Kinshasa: Africa's Largest MEGACITY Is Now In Congo

Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo became the largest city in Africa in 2022, just beating out Lagos, Nigeria.
Sources:
Congo a river journey https://youtu.be/6t0k-hcffZw
Super rich in Central Africa https://youtu.be/KaPLylJk89w
Inside the murky business of cobalt mining in DR Congo https://youtu.be/ll7aUgeK3-o
Chinese company removed as cobalt mine operator https://nyti.ms/3vxSvWN
DR Congo worker abuse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzZcbCn8l10
Deadliest journeys Congo: The Last Train in Katanga https://youtu.be/FVGQJM2MVNY
DRCs corruption score https://bit.ly/3PUPeZQ
90-page Corruption report: https://bit.ly/3vrLtmg

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All other research and footage sources:
History of the Congo river https://youtu.be/XMbeQT8Nzxo
King Baudouin declares Congo independent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjCgC64odYw
Patrice Lumumba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkTSCcW1MDo
How Chinese money is changing housing in Africa https://youtu.be/tqmLcGST4kw
What can $10 get in Congo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsa-38HCY8E
Kinshasa is drawing in waste https://bit.ly/3vvjKkM
Seek change through rap music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUgFBP1u-yo
Conflict minerals in the DRC https://bit.ly/3zLJBHG
Wikipedia: Kinshasa https://bit.ly/3bjXLX0
History guild: The Congo war https://bit.ly/3bhHwde
China gifting DRC new parliament building https://bit.ly/3Q6WKRv
Bush meets Kabila https://bit.ly/3vrKHWo
China Cash Flowed to Former President’s Cronies https://bloom.bg/3bjYmrI
Kinshasa in 4k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn0hlX_nbRk
The extraordinary foods and people of DR Congo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky6BGlPuDOk
Innoss’B Fr Diamond Platnumz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebZ7Ng1okCg
Additional drone shots https://bit.ly/3zj4Saa
Chinese entrepreneurs in DR Congo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O77HMmFAtSQ
Congo’s highway No. 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APzcFV1BAss
Report slams Congo’s $6 billion China mining deal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8POLcJiYGA
Nyiragongo Volcano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVBEFHwzEWQ
Conflict and Coltan in Eastern Congo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5VZtJDYWNM
Kinshasa slow motion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB41Zl2lY0I

Chapters:
0:00 Welcome to Kinshasa
0:52 Geography and natural resources
1:56 The colonialists arrive
2:48 An independent (corrupt) DRC
3:48 Cobalt mining capital of the world
4:30 China's plunder
6:51 Kinshasa's poor infrastructure and services
7:39 Rich (few) vs Poor (many)
8:38 Bike merchant "traffickers"
9:52 A wild (slow) train ride
10:39 Looking ahead

Megacity Episodes:
Buenos Aires, Argentina: https://youtu.be/fOQrkk0E-TA
Los Angeles, California's Megacity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QropkR9iasY
Megacities of the World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ULzxD3w_c8
TOKYO: Earth's Model MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SL9KRvzVmo
PARIS: Europe's MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdObzSwVAw4
SAO PAULO: South America's MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNEeY_gXFBc
DHAKA: Fastest Growing MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKGITvyWMH0
CAIRO: Middle East MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tKphKvodLQ
DELHI: India's Capital MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUPTGDrXDy4
SHANGHAI: China's Largest MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6XZekbQ0SE
MEXICO CITY: Largest MEGACITY in the Americas https://youtu.be/8dEKLuZXrUc

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