State structure and political system of the Congo In March 2003, representatives of the government, rebel, party and civil organizations signed a document to end…
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Contemporary History of DR Congo Part 2
Peace agreements under Joseph Kabila In 2000, President Kabila gave in to pressure and announced political reforms. Nevertheless, both military and political opposition to him…
Contemporary History of DR Congo Part 1
The Democratic Republic of Congo has undergone major internal crises and power struggles, including the coup d’état and civil war, since the 1990s, and has…
Congo Case
The Congo case refers to the two Norwegians Tjostolv Moland and Joshua French who were indicted and convicted of the murder of Congolese Abedi Kasongo…
Coins, Measures and Weight in DR Congo
The Coin Denomination The currency unit is franc (symbol F, currency code CDF) of 100 centimes. There is no separator in circulation. Franc was introduced…
Economics and Business in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of Africa’s largest, richest and most centrally located countries, with access to the sea, borders to nine countries,…
Democratic Republic of the Congo Religion
Most Congolese are Christians. About half the population is Catholic. During the colonial era, the Catholic Church built a network of hospitals, clinics and schools….
D.R. Congo Recent History
African discoveries acquired in the 19th century attracted the attention of Leopold II, king of Belgium. In 1876 he assembled an International Geographic Conference in…
DR Congo’s Literature
The literature of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the area around the mouth of the Congo River was probably the first area in Africa where…
Art in DR Congo
Art in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is in the art of painting that the most significant development has taken place since the colonial…