Discover Kinshasa - The Newest Mega City in East Africa

Discover Kinshasa, The Newest East African Mega City Kinshasa, previously Léopoldville (until 1966), is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On the south bank of the Congo River, it is roughly 320 miles (515 kilometers) from the Atlantic Ocean. It is a distinct governmental unit equal to a Congolese region, with its own governor, and is one of the largest cities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The residents of the city are known as Kinois. Kinshasa is not only the capital but also the epicenter of the country&character in modern Africa, with its dynamic and contradictory influences. It was the center of a long-running Zairean military government until 1997, the only city not firmly associated with any single region of the country. Lets Connect "african airports" "cleanest city in africa" "most developed country in africa" "nairobi kenya" "african americans" "black americans" "accra ghana" "lagos nigeria" "kinshasa" "kinshasa congo" "democratic republic of congo" "lubumbashi" "kivu" "kigali rwanda" "dar es salaam" "tanzania" "libreville gabon" "brazaville congo" "brazaville" "mumbai" "luanda angola" "abidjan" "dakar senegal"