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...
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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...
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The history of the Republic of the Congo has been marked by diverse civilisations: Indigenous, French and post-independence. The earliest inhabitants of...
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The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Premier ministre de la République démocratique du Congo, Swahili: Waziri Mkuu wa Jamhuri...
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The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has declined drastically around the 1980s, despite being home to vast potential in natural resources...
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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...
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The mining industry of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: Industrie minière de la République Démocratique du Congo) produces copper, diamonds...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Islam is a minority religion within the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the large majority of the population is affiliated with various Christian...
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The culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is extremely varied, reflecting the great diversity and different customs which exist in the country...
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The territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are administrative divisions of provinces. Territories are further divided into sectors, chiefdoms...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Republic of the Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The crisis began almost immediately after the Congo became independent from Belgium...
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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...
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Kinshasa (redirect from Capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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...
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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...
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the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). The former colony adopted its present name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 1964. Colonial rule...
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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...
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2023–2024 mpox epidemic (category Public health emergencies of international concern)
(~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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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of Cameroon)—2nd Central African Republic (as Oubangui-Chari)—2nd Chad—2nd Democratic Republic of Congo ('Congo-Kinshasa')—2nd Gabon—2nd Republic of the...
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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...
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