KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — When Prosper Mbumba married, he expected to have only two children. But one had to be a son. Four daughters later, he and his wife were
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — When Prosper Mbumba married, he expected to have only two children. But one had to be a son. Four daughters later, he and his wife were still trying.
Mbumba was eager to produce a male heir according to the customary demands of his Luba people in Congo.
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