It is estimated that Kinshasa’s inhabitant, known as “Kinois,” produce around 9,000 tons of garbage daily, including 1,500 tons of plastic waste which clogs rivers, contributing to flooding.

This photo taken on May 11, 2023 shows a view in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). PHOTO / WORLD. City views of Kinshasa, DRC. By Xinhua Published: May 14, 2023 03:57 PM.

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 people.

These are the survivors of a bloody six-day conflict fought between Uganda and Rwanda in Kisangani, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2000. They are on their way to Kinshasa, ...

Kinshasa, the sprawling capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is trying an unusual approach to the city's notoriously frenetic traffic situation. As first reported by AFP, ...

The city is the most densely populated city in the DRC, the most populous city and third-largest metropolitan area in Africa. Kinshasa’s 2025 population is estimated at 17,778,500. Back in 1950 ...

HIV/AIDS originated in Kinshasa in 1920, long before it was officially recognized in the 1980s, according to a study published on Friday in the journal Science.. The authors of the study traced ...