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High-stakes negotiations between the Congolese government and the M23 rebel group have finally opened in Doha, amid a climate ...
Trump previously vowed to impose severe consequences on any party that violates the peace agreement but hasn't followed ...
A security guard stands next to a hole in the perimeter wall of the Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sept. 2, 2024, after authorities said almost 130 people ...
Jean-Claude WengaFrom August 13-14, 2025, the feminist movement Biso Basi Telema, in partnership with MONUSCO's Gender section, organized a series of activities in Kinshasa to celebrate African ...
Press Release - The MONUSCO Force Commander, General Ulisses De Mesquita Gomes, met on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, with local authorities as well as representatives of the vital forces of Komanda, in ...
Kinshasa, the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is growing rapidly. Nature-based solutions like urban farming, terraces, and green corridors can help cities with climate ...
A standout moment of the Congress was the “Fair Play” Masterclass, led by ARIPO, which underscored the critical importance of copyright and related rights protection. The session empowered 100 artists ...
KINSHASA, Congo — The death toll from flooding that cut access to over half of the Congolese capital of Kinshasa reached 33 as authorities raced Monday to evacuate and support hundreds of ...
In our recent paper, we show how politics and football come together in a number of ways in Kinshasa, the country’s capital city. Football was particularly important for Joseph Kabila’s regime ...
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 the ...
Kinshasa’s 2025 population is estimated at 17,778,500. Back in 1950, it was 201,905. In the past year alone, the city’s population has grown by 746,200, a 4.38% annual change.
We’re fighters. We die with honor.” Behold the city of art. Kinshasa seethes like primordial ooze across a 250-square-mile patch of tropics on the south bank of the Congo River.