Before revision: upUgandan Sapeurs (2015) La Sape, an abbreviation based on the phrase Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (French; literally "Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People") and hinting to the French slang word sape which means "clothes" or sapé, which means "dressed up", is a subculture centered on the cities of Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo respectively.
After revision: Kinshasa andDemocratic Republic of the Congo andupUgandan Sapeurs (2015) La Sape, an abbreviation based on the phrase Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (French; literally "Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People") and hinting to the French slang word sape which means "clothes" or sapé, which means "dressed up", is a subculture centered on the cities of Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo respectively.