Nairobi — The popularity of live Congolese music entertainment continues with several bands keeping fans in Nairobi on their feet with tunes from the 1960s to 1980s and the new high-tempo Lingala ...

Blogging from the Democratic Republic of Congo, John writes about the richness and complexity of Lingala: Then there’s the word “poto” which I think is “mpoto” in the classic Lingala (but that’s a ...

Yannick Bolasie has revealed the ‘secret’ language he uses with Romelu Lukaku to bamboozle Premier League defenders. The Everton forwards are the top flight’s most prolific partnership this season and ...

In DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, many speak French and Lingala "I haven't once spoken my mother tongue Kilokele in the 62 years I've lived in Kinshasa. None of my nine children speak it," says Charles ...

"I havent once spoken my mother tongue Kilokele in the 62 years Ive lived in Kinshasa. None of my nine children speak it," says Charles Tongohala. Tongohala's native tongue is one of 450 spoken in the ...

KINSHASA: "I haven't once spoken my mother tongue Kilokele in the 62 years I've lived in Kinshasa. None of my nine children speak it," says Charles Tongohala. Tongohala's native tongue is one of 450 ...

"I haven't once spoken my mother tongue Kilokele in the 62 years I've lived in Kinshasa. None of my nine children speak it," says Charles Tongohala. Tongohala's native tongue is one of 450 spoken in ...

When the former Belgian colony became independent in 1960, authorities chose French as the official language, though even today not all of the population understands it. “I haven’t once spoken my ...

There are 450 spoken languages in DR Congo, lingos that account for nine percent of the world's 5,000 languages. Tongohala's native tongue is one of 450 spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a ...

"I haven't once spoken my mother tongue Kilokele in the 62 years I've lived in Kinshasa. None of my nine children speak it," says Charles Tongohala. Tongohala's native tongue is one of 450 spoken in ...

Many of the 450 languages spoken in the country are dying or have gone out of use KINSHASA: “I haven’t once spoken my mother tongue Kilokele in the 62 years I’ve lived in Kinshasa. None of my nine ...