Kisangani

American

[ki-zahng-gah-nee, kee-sahng-gah-] / kɪˈzɑŋ gɑ ni, ˌki sɑŋˈgɑ- /

noun

a city in the northern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Congo (Zaire) River.

Kisangani British

/ ˌkɪsæŋˈɡɑːnɪ /

noun

Former name (until 1966): Stanleyville. a city in the N Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre), at the head of navigation of the River Congo below Boyoma Falls (Stanley Falls): Université Libre du Congo (1963). Pop: 475 000 (2005 est)

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In the part of the forest they control, he and other Romee youngsters heave logs to be burned and turned into charcoal, then sent by canoe to the provincial capital Kisangani.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Further upstream, in the city of Kisangani, the mayor said that over 200 houses have been submerged.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

Katumbi's campaign is scheduled to kick off on Monday in the northern city of Kisangani.

From Reuters • Nov. 20, 2023

“The poverty is not in itself the problem, it’s the misery,” Kisangani Archbishop Marcel Utembi, president of the Congolese conference of bishops, said in an interview last year.

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023

All the old injuries have been renamed: Kinshasa, Kisangani.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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