Lukunga River constant deposits of sediment. The river drains the Ngaliema commune, Mama Mobutu city and part of Mont-Ngafula, and forms the boundary between Ngaliema and Mont-Ngafule. On its right bank the Lukunga is fed first by the Ikusu River, which has its source at a height of and then by the Mbinza River, which rises at a height of . Before independence, one of the two water treatment plants for Leopoldville, now Kinshasa, was on the Likunga river at Kinsuka in the Ngaliema district. The station had been designed to last for 30 years with normal maintenance, but was in very
Mid-City Mall taken over by a new bar, The Back Door, which remains in business. In 1987, a comedy club called the Funny Farm opened in a space that had previously been Noble Roman's and then Nick's Restaurant. The Funny Farm space has remained a comedy club, going through several name changes, most recently The Laughing Derby at Comedy Caravan. In 1988, a large thrift store called the "Nearly-New Shop" moved to the mall's basement, in a location that had previously been a roller skating rink. The Nearly New Shop remains in business at the same location today. In the late 1970s