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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 such an important life lesson that the city’s inhabitants refer to it as ...
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US embassy in Congo 'on fire' as protesters set items alight in front of building
An unconfirmed video appears to show the US embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo set ablaze following anti-government protests in the African country earlier today ...
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The huge African city where more people speak French than anywhere in France - even Paris
Kinshasa, the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is located on the southern bank of the Congo River and is the country’s economic, political, and cultural ...
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Ugandan diplomats in hiding after Kinshasa embassy attack
Protesters ransacked the embassies of Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and others in Kinshasa and attempted to set them on fire, ...
Protesters attack several embassies in Kinshasa over rebel advances in eastern Congo
Video showed part of the French embassy in Congo’s capital of Kinshasa on fire as protests erupted in anger over M23 rebel advances in the eastern city of Goma. Demonstrators attacked several ...
Congo protesters storm Kinshasa embassies over conflict in east
Rioters stormed embassies and started fires in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, drawing tear gas from police, ...