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Kinshasa

Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of Congo, located on the southern bank of the Congo river. With a population exceeding 15-million people, it ranks among Africa's most populous urban centres and serves as the country's political, economic and cultural hub. The city sits directly across the river from Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, forming one of the world's closest pairs of capital cities. Kinshasa is the administrative heart of the DRC, housing the national government, Parliament and the offices of the President. Its economy is driven by commerce, services, manufacturing and the informal sector, with the port of Matadi downstream serving as a key gateway for imports and exports. The city is a major centre for telecommunications, banking and media in Central Africa. Infrastructure challenges including power supply, road networks and water services remain significant, though investment in transport and energy projects has increased in recent years. Kinshasa was founded as Léopoldville in 1881 during the colonial era and renamed following independence in 1966. Its strategic location and demographic weight make it a focal point for regional diplomacy, development finance and investment initiatives across the continent.

Kinshasa News


An excavator at work at a copper mine in the DRC
Congo launches $100m US-backed mining guard to secure sites
28th April 2026 By: Reuters

KINSHASA – Democratic Republic of Congo’s mines inspectorate said on Monday it had created a paramilitary mining guard to secure mining sites and mineral supply chains, as the world’s top cobalt... 


Congo, China deepen mining ties as US pushes rival minerals pact
Congo, China deepen mining ties as US pushes rival minerals pact
27th March 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo and China have signed a deal to deepen cooperation in the African nation's mining sector, Congo's government said, as global powers jockey for influence in the... 


Maps of the DRC spread out on a desk
Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive
4th March 2026 By: Reuters

A US mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium's AfricaMuseum over who should digitise antique maps of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo... 


A copper mine operated by Gecamines
Congo replaces Gecamines leadership amid minerals talks with US
23rd February 2026 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s president has replaced the board chair and chief executive of state miner Gecamines, the government said on Monday, a major shake-up that comes at a time when... 


More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo, official says
2nd February 2026 By: Reuters

More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of... 


The Tenke Fungurume mine in the DRC
Congo offers manganese, copper‑cobalt and lithium assets to US investors under minerals pact
20th January 2026 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo has sent Washington a shortlist of state-owned assets - including manganese, copper-cobalt, gold and lithium projects - for US investors to consider as part of a... 


Cobalt
Congo vows to uphold cobalt quotas as exports resume ‘within days’
12th December 2025 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo has pledged to uphold cobalt export quotas allocated to miners for 2025 despite months of delays under new rules, its mining regulator has said, as a pilot shipment... 


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