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…

Folk music From the 16th century, Congo’s rich music traditions have made a profound impression on visitors from Europe. Traditional music and dance exist in…

The Democratic Republic of Congo, officially the République démocratique du Congo, is a country in Central Africa. Between the 1300s and the 1800s, there were…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (abbreviated DR Congo) is a republic in Africa that encompasses most of the Congo Basin. DR Congo borders the Central…

Colonization A Congolese soldier is guarding cars left by Belgian owners who left Congo when the country became independent from the colonial power in 1960….

In the Congo Basin there are older, folded and partly transformed and granite-permeated rocks in the high-lying peripheral areas. The oldest Precambrian rocks are crystalline…

Belgian colony Congo was the personal property of Belgian King Leopold II, and large parts of the country were licensed to large companies. Swedish UN…

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has a new constitution from 2006 that replaces a temporary constitution from 2003. According to the new constitution,…

Empowerment In connection with the solemnity of the transition from colonial rule to independence on June 30, 1960, King Baudouin 1 of Belgium came to…

After the civil war in 1997, the government forces disbanded. As part of an agreement between the government and former militia and rebel forces, they…