Kinshasa deploys a joint traffic brigade from Monday to ease gridlock
Buses, trucks, motorbikes and taxis are banned from the expressways to the airport, and the brigade will enforce it.
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Kinshasa — A new joint brigade will start regulating traffic in Kinshasa on Monday 9 November, as the city tries to tackle its worsening traffic jams.
The brigade brings together staff from the city of Kinshasa, the National Road Safety Commission (CNPR) and the National Service, and will support the Congolese National Police, which will coordinate its work. It was announced in a joint statement by Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani Lukoo and Transport Minister Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo.
What it will do
The brigade will work at known bottlenecks and on the main boulevards. It will also enforce the ban on buses, "207" minibuses, trucks, motorbikes, tricycles and taxis using the expressways to the airport.
Drivers are asked to follow the brigade's instructions, and the ministers warned that firm action will be taken against offenders.
Observers blame the congestion on rapid population growth, ageing roads, a growing number of vehicles and poor driving discipline.
Source: Actualite.cd (in French), 8 November 2026.
