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The Congolese army was subsequently deployed in Kinshasa along with armored vehicles. [4] [15] Roadblocks were installed near the Palais du Peuple and other parts of the capital. [9] At least 50 people, including three US nationals, were arrested in connection with the coup attempt. [16] Some of them were also reported to be carrying Canadian ...
Many roads in Kinshasa's city center were submerged as heavy rains continued for hours and many homes collapsed. [3] At least 169 people were killed by flooding. [4] Many of the deaths were caused by landslides caused by heavy rains. [3] At least 280 homes had collapsed and over 38,000 others were affected by flooding. [2]
The Société Commerciale des Transports et des Ports [a] (contracted as SCTP), formerly known as the Office d'Exploitation des Transports Coloniaux 1935–1959, [b] [1] [2] then Office d'Exploitation des Transports au Congo 1960–1970, [c] [3] and Office National des Transports 1971–2011, [d] [4] [5] is a state-owned enterprise headquartered in Kinshasa.
On 2 February 2022, a power cable collapsed in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing 26 people.The accident occurred at a market in Matadi-Kibala on the outskirts of the capital of the DRC.
Actualite.cd was created following the impromptu closure of Politico.cd, another political news website in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The website was launched on August 4, 2016, by the journalist Patient Ligodi, co-founder of Politico, with the aim of making a site more powerful, captivating, more responsive and more complete.
The former Kinshasa Police Commissioner, General Celestin Kanyama, was sanctioned by the United States in 2016 for his role in repressing citizens during anti-government protests using violence. He was removed from his post in 2017. [5] The organisation's budget is approximately $257,130,643 (2015).
Kinshasa (/ k ɪ n ˈ ʃ ɑː s ə /; French:; Lingala: Kinsásá), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-growing megacities, with an estimated population of 17,032,322 in 2024. [6]
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