The Compass
The Compass
BBC World Service
On the Border: Kinshasa and Brazzaville
28 minutes Posted Oct 19, 2022 at 2:00 am.
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Tim Marshall delves into the strange story of Kinshasa and Brazzaville the only capitals straddling a border. Their peoples share a common culture but were split by Empires and now kept apart by a river border which has no bridge.

Presenter: Tim Marshall

Producer: Kevin Mousley

(Photo: Sapeurs from a group belonging to Papa Griffe, a Sapeur leader, walks on Avenue De La Democratie, in Kinshasa, DRC. Credit: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)