Our aim is to understand this one constant in the turbulent history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC ... Men play checkers. The river connects nine African countries along its ...
President Mobutu put the place on the map with a palace ... At independence in 1960, Congo had roads, railways and river-craft that were the envy of much of Africa. There are now only 1700 miles ...
This includes the Nile, Africa's longest river and one of the longest in the world. Further south lies the continent's second longest - the Congo River, formerly the Zaire River - which is also ...