Democratic Republic of Congo

- Kinshasa

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Kinshasa is a country in Central Africa. By land area the Congo is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 120 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous Francophone country in the world. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the economic center. We draw your attention to the difficulties encountered with the heavy and slow traffic in Kinshasa in order to anticipate your trip. Lola ya Bonobo is the world's only sanctuary for orphaned bonobos located 25 kilometers from the center of Kinshasa. Bonobos share 98.7% of their DNA with humans, making them the closest genetically related animal before the chimpanzee and the Gorilla.