NPR

Flooding death toll in Congo's capital reaches 33 as officials race to help victims

KINSHASA, Congo — The death toll from flooding that cut access to over half of the Congolese capital of Kinshasa reached 33 as authorities raced Monday to evacuate and support hundreds of families ...

US sends 15 Latin Americans to Congo’s capital

Around 15 people deported from the United States landed in Congo's capital Kinshasa early Friday, one of their lawyers told ...
The New York Times

Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus

Our reporter went to Congo, where the mpox epidemic has reached the teeming capital, infecting children and their mothers, who sell sex to survive. An mpox patient ...
Naija Gist - Latest

Kinshasa: Commuting hell in DR Congo's capital

Cities almost everywhere have transport problems -- just ask people stuck in traffic jams or overcrowded trains for their opinion. In a mega-hub of 13 million, the ride to work is a battle with choked ...
The Africa Report

DRC: Rwanda-backed M23 pledges to ‘march all the way to Kinshasa’

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group vowed Thursday to “continue the march of liberation” to the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich ...
Yahoo

Rebel clashes rage in Congo's Goma as protests erupt in Kinshasa

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Heavy gunfire echoed through the streets of eastern Congo's biggest city on Tuesday. Rwandan-backed rebels entered Goma the ...
People

At Least 33 Dead After Torrential Rain and Flooding Hit Congolese Capital, President Says Country 'Will Not Abandon’ Residents

At least 100 people died in 2022 following a similar flooding incident in Kinshasa HARDY BOPE/AFP via Getty Dozens of people are dead after torrential rains and heavy flooding struck Kinshasa, the ...
TRT World

DRC protesters target embassies in Kinshasa over M23's Goma raid

Demonstrators responding to "Paralyse the City" call of a youth collective target embassies of Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, France, ...
Iowa Public Radio

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are advancing on the capital city of Kinshasa

Fighting and violence continue in a region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In early February, 3,000 people were killed in Goma - a city of 2 million - in just a few days. A rebel force backed by ...
Washington Times

At least 22 killed after heavy rains flood Congo’s capital

KINSHASA, Congo — Major flooding in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa has killed at least 22 people and cut off access to over half of the city and the country’s main airport, authorities said Sunday.
NPR

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are advancing on the capital city of Kinshasa

We'll look at the latest developments in the instability and violence in a region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed fighters are battling Congolese troops. Fighting and violence ...