Thousands pay tribute to Papa Wemba

Thousands of people are attending the first day of official commemorations in the Democratic Republic of Congo to mark the sudden death of music star Papa Wemba. His body is lying in the parliamentary building in the capital, Kinshasa, and will be taken later to his family home for the public to view. Papa Wemba […]

Thousands of people are attending the first day of official commemorations in the Democratic Republic of Congo to mark the sudden death of music star Papa Wemba.
His body is lying in the parliamentary building in the capital, Kinshasa, and will be taken later to his family home for the public to view.
Papa Wemba will be buried on Wednesday.
Known as the king of Congolese rumba, the 66-year-old collapsed and died on stage in Ivory Coast on 24 April.