Chaos in Kinshasa – Baruti & Bellefroid
A Harlem gangster. A journey to Africa. A communist conspiracy.
In Chaos in Kinshasa, a graphic thriller merges with the real-life story of the legendary 1974 boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. What begins as a trip to reconnect with his African roots quickly turns into a dangerous web of espionage, murder, and revolution in Mobutu’s Zaire.
Ernest, a low-level Harlem gangster, wins the trip of a lifetime: attending the iconic “Rumble in the Jungle” fight in Kinshasa, Zaire. But what he doesn’t expect is to get caught in the heart of a communist coup inspired by Che Guevara, aiming to overthrow dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. Soon, Ernest finds himself tangled with Angolan revolutionaries, international spies, and the ghosts of his criminal past.
With Baruti’s unmistakable artwork and Thierry Bellefroid’s electrifying script, this graphic novel blends gritty noir style with the intensity of geopolitical thrillers, all set against the backdrop of an Africa shaken by Cold War tensions.
Boxing, blood, and betrayal, wrapped in one of the most iconic moments of sports and global political history.
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