The huge African city where more people speak French than anywhere in France - even Paris
Congo, where the city is located, is thought to be one of the world's most linguistically diverse nations, with more than 200 ...
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Kitengela's 'Little Kinshasa', where Congolese ply their trade
The Congolese community is so close-knit that the locals call the area where they live in the dusty suburbs 'Little Kinshasa'. It doesn't matter that most Kinyarwanda speakers live in the eastern ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Unicef Sounds Alarm Over Child Crisis in Eastern DR Congo
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of ...
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Extreme inequality and housing injustice in the DRC: rebuilding ‘Kinshasa la Belle’
In Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the phrase débrouillez-vous (fend for yourself) is considered ...
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M23 rebels now want to capture DRC capital Kinshasa
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Shortage of Humanitarian Routes Threatens Aid Operation, Top UN Official Warns
As M23 rebels continue to gain ground in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country's top UN humanitarian official has told UN News that increasing "complexity and ...
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EAC-SADC summit sparks different reactions in Kigali and Kinshasa
During a joint EAC-SADC summit, leaders of both organizations called for immediate and unconditional ceasefire. Rwandan ...
Kinshasa’s traffic cops run an extortion scheme generating five times more revenue than fines
Commuting in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, presents challenges for its 17 million residents. Massive traffic jams and unsafe driving cause chaos on the roads, leading to ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
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Kenyan estates where Congolese ply their trade
The Congolese community is so close-knit that the locals call the area where they live ...
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Kinshasa in shutdown mode after Goma’s fall
Days after protests erupted over Goma's fall to M23 rebels and Rwandan forces, Kinshasa remained paralyzed. Fear has halted ...
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Congo vs Rwanda: African Court to hear Kinshasa's case
It is a major test of the court's ability to mediate major interstate conflicts within its jurisdiction, now in real time.