africa has ever seen -- the boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. In a match that everyone expected to be uninspiring and from which...