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Also known as: Congo-Kinshasa, DRC, République Démocratique du Congo, République du Congo, Republic of the Congo
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Bernd Michael Wiese
Lecturer in Geography, University of Cologne. Author of Zaire and others.
Bernd Michael Wiese,
Dennis D. Cordell
Associate Vice Provost for General Education and Professor of History, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Adjunct Professor of Demography, University of Montreal. Coauthor of Hoe and Wage:...
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Death toll from a boat capsizing in Congo earlier this week rises to 148, officials say • Apr. 18, 2025, 4:58 PM ET (AP)
The death toll from a boat crash in Congo earlier this week rose to 148 with 100 still missing, investigators say • Apr. 18, 2025, 4:04 PM ET (AP)
A boat catches fire in Congo and capsizes, leaving at least 50 people dead, a local official says • Apr. 16, 2025, 1:49 PM ET (AP)
At least 50 people killed in east Congo as government and Rwanda-backed rebels trade blame • Apr. 13, 2025, 3:04 PM ET (AP)
'The Herds' begins its journey from central Africa to the Arctic Circle • Apr. 11, 2025, 4:51 PM ET (AP)

Holidays celebrated in Congo include Commemoration of the Martyrs of Independence, observed on January 4; Labor Day and National Liberation Day, celebrated on May 1 and May 17, respectively; Independence Day, celebrated on June 30; Parents’ Day, celebrated on August 1; Youth Day, observed on October 14; Army Day and the Anniversary of the Second Republic, observed on November 17 and November 24, respectively; and Christmas, celebrated on December 25.