.. now, this is not a Congo Memoir. And it may be a distraction more than a reality. We'll have to see....
BUKIMA, Congo -- Jean-Marie Serundori's eyes light up when he sees his old hulk of a friend Kabirizi.
War, displacement and bloodthirsty rebels had gotten between them.
But for the first time in years, this section of a venerated Congolese national park is rebel-free. Government wildlife rangers, like Mr. Serundori, are firmly in control -- for the moment. And Kabirizi, a 500-pound silverback gorilla with a head as big as an engine block, seems to be flourishing in his kingdom of leaves. ...
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