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Kinshasa, Africa’s largest megacity, vast wealth, extreme poverty, and a future at a crossroads

Kinshasa is Africa’s largest megacity, sitting atop immense natural wealth while millions struggle without basic services. This video explores how history, corruption, and foreign influence collide ...
NPR

Flooding death toll in Congo's capital reaches 33 as officials race to help victims

KINSHASA, Congo — The death toll from flooding that cut access to over half of the Congolese capital of Kinshasa reached 33 as authorities raced Monday to evacuate and support hundreds of families ...
NPR

Congo says at least 129 people died during an attempted jailbreak

KINSHASA, Congo — An attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison in the capital left at least 129 people dead, most of them in a stampede, authorities said Tuesday. A provisional assessment showed that ...
The Washington Post

Violent protests in Kinshasa amid fighting in Congo's east

Police clashed with protesters in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital on Jan. 28, as violence between the army and M23 rebels escalated in the east.
dw

How bamboo can save homes in Kinshasa

Every year, thousands of people in Kinshasa lose their homes in landslides and floods. The changing climate means the Democratic Republic of Congo is now hit regularly with extreme rainfall. To ...
Artnet

Congo Is in a ‘Cultural Crisis.’ Here’s How Artists, Dealers, and Collectors in the Capital of Kinshasa Are Using Art to Solve the Problem

In a popular district of Kinshasa, the energetic capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a person encased in brown paper bags surrounded by a large crowd and policemen forcefully breaks ...