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September 18, 2018 · 2:00 PM EDT

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Hamissi Mamba walks through the guts of what will be his new restaurant, Baobab Fare in Detroit. Originally from Burundi, Mamba relocated to Michigan two years ago, learned English, and is now a budding entrepreneur.

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Jason Margolis/The World

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