2 days ago · The 2025 Kinshasa riots is a series of violent demonstrations that occurred on January 28, 2025 in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Multiple foreign diplomatic missions, including the embassies of the United States, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda, became targets of civil unrest as protesters expressed their opposition to perceived ...

It is the most densely populated city in the DRC, the most populous city in Africa, the world's fourth-most-populous capital city, Africa's third-largest metropolitan area, the world's twenty-second most populous city and the leading economic, political, and cultural center of the DRC.

2 days ago · Protesters demanding action over the M23 rebel group’s offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have attacked several embassies in the capital, Kinshasa. Crowds of ...

3 days ago · Location: Kinshasa and Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – 28 January 2025. Event: Due to an increase in violence throughout the city of Kinshasa, the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa advises U.S. citizens to shelter-in-place and then safely depart while commercial options are available. N’Djili airport in Kinshasa remains open to commercial flights.

14 hours ago · DRC is rich in gold and other minerals such as cobalt, coltan, tantalum and tin used in batteries and electronics worldwide. ... Kinshasa has accused Rwanda of waging the offensive to profit from the region’s mineral wealth — a claim backed by UN experts who say Kigali has thousands of troops in its neighbour and “de facto control” over ...

2 days ago · The Kenyan, Ugandan, Rwandan, South African and US embassies in Congolese capital Kinshasa came under attack by rioters protesting the seizure of Goma City by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, casting a global spotlight on a protracted conflict that has spiralled out of control in recent days. Two Kenyan ...

3 days ago · However, DRC leaders in Kinshasa, the capital, say the group is merely a proxy for external forces striving to gain control of the country's rich mineral resources, especially in territories ...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Police in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fired tear gas at protesters in the capital, Kinshasa, on Tuesday, after embassies were attacked over the conflict in the country ...

Dec 21, 2024 · Kinshasa, largest city and capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies about 320 miles (515 km) from the Atlantic Ocean on the south bank of the Congo River. One of the largest cities of sub-Saharan Africa, it is a special political unit equivalent to a Congolese region, with its own

Feb 21, 2024 · Heavy fighting between the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and the rebels has killed dozens and displaced thousands of people from the city – home to some two million people and about half a million...