Congo - Kinshasa travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers
Before you visit Congo - Kinshasa: travel advice level, plug type C/E, 220V, emergency 114, currency CDF.
Travel advice (UK FCDO)
Avoid all travel to parts Updated 2026-10-08
Latest change (original, English)
New information and guidance about the ongoing Ebola outbreak in DRC (see 'Warnings and insurance' and 'Health' pages).
New information and guidance about the ongoing Ebola outbreak in DRC (see 'Warnings and insurance' and 'Health' pages).
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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.
CapitalKinshasa
CurrencyCDF
LanguagesFrench
Calling code+243
Emergency numbers114 · 118 · 113
Plug typesType C, Type E
Voltage220 V
Driving sideRight
Population106M