Kinshasa, a megacity of traffic jams, potholes, transit chaos

Cable car, urban rail link or ring road — Kinshasa has big plans for alleviating its traffic chaos but for now, travelling into the megacity remains a daily headache for millions of people.

Viviane Yuka leaves for work at 5:00 am every day to battle through the Congolese capital’s clogged-up streets where motorbikes, packed buses and taxis compete for space.