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  Holidays in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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Culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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 Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It borders the Central African Republic and Sudan on the north, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania on the east, Zambia and Angola on the south, and the Republic of the Congo on the west
The Congo territory was acquired formally by Leopold at the Conference of Berlin in 1885.
The Congo is situated at the heart of the west-central portion of sub-Saharan Africa and is bounded by (Clockwise from the west) Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania across Lake Tanganyika, and Zambia.
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 Republic of the Congo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Republic of the Congo also known as Middle Congo Congo-Brazzaville and Congo (but not to be confused with Democratic Republic of the Congo formerly Zaire which was also at time known as the Republic of the Congo) is a former French colony of west-central Africa.
It borders on Gabon Cameroon Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Gulf of Guinea.
To the south and east it bounded by the Congo River and its tributary the Ubangi River across which is the larger Democratic Republic of the Congo.
www.freeglossary.com /Republic_of_the_Congo   (978 words)

  
 Republic of the Congo - Gurupedia
To the south and east it is bounded by the Congo River and its tributary the
Gabon to the west, Cameroon and the Central African Republic to the north, and Cabinda (Angola) to the southwest.
Its capital, Brazzaville, is located on the Congo River,in the south of the country, immediately across from Kinshasa, the capital of the DR Congo.
www.gurupedia.com /r/re/republic_of_the_congo.htm   (601 words)

  
 Holidays in the Democratic Republic of Congo - www.reiswijs.co.uk
Democratic Republic of the Congo and one of the largest countries on the African continent, is located in South Central Africa with a narrow strip of land on the northern bank of the Zaire River.
Republic of Congo and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola to the southwest,
Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Republic of the Congo and a pioneer of African unity, was at the centre of the country's popular defiance towards the relentless exploitation of its Belgian coloniser.
www.reiswijs.co.uk /destinations/africa/congorep/congorep.html   (2162 words)

  
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a nation in central Africa and the third largest country on the continent.
Congo became independent on June 30, 1960, after almost a decade of political struggle; Belgium finally withdrew, fearing a war for independence similar to that in Algeria.
The rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo contain great biodiversity, including many rare and endemic species, including the bonobo, mountain gorilla, okapi and white rhino.
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 [17 Apr 1998]: PRESS CONFERENCE BY DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo would not request the return of the team investigating alleged massacres there because it had never asked the United Nations to withdraw it, Andre Mwamba Kapanga, that country's permanent representative to the United Nations, said at a Headquarters press conference this afternoon.
Deploring the decision to withdraw the team, announced to correspondents earlier by the Spokesman for the Secretary-General, he said that it was at the initiative of the United Nations that the team had been put in place to investigate alleged violations of human rights and humanitarian law in his country from 1 March 1993.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo took note of the decision by the United Nations and remained open to collaborating with it, "consistent with its search for peace and justice, in the interest of the Congolese people in particular, and the international community in general".
www.un.org /News/briefings/docs/1998/19980417.CONGO.html   (1175 words)

  
 Democratic Republic of the Congo -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo — also referred to as DRC, DR Congo, Congo and Congo-Kinshasa, and formerly Zaire (or Zaïre in French) — is a nation in central Africa and the third largest country on the continent.
It borders the Central African Republic and Sudan on the north, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania on the east, Zambia and Angola on the south, and the Republic of the Congo on the west
Angola · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · Republic of the Congo · São Tomé and Príncipe
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Congo-Kinshasa   (4838 words)

  
 Share and Discover Democratic Republic of Congo Bio, Pictures, News at BlinkBits.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo andmdash; also referred to as DRC, DR Congo, Congo and Congo-Kinshasa, and formerly Zaire andmdash; is a nation in central Africa and the third largest country on the continent.
At its greatest extent, the empire reached from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Kwango River in the east, and from the Congo River in the north to the Loje River in the south.
The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congoandmdash;a nation endowed with vast potential wealthandmdash;has declined drastically since the mid-1980s.
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 Congo (Brazzaville) (04/06)
Congo's sparse population is concentrated in the southwestern portion of the country, leaving the vast areas of tropical jungle in the north virtually uninhabited.
First inhabited by Pygmies, Congo was later settled by Bantu groups that also occupied parts of present-day Angola, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), forming the basis for ethnic affinities and rivalries among those states.
Congo benefited from the postwar expansion of colonial administrative and infrastructure spending as a result of its central geographic location within AEF and the federal capital at Brazzaville.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2825.htm   (3978 words)

  
 Congo (Kinshasa) (03/06)
The area known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was populated as early as 10,000 years ago and settled in the 7th and 8th centuries A.D. by Bantus from present-day Nigeria.
Parliamentary elections in 1960 produced Patrice Lumumba as prime minister and Joseph Kasavubu as president of the renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Congo was the world's fourth-largest producer of industrial diamonds during the 1980s, and diamonds continue to dominate exports, accounting for over half of exports ($642 million) in 2003.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2823.htm   (4072 words)

  
 Rwanda article - Rwanda Africa Uganda Burundi Democratic Republic the Congo Tanzania - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It is bordered by Uganda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.
Most have since returned, although some militias remain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and have become involved in that country's civil war.
It is separated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Lake Kivu and the Ruzizi River valley to the west; it is bounded on the north by Uganda, to the east by Tanzania, and to the south by Burundi.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Rwanda   (713 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Democratic Republic of the Congo Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It is sometimes called Congo-Kinshasa, after its capital, to distinguish it from the Republic o...
It borders on Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, Angola and the Gulf of Guinea.
Clockwise from the west, it is bounded by Angola, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania across Lake Tanganyika, and Zambia.
www.ipedia.com /democratic_republic_of_the_congo.html   (1653 words)

  
 OSAC - Travel Warning: Congo (Democratic Republic)
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in light of past unrest and the potential for unrest in the future.
Travelers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo routinely experience difficulties at the airport and other ports of entry, such as temporary detention and demands by immigration and security personnel for unofficial "special fees." Visas are not available at ports of entry.
U.S. citizens who travel to or remain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo despite this Travel Warning are strongly urged to register with the Embassy in Kinshasa or through the State Department's travel registration website at https://travelregistration.state.gov.
www.osac.gov /Reports/report.cfm?contentID=41469   (743 words)

  
 Top20DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo.com - Your Top20 Guide to Democratic Republic of the Congo!
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) is a nation in central Africa and the third largest country on the continent.
The name “Kuba” is derived from the term used by the Luba (whose kingdom lay to the south of the Kuba) for the civilization.Because of its relative remoteness in the southern Congo, Kuba was largely spared the turmoil of both European and Afroaraber slave trades.
Also due mainly to its location, even after Belgium officially established the Congo Free State in 1875, the Kuba were able to sustain their federation, which comprised some 100,000 square kilometers and had a population of approximately 150,000 inhabitants.
top20democraticrepublicofthecongo.com   (4970 words)

  
 Worldworx Travel - Safety - Africa - Congo, Democratic Republic of
Angola 2,511 km (of which 225 km is the boundary of Angola's discontiguous Cabinda Province), Burundi 233 km, Central African Republic 1,577 km, Republic of the Congo 2,410 km, Rwanda 217 km, Sudan 628 km, Tanzania 473 km, Uganda 765 km, Zambia 1,930 km
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa), located in central Africa, is the third largest country on the continent.
Please also refer to the separate Travel Warning for The Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) and to the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement.
www.worldworx.tv /safety/africa/congo-democratic-republic   (1618 words)

  
 Congo, Republic of the   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Additional information on entry requirements may be obtained from the Embassy of the Republic of Congo, 4891 Colorado Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20011, telephone (202) 726-5500, or from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Congo to the United Nations, 14 E. 65th St., New York, NY, 10021, telephone (212) 744-7840.
Tensions in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo have led to insecurity in border areas in the north of the Republic of the Congo along the Ubangui River.
A special exit permit from the Republic of the Congo’s Immigration Service and a visa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s embassy/consulate are required to cross the Congo River from Brazzaville to Kinshasa.
travel.state.gov /travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1092.html   (2127 words)

  
 TradePort Country Profiles from World Trade Press
Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, and Tshiluba are all spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Democratic Republic of Congo's overall adult literacy is around 77.3 percent.
Periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods (seasonal); in the east, in the Great Rift Valley, there are active volcanoes.
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 Overview - Congo (Democratic Republic Of) Country Guide - World Travel Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Belgian Congo was created in 1885 as the personal property of the Belgian monarch, King Leopold II.
The Belgian Congo was eventually granted independence, with minimal preparation, in 1960.
The next election is scheduled for 2006 but sustained peace is, unfortunately, improbable, and it will likely be several decades before the Democratic Republic of Congo is able to function properly.
travel-guide.com /country/country_guide.ehtml?o=62&...&NAV_Region=62   (510 words)

  
 Learn more about Democratic Republic of the Congo in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Learn more about Democratic Republic of the Congo in the online encyclopedia.
The rape of the Congo Free State stands alone as the single most brutal and greedy episode of colonisation in modern history.
The government of former president Mobutu Sese Seko was toppled by a rebellion led by Laurent-Desire Kabila in May 1997; his regime was subsequently challenged by a Rwanda- and Uganda-backed rebellion in August 1998.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /d/de/democratic_republic_of_the_congo.html   (1139 words)

  
 Democratic Republic of the Congo Travel Guide - Democratic Republic of the Congo Holidays
Decades of civil war and corruption after the end of colonialism brought the central African Democratic Republic of Congo to its knees, economically, politically and socially, although the country has the potential of being the richest in Africa.
The capital, Kinshasa, is a transportation hub on the Congo River, one of Africa's main arteries, sited opposite Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of the Congo.
The city is no backwater, despite the collapse of its economy due to political turmoil; it sports a university and several other important academic institutions, including a research centre for tropical medicine, some worthy historic buildings, monuments and museums.
wordtravels.com /Travelguide/Countries/Democratic+Republic+of+the+Congo   (417 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Democratic Republic of Congo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
SEVEN United Nations peacekeepers have been captured in the Democratic Republic of Congo by militia fighters who are demanding a ransom for their release.
DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo squeezed into the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations...
THE Democratic Republic of Congo has approved a post-war constitution in its first democratic vote...
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 Democratic Republic of the Congo Map: Bandundu — Shaba | Democratic Republic of the Congo Google Satellite Maps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighbouring countries
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 Reuters AlertNet - Democratic Republic of Congo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Borders Central African Republic in the north, Sudan in the northeast, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Lake Tanganyika in the east.
Above the Stanley Falls the Congo becomes the Lualaba, and is navigable along a 965 km stretch froim Ubundu to Kindu and Kongolo to Bukama.
The River Kasai, a tributary of the River Congo, is navigable by shipping as far as Ilebo, at which the line from Lubumbashi terminates.
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 THE CONGO AND AMERICAN GREED
All this to say that what happened to the Congo in 1967 was entirely an American affair, just as the earlier murder of the socialist leader, Patrice Lumumba (the Congo's first president), had really been a CIA affair rather than what history declared it to be: a Belgian affair.
The elites, who had put the fabulous riches of the Congo in their sights, were not about to have those riches snatched away from them in the name of the Congolese people.
By late 1976 the giant company told Mobutu that its patience was "exhausted" at the Congo's "ineptitude" (how's that for chutzpah), and it began to flex its muscles by holding back its monthly shipment of grain to its Congo facility.
www.antipasministries.com /html/file0000216.htm   (5048 words)

  
 Congo, Democratic Republic of (Zaire) Information | iExplore.com
However, once in power, Kabila proved incapable either of handling the multifarious elements in his coalition or tackling the huge problems which faced the country, which was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo.
However, it will be several decades at best before the Democratic Republic of Congo is able to function properly.
La Voix du Congo is state-controlled and operated by RTNC, broadcasting in French, Swahili, Lingala, Tshiluba and Kikongo.
iexplore.com /dmap/Congo,+Democratic+Republic+of+(Zaire)/The+Essentials   (766 words)

  
 BUBL LINK: Republic of the congo
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in the Congo Republic, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language.
Map of the Congo Republic showing the main settlements, boundaries and routes.
Basic reference information about the Republic of Congo, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
bubl.ac.uk /link/r/republicofthecongo.htm   (243 words)

  
 Democratic Republic of Congo Newspapers : Newspapers from Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo Newspapers : Newspapers from Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo newspapers for information on local issues, politics, events, celebrations, people and business.
Information about holidays, vacations, resorts, real estate and property together with finance, stock market and investments reports; also look for theater, movies, culture, entertainment, activities and events all covered in Democratic Republic of Congo newspapers.
www.onlinenewspapers.com /drcongo.htm   (98 words)

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