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Kinshasa (/ k ɪ n ˈ ʃ ɑː s ə /; French:; Lingala: Kinsásá), formerly named Léopoldville until 30 June 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, in 2024, of 17,032,322. [6]
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is situated on the Congo River near Pool Malebo and forms a single urban area with Brazzaville which is the capital of the neighbouring Republic of the Congo. Considered a megacity, it is among the largest urban communities in Africa.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo [b] (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, the country is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world.
Kasa-Vubu is a municipality in the Funa district of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]Along with Kalamu, it forms the historical African heart of Kinshasa.
In Kinshasa, angry crowds targeted the French, Kenyan and Ugandan embassies among others. They stormed the streets, burning tyres and disrupting traffic. Authorities in Kinshasa have since banned ...
The number of people killed by widespread floods and landslides in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, has climbed to more than 140, said the government on Wednesday. At least 12 others are still missing ...
Article 2 of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo divides the country into the capital city of Kinshasa and 25 named provinces. It also gives the capital the status of a province. [1] Therefore, in many contexts Kinshasa is regarded as the 26th province.
Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ... The violence also spiraled into the national capital, Kinshasa, where protesters lit fires outside ...