The Democratic Republic of the Congo (French: République démocratique du Congo), is a country in central Africa with a small length of Atlantic coastline. It is the third largest country (by area) in Africa.
In order to distinguish it from the neighbouring Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is often referred to as DR Congo, DRC, or RDC, or is called Congo-Kinshasa after the capital Kinshasa (in contrast to Congo-Brazzaville for its neighbour).
The Democratic Republic of the Congo was formerly, in turn, the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo-Léopoldville, Congo-Kinshasa, and Zaire (or Zaïre in French).
DR Congo borders the Central African Republic and Sudan on the North; Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi on the East; Zambia and Angola on the South; the Republic of the Congo on the West; and is separated from Tanzania by Lake Tanganyika on the East.[2]
- For more information, see the Wikipedia article "Democratic Republic of the Congo"
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- [24 February 2010] Amnesty International Report on: Human rights defenders under attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Human Rights, Political instability)
- [21 February 2010] IRIN news on: DRC: Security beefed up for North Kivu IDPs (Conflict, Human Rights)
- [8 February 2010] UN News: Ugandan rebels kill 100 civilians in north-eastern DR Congo (Conflict, Genocide)
- [6 January 2010] Hérodote Special Issue on Looting and Piracy, 2009. (Piracy, Looting, Maritime security, Sovereignty, State weakness, State disintegration)
- [19 December 2009] Global Witness Report : “Faced with a gun,what can you do?” (War, Conflict)
- [18 December 2009] Global Witness Paper on: Natural resource exploitation and human rights in the DRC, 1993-2003 (Human Rights, Conflict, Natural Resource)
- [14 December 2009] UK Border Agency: Country of Origin Information Report on The Democratic Republic of Congo, 30 Jun 2009 (Human Rights, Asylum seekers, Country report)
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