Kinshasa — It begins at twilight, just as the roosters begin to crow, before the sky reclaims the overnight rain. At first there are only a few hundred - the earliest risers, the ones hoping to get ...

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the third largest city in Africa and home to over 10 million people. Some scholars predict that, by 2050, the city’s population could ...

The M23 rebel movement has rejected a decision by President Félix Tshisekedi's government to prepare for the reopening of ...

One artist poses in a tangle of electrical wires; another stands in a surreal robotic uniform made entirely of discarded mobile phones. The two performers are taking part in the KinAct Festival, an ...

Kokoko! are a musical collective with a new, raw sound produced entirely on instruments made from recycled scrap material. They've shaken up dancefloors in their native Kinshasa, now they're turning ...

The 47-year-old barber placed the "Gillette" -- as it is commonly called by street hairdressers in the city -- against the back of a customer's head and began to shave. Kalume is one of thousands ...

But with the collapse of public services, people started calling DR Congo's showcase capital - Kin-La-Poubelle - or Kinshasa, the dustbin. But all that may change. The city's new mayor, Jean Kimbunda, ...

A road severely damaged after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in the suburbs of Kinshasa, December 14, 2022. JUSTIN MAKANGARA / REUTERS Banks of bottles floating through Kinshasa's ...

Every day almost 9,000 tons of garbage accumulate in Kinshasa. The Congolese capital does not have a functioning garbage collection system. Consequences for the health of the "Kinois" are catastrophic ...

A basin of plastic waste on her head, Jeanne Bopena places it on the scales. They show six kilos. Smiling, she comes out with 1,500 Congolese francs – or $0.75. “Today, I didn’t sell much,” says the ...

On November 15, 2013, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo launched “Operation Likofi,” a police operation aimed at ending crime by members of organized criminal gangs known as “kuluna.” ...