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  2. Kinshasa - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia

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    With a population of around 111 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous nominally Francophone country in the world. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the economic center.

  4. History of Kinshasa - Wikipedia

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    In 1965 Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in the Congo in his second coup and initiated a policy of "Africanizing" the names of people and places in the country. In 1966, Léopoldville was renamed Kinshasa for a village named Kinchassa that once stood near the site. The city developed as the bureaucratic and cultural capital of the country, and ...

  5. DR Congo country profile - AOL

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    An overview of the Democratic Republic of Congo, plus key facts about this central African state. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

  6. Kinshasa–Brazzaville - Wikipedia

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    Kinshasa–Brazzaville is a transborder agglomeration comprising Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, which face each other across the Congo River.

  7. Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia

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    The capital city of Kinshasa is a one of a kind administrative division due to article 2 of the Constitution which makes it a division of the country and gives it the status of a province. [6] In practice this means that—like a province—it has a provincial government with an elected governor and an Assembly, but—like a city—it is ...

  8. Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into ...

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    Meanwhile, in the national capital, Kinshasa, protesters gathered and fires were lit outside a number of Western and African embassies, including that of Rwanda. ... Its country director for DR ...

  9. Rwanda-backed rebels reach the center of east Congo’s 2nd ...

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    Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi held a security meeting in the faraway capital of Kinshasa, where officials noted that Bukavu was “briefly” invaded by M23 but remains under the control of ...