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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t0k-hcffZw Super rich in Central Africa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaPLylJk89w Inside the murky business of cobalt mining in DR Congo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVGQJM2MVNY DRCs corruption score https://bit.ly/3PUPeZQ 90-page Corruption report: https://bit.ly/3vrLtmg Subscribe for weekly city profiles: null Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thedailyconversation http://www.twitter.com/thedailyconvo All other research and footage sources: History of the Congo river https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dEKLuZXrUc TDC Most Popular Videos Obama Makes Baby Stop Crying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqhzWlqN3uc President Obama's Anger Translator at White House Correspondent's Dinner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6NfRMv-4OY Greatest Recorded Speeches in American History (1933-2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnVwvPpdFeY Bill Nye Destroys Noah's Ark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4OhXQTMOEc President Obama Walks The Streets of Washington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEEtBVPiI44 Trump Destroyed by Comedian Hasan Minhaj at 2017 White House Correspondents Dinner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHLRj1LaPiQ Seth Rogen Testifies Before Congress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvdbHSGWAgs President Obama's Anger Translator: Behind The Scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xThj8BJIjUg lubumbashi Brazzaville mbuji-Mayi Henry Stanley Leopoldville Rwanda Rwandan DRC Belgian Belgium US USA United States America politician Mobutu Sese Seko government Congolese rebel militia President Joseph Kabila million population poverty failed state patrolled by thousands UN peacekeepers war-torn east city north west south dangerous US State Department travel President Felix Tshisekedi parliament Chinese xi jinping beijing tanzania Zambia central African republic sudan Goma uganda angola cameroon guinea congo river somalia Atlantic ocean closest capitals kananga south Africa johanasb lagos nigeria kenya cairo egypt giza dar es salaam khartoum