African King is an auto mechanic in Germany

Any car mechanic would not refuse to become a special blue blood and throw the hated work. But it turns out to be a king does not always mean to live in the castle, take the subjects in the throne room and arrange receptions. King Bunce or Togba Ngorifiya Cephas Kosi Bunce is the supreme ruler of the territory in Hoho Gane.Pomimo 200 thousand subjects to, their leader, he is considered as 2 million more people's representatives Ewe living in Togo



However, he does not live either in Ghana or Togo. His house is located in Ludwigshafen, Germany, where he works as a car mechanic in his service station.





In 1970, his grandfather, King Hoho, sent his grandson to learn from mechanics to Germany. After graduating, Bunce decided to stay, opened its stations and lived quietly and happily until one day in 1987 faksogramma, who came from Ghana, has not changed his life forever.





Bunce's grandfather died and his father and older brother were declared unfit to rule because they were left-handed - "unclean", according to the beliefs of the people Ewe people. Bunce succeeded his grandfather and resolutely engaged in improving the well-being and development of their people. At the same time the monarch is still working nine to five in his workshop, and the rights of using the phone, Skype and e-mail.





Several times a year the king Bunce arrives in Ghana, often accompanied by his German wife Gabriella, to get to know the needs of their citizens.





This country has since 1992 become a democratic, but its traditional kings continue to play a huge role. King Bunce building schools, bridges, wells, water pumps and donates vehicles. To raise money for these purposes, it appears in the role of a singer in national TV shows and public events in Germany.





Photographer Laura Mirka North (Mirka Laura Severa) met King in 2009 when I was in Ludwigshafen. Since then, she began to document the life of the monarch, regularly going with him to Ghana and Togo, as well as visiting his home, where he prepares delicious traditional dishes of oxtail, bananas and yams.





In order to finance aid projects King also sells its beer, called "Akosombo," though he never uses of spirits.