Kinshasa (AFP) – The news that one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national dishes — liboke — is to be included in a top French dictionary has garnered mix reactions. Some are delighted by the potential interest in the speciality, banana-leaf parcels containing grilled fish, vegetables and spices. Others, however, resent what they see as a reductive definition that misses the full meaning of a work tied so closely to national identity. N°69AK9CQ
