La Croix12d
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 ...
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 ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore17d
Smoke, looting as day of rage targets Kinshasa embassies
KINSHASA: Vandalised embassies, looted supermarkets and piles of burning tyres marked chaotic demonstrations Tuesday (Jan 28) in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa to denounce the "inaction" of the ...
Arise11d
Violence Erupts In Kinshasa As Protests Turn Deadly, Embassies Burn, Sparking Panic
Protests in Kinshasa have turned violent, with embassies burned, schools emptied, and fear spread as tensions over M23 rebels escalated.
Daily Monitor17d
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, accusing those countries of supporting or failing to stop the M23 rebels ...
Global Voices Online13d
DRC: Government implements death penalty to combat youth gang phenomenon
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the proliferation of criminal youth gangs is at an all-time high. The government ...
Hosted on MSN17d
Smoke, looting as day of rage targets Kinshasa embassies
On foot or on motorbikes, hundreds of angry demonstrators responding to the "Paralyse the City" call of a youth collective gathered in the upscale district of Gombe in the north of Kinshasa and ...