The pre-colonial history of the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo encompasses the history of the Congo Basin region up to the establishment...

The earliest known human settlements in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been dated back to the Middle Stone Age, approximately 90...

The history of the Republic of the Congo has been marked by diverse civilisations: Indigenous, French and post-independence. The earliest inhabitants of...

The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Premier ministre de la République démocratique du Congo, Swahili: Waziri Mkuu wa Jamhuri...

The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has declined drastically around the 1980s, despite being home to vast potential in natural resources...

The national flag of the Republic of the Congo (French: drapeau de la république du Congo) consists of a yellow diagonal band divided diagonally from the...

The mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Industrie minière de la République Démocratique du Congo) produces copper, diamonds...

Democratic Republic of the Congo became the Republic of Zaire in 1971. It would again become the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997. The period between...

Ground transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has always been difficult. The terrain and climate of the Congo Basin present serious barriers...

the Democratic Republic of the Congo Pre-colonial history History of the Kasai region History of Katanga History of Kinshasa Economic history of the Democratic...

music in the Lingala language; most songs from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are sung in Lingala. Since the colonial era, Kinshasa, Congo's capital...

the elements of the name." Article 56 of the Family Code of the Democratic Republic of the Congo In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is common for...

Islam is a minority religion within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the large majority of the population is affiliated with various Christian...

The culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is extremely varied, reflecting the great diversity and different customs which exist in the country...

The territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are administrative divisions of provinces. Territories are further divided into sectors, chiefdoms...

Democratic Republic of Congo (abbreviated as DRC) formerly known as Zaire is a country located in central Africa. Its the second largest country in Africa...

White Congolese are the people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who are of European descent and are not part of another racial group.[citation...

officially the Republic of Zaire, was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 1997. Located in Central Africa, it was, by area, the third-largest...

Republic of the Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The crisis began almost immediately after the Congo became independent from Belgium...

The Transitional Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo was tasked with moving from the state riven by the Second Congo War (1998–2003) to a government...

1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages along the Congo River, Kinshasa...

of places, mostly cities and towns, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo without regard to their official status. Human settlements can be one of the...

the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964. Colonial rule...

The geology of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC or Congo-Kinshasa, formerly Zaire and Belgian Congo) is extremely old, on the order of several...

(~3% fatality rate), nearly all in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to the European CDC: "The size of these outbreaks could be larger than...

list of place names of towns and cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which were subsequently changed after the end of Belgian colonial rule...

lay claim to the Congo, the present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the Berlin Conference of 1884–1885, the colonial nations of Europe authorised...

the 1980s. The population of the city considerably decreased during the Civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, during which the city was under...

of Cameroon)—2nd Central African Republic (as Oubangui-Chari)—2nd Chad—2nd Democratic Republic of Congo ('Congo-Kinshasa')—2nd Gabon—2nd Republic of the...

structures. Almost all the pre-colonial states of Africa lost their sovereignty. The only exceptions were Liberia, which had been settled in the early 19th century...