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Kinshasa

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Kinshasa , city (1984 pop. 2,664,309), capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, W Congo, a port on Pool Malebo of the Congo River. It is the Congo's largest city and its administrative, communications, and commercial center. Major industries are food and beverage processing, tanning, construction, ship repairing, and the manufacture of chemicals, mineral oils, textiles, and cement, but the city's economic life collapsed in the 1990s as a result of the political turmoil in the country. A transportation hub, Kinshasa is the terminus of the railroad from Matadi and of navigation on the... Read more

Kinshasa
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kintamo, Léopoldville Two villages, Nshasa and Ntamo, from which the present name comes, provided the basis for the modern city; when joined they became known as Kintamo. Before the name was changed to Kinshasa in 1966, the city was called Léopoldville. In 1881 ... Read more

Kinshasa
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	Hundreds injured in Kinshasa. ; The sound of explosions rumbled through Kinshasa yesterday as government forces battled...State-controlled radio and doctors from Kinshasa's General Hospital said hundreds of fighters...days before this apparent assault on Kinshasa. Fighting raged through the night and... Read more
	Fighting boys, strong men and gorillas: notes on the imagination of masculinities in Kinshasa. ; ...violent practices of urban youngsters in Kinshasa. At nightfall youth gangs transform the streets of Kinshasa's townships into arenas of the fight...violentes recentes de jeunes urbains a Kinshasa. A la tombee de la nuit, des bandes de... Read more
	ZAIRE TALKS FALTER AS REBELS ADVANCE KINSHASA PREPARES FOR FIGHTING WITH HOPE MOBUTU QUITS.(News) ; ...Zaire's capital broke down yesterday, and Kinshasa's millions retreated to their homes to...subjected to,'' said one Zairian officer in Kinshasa. Asked what he expected would happen...the Black River, about 60 miles outside Kinshasa and the last major defensive position... Read more
	Uneasy calm descends after bloody weekend in Kinshasa.(News) ; BYLINE: sapa-afp Kinshasa - Forces loyal to Democratic Republic...deal to withdraw from the centre of Kinshasa. Two days of artillery fighting left...yesterday rushed reinforcements to Kinshasa as foreign governments appealed for... Read more
	Kabila enters Kinshasa as nation's new leader.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) ; KINSHASA, Congo _ Victorious rebel leader Laurent Kabila on Tuesday...damage by looters during the rebels' weekend takeover of Kinshasa. The subdued welcome hardly befitted a man widely regarded...neighboring country, the Republic of Congo _ and some aides. Kinshasa was abuzz Tuesday with rumors about just ... Read more
	Opposing sides in Congo mobilizing New offensives in war could come soon Series: -DATELINE- KINSHASA, Congo ; KINSHASA, Congo A United Nations peace plan for the Democratic...who is head of planning in the UN observer mission in Kinshasa, said the fresh Rwanda troops number in the thousands...seize central Congo and pave the way for a final march on Kinshasa. He said the offensive could start within a few weeks... Read more
	Mobutu call to arms as rebels near Kinshasa ; Kinshasa was flooded with leaf-lets yesterday promising that Laurent...Tshatshi. A week ago, another wave of leaflets appeared in Kinshasa, urging government soldiers to support the pro-rebel elements...yesterday postponed last-minute visits to President Mobutu in Kinshasa and Mr Kabila, at his headquarters ... Read more
	Guerrilla forces not able to hold Kinshasa: Kabila must rely on foreign armies.(A) ; KINSHASA, Congo - Homeless citizens roamed to the streets of the...six days yesterday after rebel forces were driven from Kinshasa and the port city of Matadi, their last key stronghold...many are asking whether Congo will ever be the same. In Kinshasa's eastern suburbs, the center of some of the heaviest... Read more
	Fears grow of rebel attack on Kinshasa ; A rebel attack on the Zairean capital Kinshasa seemed almost certain last night after...said President Mobutu would return to Kinshasa today. Since the first face-to-face meeting...Kabila's rebel forces are within 100km of Kinshasa and pledged to take it by the weekend... Read more
	Aid Deal with Tutsi Rebels Rapped in Kinshasa ; Kinshasa today slammed aid groups for striking a deal with Tutsi...objection to aid arriving in Zaire via its capital of Kinshasa and being distributed to displaced Zaireans. But he denounced...aid arrives in eastern Zaire to help them. Boguo said in Kinshasa that Zaire had agreed to creating a ... Read more

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