Former US presidents, football managers and Olympic athletes were among those paying tribute to Dikembe ... Mutombo helped fund a dormitory for an orphanage in Johannesburg, South Africa.

I followed him to South Africa to report on his goodwill mission some 30 years ago. He was a close friend of Nelson Mandela, of course, both built from the same cloth. Dikembe Mutombo never finger ...

Just an amazing human being, what he did off the court for Africa. Rest in peace, Dikembe." Mutombo spoke nine languages and founded the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation in 1997, concentrating on ...

Was Dikembe Mutombo on the flight ... Mutombo invited him to South Africa and Botswana to aid in building facilities for kids ...

But just an amazing human being with what he did off the court for Africa. Rest in peace, Dikembe.” More members of the NBA community and beyond paid tribute to Mutombo on social media ...

As sports fans continue to grapple with the recent death of Dikembe Mutombo from brain ... Congolese citizens had to travel to India or South Africa for critical services like MRIs.

New York - Dec. 02, 2014: Basketball player Dikembe Mutombo attends the 10th Annual ... Republic of the Congo and across the continent of Africa. I had the privilege of traveling the world with ...