A report on Democratic Republic of the Congo
Country in Central Africa.
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Congo River
30 linksSecond longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge volume, following only the Amazon.
Second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge volume, following only the Amazon.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo are named after it, as was the previous Republic of the Congo which had gained independence in 1960 from the Belgian Congo.
Rwanda
27 linksLandlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge.
Landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge.
Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kinshasa
23 linksKinshasa (Kinsásá), formerly Léopoldville (Leopoldstad), is the capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and is the largest francophone city in the world.
Belgian Congo
22 linksBelgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960.
Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence in 1960.
The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964.
Second Congo War
21 linksThe Second Congo War, also known as the Great War of Africa or the Great African War and sometimes referred to as the African World War, began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in August 1998, little more than a year after the First Congo War, and involved some of the same issues.
Mobutu Sese Seko
20 linksMobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga (born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997) was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the President of Zaire from 1965 to 1997 (known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1965 to 1971).
Zaire
17 linksZaire, officially the Republic of Zaire (République du Zaïre, ), was a Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Africa that was previously and is now again known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Uganda
16 linksLandlocked country in East Africa.
Landlocked country in East Africa.
The country is bordered to the East by Kenya, to the North by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania.
Kisangani
20 linksKisangani (formerly Stanleyville or Stanleystad) is the capital of Tshopo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Central African Republic
15 linksLandlocked country in Central Africa.
Landlocked country in Central Africa.
It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and Cameroon to the west.