Denis Sassou Nguesso has been president since 1979, except for the period from 1992 to 1997. The Republic of the Congo is a member of the African Union, the United Nations, La …

Nov 7, 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 …

Nov 20, 2023 · Congo or the Republic of the Congo is located in Central Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere of the Earth. With the Equator passing through the country, it has territories in …

Nov 15, 2025 · Congo and Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 on Saturday signed a framework agreement for a peace deal, the latest step in the so far unsuccessful efforts to end the …

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3 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.

Nov 21, 2025 · Seventeen civilians, including women in labour and patients receiving care, were slaughtered inside a Catholic Church-run health centre in eastern Democratic Republic of the …

Brief history of the Republic of Congo. Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter century of experimentation with …

By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 112 million, the DR Congo is the fourth-most populous in Africa and the …

Nov 21, 2025 · The hospital in Mweso, a frontline town in eastern Congo, accepts wounded fighters from all sides of the D.R.C.’s conflict, but it keeps rival factions in separate wards, to …