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Kinshasa's nganda restaurants, with a greater mix of ethnicities, are ethnic restaurants serving food from specific parts of the country, as well as Western imports such as bread and beer. [4] Often owned by unmarried women, the nganda occupy a middle ground between bars and restaurants. Three typical types of nganda restaurants are:
Food and conviviality are equally central to its culture. Local delicacies such as ntaba (grilled goat) and poulet grillé kinoise (Kinshasa-style grilled chicken) are enjoyed in animated communal settings, often accompanied by a blend of Congolese and international music. [33] Association football is Bandalungwa's most popular sport.
The Kinshasa Central Market (French: Marché Central de Kinshasa, formerly known as Marché Publique), colloquially referred to as Zando ya Monene (Great Market) or simply Zando (Market) in Lingala, is a marketplace located in Kinshasa's Gombe commune, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kinshasa (/ k ɪ n ˈ ʃ ɑː s ə /; French:; Lingala: Kinsásá), formerly named Léopoldville from 1881–1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kinshasa is one of the world's fastest-growing megacities, with an estimated population of 17,032,322 in 2024. [6]
The middle Congo River and its tributaries from the east are the principal domestic waterways in the DRC. The two principal river routes are: Kinshasa to Mbandaka and Kisangani on the River Congo; Kinshasa to Ilebo on the Kasai River; See the diagrammatic transport map above for other river waterways. The most-used domestic lake waterways are:
[27] [28] [29] The river was known as Zaire during the 16th and 17th centuries; Congo seems to have replaced Zaire gradually in English usage during the 18th century, and Congo is the preferred English name in 19th-century literature, although references to Zaire as the name used by the natives (i.e., derived from Portuguese usage) remained ...
Vitamin A Cassava is another variety which was introduced in the four provinces of Kinshasa, Bas-Congo, Orientale, and Kivu to achieve food security and increase income levels. Its yield was about 16 million tonnes as of 2012. It is planned to cover 750,000 farming communities by 2018 with this variety. [11]
From 1950 to 1958 Bralima decided to retain five breweries in DR Congo: Kinshasa, Boma, Bukavu, Kisangani and Mbandaka. Majority owned by Heineken since 1986, Bralima has attracted scrutiny for alleged links with corrupt government figures, and with rebel leaders in the long-running, ongoing civil war. [ 1 ]