Kinshasa's 2025 population is estimated at 17,778,500. Back in 1950, it was 201,905. In the past year alone, the city's population has grown by 746,200, a 4.38% annual change. At least 2% of the ...

Kinshasa, Congo — An attempted jailbreak in Congo's main prison in the capital left at least 129 people dead, most of them in a stampede, authorities said Tuesday.A provisional assessment showed ...

The city is the most densely populated city in the DRC, the most populous city and third-largest metropolitan area in Africa. Kinshasa’s 2025 population is estimated at 17,778,500. Back in 1950 ...