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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The AFC/M23 movement has accused the Congolese government and its military allies of causing civilian deaths and mass displacement in South Kivu Province despite a recently signed ceasefire agreement.

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 ...

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 ...

To mark World Refugee Day on June 20 and Refugee Week in the UK from June 17 to 23, Al Jazeera is profiling five refugees who are based in England. This is the story of Marie*. London, England – On ...

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 ...

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 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 ...