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kimia
ki-MI-a
peace / tranquility
French: paix / tranquillité
Kimia ezali malamu mpo na kobongisa mboka na biso.
Peace is good for developing our country.
La paix est bonne pour développer notre pays.
Kimia — peace, the kind that lets a country build and a household sleep. The word Congolese elders ask for in evening prayers and political speeches alike. In a region marked by long conflict, kimia is never abstract; it is the day no bad news arrives.
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