Kinshasa was a city on the African continent of the planet Earth. It was the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, part of the United States of Africa in the 23rd century.
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The USS Enterprise's Dr. Joseph M'Benga was born in Kinshasa. (TOS video game: Starship Creator)
Author Diane Russell cited Kinshasa as representative of the "real" Africa of the 23rd century — as opposed to the fictionalized version seen in Tarzan novels — in her book Romance in the Stars. (TOS reference: Star Trek II Biographies)
In the 24th century, Director Ceylin Remzi earned her doctorate at the city's University of Kinshasa. (DS9 novel: The Long Mirage)
