Congo (Republic of the Congo)
Facts, researched articles, and events related to Congo (Republic of the Congo), drawn from the Provenance Africa archive.
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- A rain-triggered landslide collapsed artisanal pits at the Rubaya coltan complex in North Kivu, Democratic… (2026)
- Former CIA agent, John Stockwell, confesses to the CIA's plan to kill Patrice Lumumba, first Prime Minister…
- Mobutu Sese Seko, the former Head of State of Zaire—today's Democratic Republic of the Congo—was so lavish…
- From today, if you're from Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and…
- Dikembe Mutombo, the Congolese-American basketball Hall of Famer renowned as much for his humanitarian work… (2024)
- Christian Malanga, a Congolese politician and businessman, was killed while leading a failed coup attempt i… (2024)
- President Mobutu Sese Seko of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Field Marshall Idi Amin Dada of Ugan…
- Sixty people drown and hundreds go missing after an overloaded boat sank on the Congo River near Longola Ek… (2021)
- Over 60% of the world's cobalt is mined from the Democratic Republic of The Congo. Your smartphone and lapt…
- BREAKING: The Democratic Republic of the Congo's new President Felix Tshisekedi has just been sworn into of…
- This man, Steeve Burkhalter, designed the classic Mercedes Benz S-Class Coupé interior. From Congo-Brazzavi…
- The Democratic Republic of The Congo is a big as the whole of Western Europe.
- Louis Alphonse Koyagialo, who served as Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, died. (2014)
- A stampede triggered by police tear gas at a football stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo… (2014)
- Only about 750 mountain gorillas are left in the world: 350 in Uganda, 270 in Rwanda and a mere 150 in the…
- The Republic of the Congo is often referred to as "Congo (Brazzaville)". D.R. Congo is often referred to as…
- The most dangerous place to be born is Somalia, followed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Georgian Airways Flight 834 crashed at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killi… (2011)
- An overloaded passenger ferry capsized on the Kasai River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing… (2010)
- Mount Nyiragongo erupted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, sending lava through the city of Goma and… (2002)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo President Laurent-Désiré Kabila was shot by one of his own bodyguards in K… (2001)
- Ugandan and Rwandan forces fought each other in the streets of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo,… (2000)
- South African President Nelson Mandela convened regional leaders in Pretoria for a summit aimed at mediatin… (1998)
- Mobutu Sese Seko, the longtime dictator who ruled Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) for over… (1997)
- Rebel forces under Laurent-Desire Kabila marched into Kinshasa, and Zaire was renamed the Democratic Republ… (1997)
- Marien Ngouabi, President of the Republic of the Congo, was assassinated. (1977)
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo was renamed Zaire under President Mobutu Sese Seko's authenticity camp… (1971)
- Joseph Kabila, who would later serve as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was born. (1971)
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially became a one-party state under President Mobutu Sese Seko. (1970)
- The Popular Movement of the Revolution, the single ruling party established by President Mobutu Sese Seko,… (1967)
- Army chief of staff Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (later Mobutu Sese Seko) seized power in a coup in the Democratic… (1965)
- The former Belgian Congo was officially renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (1964)
- President Fulbert Youlou was overthrown in the Republic of the Congo after a three-day popular uprising kno… (1963)
- Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo, was murdered… (1961)
- The Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) gained independence from France, with Fulbert Youlou becoming… (1960)
- The Belgian Congo gained independence as the Republic of the Congo, with Patrice Lumumba becoming the count… (1960)
- Riots broke out in Léopoldville, Belgian Congo, after colonial authorities blocked an ABAKO political rally… (1959)
- Sophie Lihau-Kanza, Congolese politician who became the first woman to serve as a government minister in th… (1940)
- Mobutu Sese Seko, who later ruled Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) for over three decades,… (1930)
- Patrice Lumumba, future first prime minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo, was born… (1925)