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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Putin to attend Berlin Conference on Libya: Kremlin

The Siasat Daily 18 Jan 2020

Moscow ... Key agreements will be recorded in the final document of the conference, the statement said. On Tuesday, the German government issued a statement saying that the conference will be joined by envoys from the United States, Russia, Britain, France, China, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Republic of the Congo, Italy, Egypt and Algeria ... Source....

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Millions Expected to Join Global Women's March on Jan. 18 to 'Act As A Catalyst ...

Democratic Underground 18 Jan 2020

At a recent United Nations General Assembly meeting, the United States joined 19 nations including Bahrain, Belarus, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, Iraq, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, ......

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Philips partners with the United Nations Population Fund and the Government of Republic of the ...

Omaha World-Herald 17 Jan 2020

Despite falling by almost half between 2005 and 2015, maternal mortality rates in the Republic of the Congo are still similar to those of other less-developed countries ... -- Philips partners with UNFPA and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Congo -- Philips partners with UNFPA -- Amref Makueni -- Philips Lumify Reacts midwife remote location....

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Angola: Angola Praises Efforts for Stability in DRC

All Africa 17 Jan 2020

Luanda -Angola on Tuesday in New York, USA, ......

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Congo-Kinshasa: Mistrust Provokes Attack on Red Cross Volunteers in Ebola-Affected Community

All Africa 17 Jan 2020

... in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo this week....

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DRC President to attend Mining Indaba

Mining Weekly 17 Jan 2020

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi will be ......

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WorldView: Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and more global headlines

CBS News 17 Jan 2020

The Democratic Republic of Congo is dealing with the worst Ebola outbreak ......

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Michelson unveils Art of Africa exhibit

The Marshall News Messenger 17 Jan 2020

“But when we saw the collection it took our breathe away.”. The collection of masks are largely from West Africa, but is also composed of masks from other areas such as Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo ... 29 ... .......

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Tesla in talks to buy Glencore cobalt for Shanghai car factory

Independent online (SA) 17 Jan 2020

They declined to give details about the size and value of the supply deal ... But so far, it’s struggled to make that happen ... Nearly three-quarters of the world’s cobalt comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and as much of 20% of the country’s output is produced at informal makeshift mines where fatalities and human-rights abuses are commonplace....

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Africa urged to replicate success of AfCFTA on silencing guns initiative

Xinhua 17 Jan 2020

The institute also argued the need to tame regular flare-ups of violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), the conflict in the Ebola virus-affected Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as well as Nigeria's entrenched long fight against Boko Haram, saying the phenomenon necessitates further attention during the just-started 2020 ... ....

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West Africa casts off last vestige of French colonialism

Independent online (SA) 17 Jan 2020

Benin’s President Patrice Talon had said ... Now that the eight West African nations have taken the bold decision to cut the umbilical cord with France, it is high time the Central African countries of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, the Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville and Gabon follow suit ... ....