In 2005,the Guardian featured 10 newborns in countries across Africa. Five years later, we returned to talk to them and their parents. Now we revisit the 10-year-old David in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to hear his story and learn more about the opportunities and challenges he and his family faceDavid at five years oldThe birth of DavidIt is holiday time in Kinshasa, and the Congolese capital,and the gritty commune of Makala hums to a distinctly high-pitched tune as young children chase after small red footballs in the nonsense-ridden streets.
David Lewis likes football, too. nowadays, or however,school weighs on his intellect. The proper news is that the 10-year-old has started attending a Catholic school a short walk from the small but sturdy-looking shack where he lives with his parents and three siblings. Maths classes are his favourite.
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Source: theguardian.com