Look up Congo or Kongo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Congo may refer to: Congo River, in central Africa Congo Basin, the sedimentary basin of the...
4 KB (489 words) - 18:43, 3 December 2024
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area the country...
225 KB (21,257 words) - 18:09, 21 December 2024
The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located on the western...
72 KB (6,266 words) - 16:54, 18 December 2024
Conference of NGOs (redirect from CONGO)
The Conference of NGOs (CoNGO; full "Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations") "is an independent...
2 KB (178 words) - 10:42, 28 October 2024
The Congos are a reggae vocal group from Jamaica which formed as the duo "Ashanti" Roy Johnson (tenor) (b. Roydel Johnson, 1947, Hanover, Jamaica) and...
8 KB (887 words) - 21:57, 13 November 2024
Edwin Arturo Congo Murillo (born 7 October 1976) is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. Basing his game in physical display...
8 KB (486 words) - 12:48, 10 October 2024
The Congo Free State, also known as the Independent State of the Congo (French: État indépendant du Congo), was a large state and absolute monarchy in...
98 KB (12,203 words) - 07:04, 9 December 2024
The Congo River, formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second-longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the third-largest...
111 KB (4,992 words) - 16:01, 11 December 2024
The Belgian Congo (French: Congo belge, pronounced [kɔ̃ɡo bɛlʒ]; Dutch: Belgisch-Congo) was a Belgian colony in Central Africa from 1908 until independence...
96 KB (11,349 words) - 03:48, 16 December 2024
The Congo puffer or potato puffer (Tetraodon miurus) is a freshwater pufferfish found in areas of the Congo River in Africa, including rapids. Congo puffers...
3 KB (278 words) - 03:30, 27 September 2024
Congolese Civil War (redirect from The congo civl war)
War or Congo War may refer to any of a number of armed internal conflicts in the present-day countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the...
2 KB (309 words) - 23:16, 23 November 2024
1908, many atrocities were committed in the Congo Free State (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo) under the absolute rule of King Leopold II of...
76 KB (8,979 words) - 18:46, 16 December 2024
Niger–Congo is a hypothetical language family spoken over the majority of sub-Saharan Africa. It unites the Mande languages, the Atlantic–Congo languages...
64 KB (7,240 words) - 06:45, 25 November 2024
Congo is a 1995 American science fiction action-adventure film based on the 1980 novel by Michael Crichton. It was directed by Frank Marshall and stars...
21 KB (2,061 words) - 19:32, 21 December 2024
Kinshasa (redirect from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one of the world's...
133 KB (11,746 words) - 23:55, 22 December 2024
Republic of the Congo (French: République du Congo) was a sovereign state in Central Africa, created with the independence of the Belgian Congo in 1960. From...
17 KB (1,430 words) - 14:31, 9 December 2024
The Congo Basin (French: Bassin du Congo) is the sedimentary basin of the Congo River. The Congo Basin is located in Central Africa, in a region known...
22 KB (2,658 words) - 16:54, 18 December 2024
The Congo peafowl (Afropavo congensis), also known as the African peafowl or mbulu by the Bakôngo, is a species of peafowl native to the Congo Basin. It...
10 KB (998 words) - 21:44, 26 September 2024
The Congo Crisis (French: Crise congolaise) was a period of political upheaval and conflict between 1960 and 1965 in the Republic of the Congo (today the...
84 KB (9,741 words) - 03:39, 7 December 2024
Grey parrot (redirect from Congo african grey)
grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus), also known as the Congo grey parrot, African grey parrot or Congo African grey parrot, is an African parrot in the family...
31 KB (3,373 words) - 02:26, 14 December 2024
Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral disease. Symptoms of CCHF may include fever, muscle pains, headache, vomiting due to loss of net saline...
50 KB (5,253 words) - 02:40, 12 December 2024
officially the Republic of Zaire, was the name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1971 to 18 May 1997. Located in Central Africa, it was, by area, the...
45 KB (4,991 words) - 02:00, 17 December 2024
The DR Congo national football team (French: Équipe nationale de football de la République démocratique du Congo), recognised by FIFA as Congo DR, represents...
71 KB (2,058 words) - 19:27, 27 November 2024
list of presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Republic of the Congo and Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960. The...
10 KB (217 words) - 19:15, 10 December 2024
The Atlantic–Congo languages make up the largest demonstrated family of languages in Africa. They have characteristic noun class systems and form the...
7 KB (412 words) - 17:02, 2 November 2024
This is a list of presidents of the Republic of the Congo since the formation of the post of president in 1960, to the present day. A total of six people...
14 KB (299 words) - 16:57, 13 December 2024
Tintin in the Congo (French: Tintin au Congo; French pronunciation: [tɛ̃tɛ̃ o kɔ̃go]) is the second volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series...
44 KB (5,315 words) - 07:51, 27 October 2024
The Republic of the Congo elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected by the people. The...
2 KB (171 words) - 21:47, 10 June 2024
national flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: drapeau de la république démocratique du Congo) is a sky blue flag, adorned with a yellow star...
8 KB (685 words) - 15:54, 19 December 2024
Air Congo S.A. is the new flag carrier airline of the Democratic Republic of the Congo launched on 1 December 2024, with its hub at N'djili Airport in...
4 KB (161 words) - 14:33, 15 December 2024