Common Knowledge
The Odyssey of Omar - From the Congo to Cleveland
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This is the story of Omar Kasalo who was born in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1999. When war broke out with Rwanda, he and his family fled as a 10-year-old to the nearby country of Burundi. He discovered tennis in Burundi and participated in international tennis tournaments as a young boy. But he also lived for several years inrefugee camps in eastern Africa, dealing…