Republic of the Congo

Coordinates: 1°26′24″S 15°33′22″E / 1.44°S 15.556°E / -1.44; 15.556

The Republic of the Congo (French: République du Congo), also known as Congo, Congo Republic,West Congo, or Congo-Brazzaville, is a country located in Central Africa. It is bordered by five countries: Gabon to the west; Cameroon to the northwest; the Central African Republic to the northeast; the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the east and south; and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda to the southwest.

The region was dominated by Bantu-speaking tribes, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo-Brazzaville was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa. Upon independence in 1960, the former colony of French Congo became the Republic of the Congo. The People's Republic of the Congo was a Marxist–Leninist one-party state from 1970 to 1991. Multi-party elections have been held since 1992, although a democratically elected government was ousted in the 1997 Republic of the Congo Civil War and President Denis Sassou Nguesso has ruled for 26 of the past 36 years.

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Anti-Ebola efforts in DR Congo suspended amid violence

Democratic Underground 18 Nov 2018

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have suspended efforts to contain an Ebola virus ......

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Mortar bombs fired at U.N. peacekeeping base in eastern Congo

Yahoo Daily News 17 Nov 2018

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Mortar bombs were fired at a U.N. peacekeeping base and gunfire could be heard on Friday in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Beni, an area which has seen a surge in fighting ......

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Congo-Kinshasa: Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General On the Killing of Peacekeepers in ...

All Africa 17 Nov 2018

The Secretary-General condemns the killing of six Malawian and one Tanzanian peacekeepers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Beni territory, North Kivu....

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Congo rebels attack, burn homes near UN base in east

Journal Review 17 Nov 2018

BENI, Congo (AP) — Congo's army spokesman says rebels have burned homes and a car in a neighborhood in the east of the country where U.N. peacekeeping forces have a base ... Capt ... Congo's volatile east is home to many armed groups vying for control of the mineral-rich region ... All rights reserved ... Love ... Democratic Republic Of The Congo Central Africa Africa....

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Malawi: Malawian Soldiers Killed in Eastern DR Congo

All Africa 17 Nov 2018

Two more Malawian peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been killed, as the death toll reached six, with other nursing life threatening injuries, the Malawi Defence Force said on Friday .......

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Congo-Kinshasa: FARDC and Monusco Launch Joint Operations Against ADF

All Africa 17 Nov 2018

In response to regular attacks on the civilian population in the Beni area, the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) and the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) jointly planned offensive operations that were launched on 13 ......

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Malawian Soldiers Killed in DR Congo Peacekeeping

All Africa 17 Nov 2018

Four Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers have been killed while 10 others were injured in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they were part of a United Nations Force Intervention Brigade peacekeeping mission .......

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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Chief Condemns Killing of 'Blue Helmets' in DR Congo, As Violence Erupts Prior ...

All Africa 17 Nov 2018

United Nations Secretary-General Ant�nio Gutteres condemned the killing of seven peacekeepers on Wednesday serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is also confronting a lethal Ebola outbreak .......

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UN chief reports significant results against rebels in DRC

News24 17 Nov 2018

The United Nations peacekeeping chief says a joint military operation by UN and Congolese forces to rout rebels from their strongholds in the Ebola-hit northeast Democratic Republic of Congo has "achieved quite significant results" and is still under way ... ....

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Congolese ambassador to visit Worthington later this month

The Globe 17 Nov 2018

The Globe WORTHINGTON — A diplomat from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be paying a visit to Worthington later this month, and city officials are eager for what they hope... ....

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One day US President will be of Indian-origin: Diplomat

Yahoo Daily News 17 Nov 2018

Agartala, Nov 17 (IANS) The US might one day have an Indian-origin President, a former Ambassador, Surendra Kumar, has said here ... "Look at the universities and academia in the US ... Kumar has also served as India's Ambassador to Libya, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea and as a High Commissioner to Kenya, Swaziland and Malta ... ....

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Global Forecast-Celsius

Dothan Eagle 17 Nov 2018

Global Forecast as of 18.00 GMT Saturday, November 17, 2018. ————— ... Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo;A t-storm around;32;23;A t-storm around;33;23;S;9;66%;55%;4 ... Prague, Czech Republic;Mostly sunny;5;-5;Partly sunny;4;-2;N;7;59%;56%;2 ... Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic;A t-storm in spots;30;23;A t-storm in spots;29;21;NE;7;79%;68%;5 ... St ... —————....

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Global Forecast-Fahrenheit

Dothan Eagle 17 Nov 2018

Global Forecast as of 18.00 GMT Saturday, November 17, 2018. ————— ... Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo;A t-storm around;90;74;A t-storm around;91;73;S;6;66%;55%;4 ... Prague, Czech Republic;Mostly sunny;42;24;Partly sunny;40;28;N;4;59%;56%;2 ... Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic;A t-storm in spots;86;73;A t-storm in spots;84;71;NE;5;79%;68%;5 ... St ... ....