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DR Congo
Capital · Kinshasa
Congo River energy, rumba music and Virunga's mountain gorillas.
The essentials
DR Congo at a glance
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Region
- Central Africa · Congo basin
- Currency
- Congolese franc (CDF)
- Languages
- French · Lingala · Swahili · Kikongo · Tshiluba
- Dialling code
- +243
- Status
- Sovereign African nation
Plan around it
National days & key dates in DR Congo
The dates the diaspora marks abroad — independence, liberation and the festivals that fill a rented hall in Bangkok or Guangzhou every year.
Jun 30Independence DayFrom Belgium, 1960
Jan 17Martyrs' Day
Across the ocean
Where DR Congo people gather in Asia
These are the Asian hubs with the largest and longest-established African communities. Every one has a free country group and a live channel in the Hub.
🇹🇭ThailandBangkok — Sukhumvit Soi 3, the original Little Africa
🇨🇳ChinaGuangzhou & Yiwu — the trade corridor
🇯🇵JapanTokyo & Yokohama — students, athletes and engineers
🇮🇳IndiaDelhi, Bangalore & Pune — university towns
🇲🇾MalaysiaKuala Lumpur — study and business visas
🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesDubai — the aviation and re-export hub
Before you fly
Travelling on a DR Congo passport
Asian entry rules are not uniform across Africa. Some destinations are visa-free or visa-on-arrival for this passport; others need an e-visa or a full embassy application with proof of funds and a return ticket.
Open the Passport Index →Never land alone
Find your people first
Post in the DR Congo channel before you book. Someone from home is already in the city you are moving to — and they will tell you what the agent will not.
Open the DR Congo channel →