We are in the quickening heart of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo—where metrics like per capita nutrition levels and water quality would suggest a near-death state of ...

The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn't just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly ...

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the third largest city in Africa and home to over 10 million people. Some scholars predict that, by 2050, the city’s population could ...

Kinshasa (AFP) – Cable car, urban rail link or ring road -- Kinshasa has big plans for alleviating its traffic chaos but for now, travelling into the megacity remains a daily headache for millions of ...

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is expanding faster than almost any other city on the African continent, yet that growth has coincided with falling living standards for the ...

On November 15, 2013, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo launched “Operation Likofi,” a police operation aimed at ending crime by members of organized criminal gangs known as “kuluna.” ...

Democratic Republic of Congo – The River Congo has always inspired reverence. “Our River Congo spills violently into the ocean, which is unable to stop its passage,” Engeye Nbondwange, an aging naval ...

Thriving city with multiple transport links and influx of male labourers made it perfect incubator for pandemic strain of HIV A “perfect storm” of urban change that began in 1920s Kinshasa led to the ...

We are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The scene takes place in the city centre of Kinshasa, the capital. Three young shoe-shine boys sit on rocks at the entrance of a school, equipped with ...