Half a century ago, Leopoldville was renamed Kinshasa. The capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa's third largest metropolis after Lagos and Cairo and the city is booming.

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The Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates the centenary of Patrice Lumumba's birth An official ceremony was held to honour his memory at the mausoleum where his remains are housed in Kinshasa ...