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     • From an urban standpoint, Kinshasa is a dysfunctional megalopolis, which has been through a rather extraordinary transformation over the past 40 years. Pinned down by infrastructure and legislation that have not followed the same dynamic, the city today is doing its best to stay standing by embracing an ever-growing population.
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   What's happening in Kinshasa?

   • Floods have wreaked chaos in Kinshasa - the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo - with water pouring into homes and residents navigating submerged roads via canoe. The overflowing River Congo, passing through much of the country, has also swamped places outside the capital.

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   Why should you travel to Kinshasa?

   • While traveling from the Ndjili Airport to the city center of Kinshasa, you will be introduced to a unique urban experience. The ambient chaos, high traffic congestion and crowded streets may remind you of other African cities, but in Kinshasa—Kin as locals fondly refer to her—everything is larger, faster and louder than life.

   Re-awakening Kinshasa’s Splendor Through Targeted Urban Interventions

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   Why is Kinshasa a poor city?

   • As a country urbanizes, geographic differences in living standards tend to converge. In Kinshasa, however, lack of infrastructure coupled with the city’s flood-prone morphology and poor urban management contribute to the spatial, economic and social exclusion of much of Kinshasa’s population. Spatial exclusion.

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   Is Kinshasa a bad place to live?

   • The article does not provide information on whether Kinshasa is a bad place to live or not. It mentions that the city is regularly shown in statistics to be one of the least habitable cities in the world, but the passage focuses on four young men in a concealed courtyard in one of Kinshasa's disreputable neighborhoods, Selembao.

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   What is Kinshasa?

   • The Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre, located in Kinshasa, is a contemporary complex that blends timeless traditional design principles.

   Kinshasa Jamatkhana and Centre builds on pioneering spirit

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   Why is Kinshasa at a crossroads?

   • Well-located and serviced central areas with post-industrial infrastructure present important opportunities as centers for job creation and housing. Kinshasa is at a crossroads. Decisions made today will influence the trajectory of the city for decades to come.

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3. www.bbc.com › news › world-africa-67957778DR Congo floods: Chaos in Kinshasa as river rises to near ...

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   Jan 12, 2024 · Floods have wreaked chaos in Kinshasa - the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo - with water pouring into homes and residents navigating submerged roads via canoe.

4. www.france24.com › en › live-newsKinshasa, a megacity of traffic jams, potholes, transit chaos

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   Jul 5, 2024 · Cable car, urban rail link or ring road -- Kinshasa has big plans for alleviating its traffic chaos but for now, travelling into the megacity remains a daily headache for millions of people.

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6. nation.africa › africa › newsKinshasa in tumult as river bursts banks - Nation

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   Jan 12, 2024 · Burst riverbanks are causing turmoil in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, with dark and foul-smelling water pouring into homes across working-class neighbourhoods in the central African megacity.

7. www.france24.com › en › live-newsFlood damage exposes Kinshasa's unbridled urbanisation

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   Nov 26, 2021 · At the top of a cliff in Kinshasa's southern district of Mont-Ngafula, disused water pipes hang in a void and residents must battle through a gully of shifting sand to reach the neighbouring...

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   Sep 20, 2018 · While traveling from the Ndjili Airport to the city center of Kinshasa, you will be introduced to a unique urban experience. The ambient chaos, high traffic congestion and crowded streets may remind you of other African cities, but in Kinshasa—Kin as locals fondly refer to her—everything is larger, faster and louder than life.

9. www.dw.com › en › congo-protesters-police-clash-asCongo: Protesters, police clash as instability grows in east

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   Dec 28, 2023 · Calm after chaos in Kinshasa. On Wednesday, several protesters were wounded after police fired tear gas to disperse a protest held by opposition supporters in the capital, Kinshasa. They were...

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    Kinshasa is an ever-challenging city. The failure of State and sickening corruption now common at all levels of politics, social and economic life have forced Kinshasans to invent a parallel reality to ensure they live to see another day.