Beneath the Black Sun of Cabinda

The story opens at a time when Cabinda - a small African enclave surrounded by the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and separated from Angola by the Congo River - is plunged into bloody war. Deep in the heart of Cabinda is the Mayombe rainforest, home to a group of guerrilla fighters...

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Main Author: Everson, Vanessa (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: African Sun Media 2015
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