This article is about the smaller country. For the larger neighbouring country formerly known as Zaire, see Democratic Republic of the Congo. For entities with similar names, see Republic of the Congo …

Dec 11, 2025 · Officially known as the Republic of the Congo, the country is often called Congo (Brazzaville), with its capital added parenthetically, to distinguish it from neighbouring Democratic …

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2 days ago · The Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) is a developing nation in Central Africa. The official language is French, and Lingala, Kikongo, and Kituba are also widely spoken.

Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter century of experimentation with Marxism was abandoned in 1990 and a …

The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo, is a country located on the western coast of Central Africa ...

Dec 16, 2025 · Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.

To avoid confusion between the two, the former Belgian Congo became known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), while the former French colony retained the name 'Republic of …

Dec 16, 2025 · M23 rebels have announced they will withdraw from Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo. The move comes as a "unilateral trust-building measure" requested by the U.S. to facilitate …

Dec 11, 2025 · In 1910 the French joined Congo with neighbouring colonies, creating a federation of French Equatorial Africa, with its capital at Brazzaville. The French were preoccupied with acquiring …