Kikwit is the largest city in Kwilu Province, DR Congo, on the Kwilu River. In the news after a plane crash that killed senior Congolese generals; a key regional hub with about 458,000 residents (2017).
A Let 410 UVP crash near Kenge, Kwango province, has killed 14 people, including two senior military officers. An investigation is opened as the Congolese military reports a technical fault and a crash into a residential area while en route to Kinshasa.