The Latest Breaking News from Kinshasa

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is helping transfer hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers from the rebel-controlled city of Goma in eastern Congo to the capital Kinshasa

The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly in the city, turning it into a sprawling urban settlement without the necessary drainage infrastructure.

Editorial: Faced with regional chaos and shrinking options, Kinshasa seeks terms of trade that echo the old extractive order in modern disguise

In the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals — monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe — stand at attention in a clearing

Move coincides with DRC’s drive to sign minerals deal with US in exchange for security in war with Rwanda-backed rebels.

The death toll from flooding that cut access to over half of the Congolese capital of Kinshasa has reached 33 as authorities race to evacuate and support hundreds of families trapped in their homes

The capital struggles as the Ndjili River overflows, leaving drivers stranded, and infrastructure collapses.

Major flooding in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa has killed at least eight people and cut off access to over half of the city and the country’s main airport

Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

Analysts say President Ruto’s friendliness with regional rebel groups positions Kenya as a country that ‘takes sides’.

The current conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resemble the situation during the Second Congo War between 1998 and 2003. This resulted in millions of deaths, with neighbouring countries – especially Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi – playing a significant role.