{"id":32818,"date":"2026-04-23T10:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=32818"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:45:12","slug":"drc-begins-construction-of-africas-largest-indoor-arena-in-kinshasa","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/drc-begins-construction-of-africas-largest-indoor-arena-in-kinshasa\/","title":{"rendered":"DRC begins construction of Africa\u2019s largest indoor arena in Kinshasa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially begun construction of what is expected to become Africa\u2019s largest indoor sports facility, the Kinshasa Arena, in the capital Kinshasa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The project was launched by President F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi and will feature a modern, multi-purpose venue with a seating capacity of 20 000. The arena is valued at around $105 million and forms part of government efforts to expand the country\u2019s sports and entertainment infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once completed, the Kinshasa Arena will host basketball games, concerts, exhibitions and other large-scale events, positioning itself as one of the continent\u2019s premier indoor venues.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Officials say the facility will surpass several leading arenas in Africa, including the 10 000-capacity BK Arena in Kigali and the 15 000-seat Dakar Arena in Senegal\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The project is being viewed as a major step in boosting DRC\u2019s profile as a destination for international sporting and entertainment events, while also supporting the growth of the country\u2019s creative and sports industries.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32819,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[20],"class_list":["post-32818","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-sport","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"DRC has officially begun construction of what is expected to become Africa\u2019s largest indoor sports facility","published_date":"2026-04-23 10:40:44","news_description":"DRC has officially begun construction of what is expected to become Africa\u2019s largest indoor sports facility","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32820,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32818\/revisions\/32820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=32818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}