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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Gosling goes behind the camera for DRCongo book

Arab News 15 Dec 2018

Actor Ryan Gosling is best known for films as diverse as “La La Land” and “First Man” but he recently moved behind the lens for a passion project — taking photos in the crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo ... Ryan Gosling Democratic Republic of Congo Books Ford and Gosling go ......

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Ryan Gosling goes behind the camera for DRCongo book

The Jakarta Post 15 Dec 2018

Actor Ryan Gosling is best known for films as diverse as "La La Land" and "First Man" but he recently moved behind the lens for a passion project -- taking photos in the crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo ... In "Congo Stories ... "Congo Stories" ......

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'Miracle' six-day-old baby survives Ebola

Joy Online 15 Dec 2018

A baby girl who was diagnosed with Ebola when she was only six days old has survived, health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed ... Her dad and aunt took her home on Wednesday ... She was born on 31 October 2018 and was cared for at the Ebola Treatment Center in Beni, the city hardest hit by the outbreak in DR Congo ... ....

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U.S. orders non-emergency staff out of Congo before election

This is Money 15 Dec 2018

State Department said on Saturday it had ordered non-emergency government staff and family members of government employees to leave Democratic Republic of Congo a week before a presidential election that it fears could turn violent ... The U.S ... Britain advised its citizens on Wednesday against travelling to Congo, while the U.N ... ....

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More Than 1 Million People Without Shelter in DR Congo at Risk of Diseases

Voa News 15 Dec 2018

The U.N. refugee agency warns an estimated 1.5 million homeless people in Democratic Republic of Congo are destitute and vulnerable to diseases and exploitation. A UNHCR survey of seven of DR Congo's 26 provinces finds around 1.5 million people in these areas of conflict have had their homes damaged or destroyed. U.N ... ....

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Commentary: Social media forces killers to go deep underground

Delaware State News 15 Dec 2018

Asgede Hagos ... For example, to add drama to the story plot, the producers left the impression that the notorious leader and his militant group of killers were still in the country though the group had moved to the neighboring countries of Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan ... Bush administration ... .......

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Two Rwandan soldiers killed by rebels on DR Congo border: Kigame

Modern Ghana 15 Dec 2018

At least two Rwandan soldiers in an attack by rebels who had crossed the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Paul Kagame said on Friday. The Rwandan army blamed the December 9 assault in the country's restive east on Hutu rebe ... ....

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Nobel Peace Prize winner puts spotlight on war zone abuse

The Daily Telegraph Australia 15 Dec 2018

One of the winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize has told Sky News he hopes to draw attention to the suffering and abuse women experience in war zones. Dr Dennis Mukwege was honoured for his work helping rape victims at the hospital he founded in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Warning. This report contains details of sexual violence .......

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Two Rwandan soldiers killed by rebels on DR Congo border: Kagame

Modern Ghana 15 Dec 2018

At least two Rwandan soldiers were killed in an attack by rebels who had crossed the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Paul Kagame said on Friday. The Rwandan army blamed the December 9 assault in the country's restive east ... ....

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UNHCR: Over 1.5 million Congolese lose homes in conflict

MENA FN 15 Dec 2018

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) GENEVA, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Friday estimated that the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (D... ....

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Two Rwandan soldiers killed by rebels on DRC border: Kagame

News24 15 Dec 2018

At least two Rwandan soldiers in an attack by rebels who had crossed the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Paul Kagame has said ... ....

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Access Bank appoints new Managing Director

Joy Online 15 Dec 2018

Access Bank (Ghana) has announced the appointment of Olumide Olatunji as its new Managing Director, effective December 5, 2018. He replaces Mr ... Until his appointment, Mr ... He also served as a Subsidiary Director of Access Bank in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo ... Mr. Beecham also thanked Mr. Njoku for his tenure as Managing Director ... ....

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Tending chicken houses, Congolese refugee buys Habitat house, lives American dream

Lancaster Online 15 Dec 2018

Before war breaking out and years of danger and dislocation, Jean Kaberamanzi, 61, supported his family by growing onions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It didn’t pay much, and sometimes he was robbed ... ....