Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and one of Africa's largest megacities, is the launch point for the country's first sovereign digital-identity system. In June 2026 the DRC activated RDC-Pass here — a free national biometric ID delivered through a 20-year, $97.1m partnership with Trident Digital Tech — with the phased rollout beginning in Kinshasa before expanding to other provinces.

The atlas documents 2 projects in Kinshasa, the earliest dating to 2023: 2 still running without a verdict. Every entry carries an evidence grade — the strongest here is official (2 entries) — and links its sources.

All 2 projects in Kinshasa

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Outcome: 2 ongoing — Evidence: 2 official

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• 🇱🇷 Monrovia: LRA Digital Mobile Tax Gateway Two African tax platforms, two routes: Kinshasa's DGRK built a web portal for property tax; Monrovia's LRA runs on USSD, no internet needed.
• 🇨🇬 Brazzaville: National Public Cloud Data Center System Digital sovereignty across the river: Kinshasa launched the DRC biometric ID; Brazzaville builds Central Africa first national data centre.

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📎 Cite this city

1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Smart-city projects in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.” The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/cities/kinshasa/ (last verified 2026-07-19). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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