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Kananga

American  
[kuh-nahng-guh] / kəˈnɑŋ gə /

noun

  1. a city in central Zaire.


Kananga British  
/ kəˈnæŋɡə /

noun

  1. Former name (until 1966): Luluabourg.  a city in the SW Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre): a commercial centre on the railway from Lubumbashi to Port Francqui. Pop: 424 000 (2005 est)

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After "Live and Let Die" villain Dr. Kananga balloons and explodes from ingesting a gas pellet, Roger Moore's Bond gloats, "He always did have an inflated opinion of himself."

From Salon Nov. 27, 2021

Another Kananga resident accused the armed forces of extortion:

From BBC Apr. 23, 2017

The joint conference of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo the Apostolic Nunciature and the archbishop of Kananga released a statement in French on Thursday expressing “compassion and condemnation” about the continuing violence in Kasaï.

From New York Times Apr. 1, 2017

The U.N. mission in Congo said its movements have been restricted by security forces in Kananga, the provincial capital of Kasai Central.

From Seattle Times Mar. 25, 2017

"I would sooner bathe in warm water with a little bottle of Kananga."

From Froth by Armando Palacio Vald?s

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