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Kinshasa - La Cité du Fleuve

Background of Kinshasa

La Cité du Fleuve project

Population of ~9 million, will become Africa's 2nd largest city

Capital and largest city of the DR Congo

Located on the banks of the Congo River, opposite the capital of Brazzaville

Major industrial center, processing goods coming from the nation's interior

Number of social problems, including homelessness among children, extensive crime, and chronic hunger

Homicide rate estimated at 112 out of 100,000

Urban sprawl is very common along the southern fringes

Known as "the new Manhattan" by locals, a typical appartment will cost $200k

Pilot house is 1,184 square feet, 3 bedrooms, and a balcony with a view of the river

Designed primarily for Congolese elites and expatriates - 8 million in Kinshasa live below the poverty line

Project's planners are located in Dubai, will include a range of buildings from hotels to shopping centers

Kingabwa slum lies at the entrance to the site

Issues of land

Land is in short supply throughout Kinshasa, with land title issues highly contested in the city's courtrooms

There are no records of property ownership in DR Congo's capital

Developers will often take land and build, despite claims from other parties

Real estate development has become a point of great controversy for city officials

Goal is to create land from the river to avoid legal battles

Controversies & problems

Building the island requires major land reclamation, the result has been displacement of inhabitants

Informal settlements have been demolished without prior compensation even agreed upon, let alone paid

Security forces have accompanied the developers, harassing nearby communities

The project's promoter is a close friend of President Kabila's advisers and other officials

Significant speculation that it will never be finished, an 8 or 9 project by most estimates

Low wages of construction workers have already raised many complaints, since pay does not factor transportation to the site

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