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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Nigeria’s dismal health statistics

Business Day Online 25 Sep 2018

A 2014 World Health Organisation (WHO) report on healthcare delivery, which surveyed 200 countries, placed Nigeria at an abysmal 197th position, just ahead of Congo Democratic Republic, Central African Republic (CAR) and Myanmar ... War torn countries like Somalia and Democratic Republic of Congo even outperformed Nigeria....

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photo: AP / John Bompengo

A health worker prepares an Ebola vaccine to administer to health workers during a vaccination campaign in Mbandaka, Congo Monday, May. 21, 2018. Congo's health minister says a nurse has died from Ebola in Bikoro, the rural northwestern town where the outbreak began, as the country begins a vaccination campaign. (AP Photo/John Bompengo)

Health Officials Forced To Halt Ebola Virus Outreach In DRC After Rebels Attack Beni

WorldNews.com 25 Sep 2018

Aid groups said they were forced to pause their Ebola virus prevention activities in the northern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo following an attack in the city of Beni whcih left 21 people dead, according to Al Jazeera ... Congo's health ministry said the latest outbreak has infected at least 118 people, killing 69 people ... The recent Ebola outbreak began in July and is the 10th to hit the DRC since 1976....

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Glencore launches $1 bln additional share buyback

This is Money 25 Sep 2018

authorities ... It has now extended the programme to the end of February 2019 ... Glencore's share price had already been hit by concerns about political risk in Democratic Republic of Congo, where it mines just over a quarter of the global output of cobalt, because of a mining code that was signed into law in June ... Advertisement. ....

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Glencore launches $1 billion additional share buyback

Yahoo Daily News 25 Sep 2018

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WHO extremely concerned about Ebola "perfect storm" in Congo

This is Money 25 Sep 2018

GENEVA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in ......

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SBI Remit is Using the Blockchain to Make Money Transfers Between Japan and Africa

NewsBTC 25 Sep 2018

SBI Remit and BitPesa. The service is provided by BitPesa, which has raised $10 million to turn the Bitcoin blockchain into an enterprise payment rail ... dollars or euros, then into African currencies ... It enables direct currency pairs between Japanese yen and the fiat currencies of Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Forbes ... It can also take several days to complete....

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UN to caution against populism in high-level week

The Herald-Sun 25 Sep 2018

U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq gave a preview Monday of the U.N ... 1, a significant increase from the 114 leaders last year ... U.S ... The seven-year-old conflict in Syria and the three-year war in Yemen that has sparked the world's worst humanitarian crisis and is now seriously threatening large-scale famine are certain to be in the spotlight along with African hotspots including Libya, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Mali and Congo ... ....

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BoC-NAIA on red alert against illegal drug shipment

Journal Online 24 Sep 2018

Authorities intercepted last Saturday a parcel containing 800 grams of shabu from the Republic of Congo that was declared as art table at the Fedex cargo warehouse ... Hong Kong or Taiwan to the United States of America and Republic of Congo....

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Aid groups halt Ebola work as Congo raid toll hits 21

This is Money 24 Sep 2018

Eastern DR Congo is struggling with militia violence and an outbreak of Ebola ... The latest violence, which sparked local anger, comes just three months before the Democratic Republic of Congo holds a fractious election to choose a successor to Joseph Kabila, the country's deeply-contested president ... Democratic Republic of Congo....

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D.R. Congo rebels kill 18 in Ebola zone

The Japan News 24 Sep 2018

Reuters GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) — At least 14 civilians and four soldiers were killed on Saturday in a six-hour attack by rebels on the town of Beni in eastern Congo, the army and local officials said, disrupting efforts to contain an Ebola epidemic in the area. The latest outbreak of the deadly disease in Democratic Republic of ......

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Suspected rebels kill 18 in Congo's east

Journal Review 24 Sep 2018

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A Congolese civil society group says that 18 people have been killed in attacks by suspected Allied Democratic Forces rebels in the eastern city of Beni, as the city and region continue to face an Ebola outbreak ... Congo's tenth outbreak was declared on Aug ... Democratic Republic Of The Congo Central Africa Africa....

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P5.4-m illegal drugs from Congo seized in NAIA

Manila Standard Today 24 Sep 2018

Government agents intercepted another shipment of prohibited drugs worth P5.4 million at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Customs operatives intercepted Saturday night a parcel from Republic of Congo containing 800 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride, locally known as shabu, which was declared in the manifest as art table ... The shipment came from Asuman Lopeta of 5EM Rue Industrielle Kinshasa, Republic of Congo ... Since Aug ... Sen ... ....

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Speakers Praise Nkrumah For Achievements

Peace FM Online 24 Sep 2018

Imperialism ... On development in Africa, he said the continent was still plagued with colonialism, citing what he described as the intransigence of Morocco backed by France against the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic as an example ... An activist from the Republic of Congo, Mr Ernest Wamba-di-Wamba, said the importance of the occasion was to reinvigorate the youth with lessons from the pioneers of the struggle ... ....

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