Congolese comedians Christian Kabwe and Danny Weng’s entertain revellers during a stand-up comedy where a group of local wisecrackers bring relief to soldiers, refugees, and war-weary residents through an unexpected source of escape in one of the last strongholds under control of Congo’s government army, inside the Ishango Lodge in Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo September 26, 2025. REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere