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Also known as: Congo-Kinshasa, DRC, République Démocratique du Congo, République du Congo, Republic of the Congo
Written by
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:...
Dennis D. Cordell,
Bernd Michael Wiese
Lecturer in Geography, University of Cologne. Author of Zaire and others.
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Congo will execute more than 170 people convicted of armed robbery, official says • Jan. 6, 2025, 7:59 AM ET (AP)
38 people are dead and over 100 missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes on the Busira River • Dec. 21, 2024, 4:38 PM ET (AP)
Congo man dies with hemorrhagic fever, indicating mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria • Dec. 19, 2024, 12:13 PM ET (AP)
At least 25 are killed and dozens are missing after an overcrowded boat capsizes in Congo • Dec. 17, 2024, 6:33 PM ET (AP)
Authorities say the mystery disease in Congo might be malaria but more testing is needed • Dec. 11, 2024, 10:51 AM ET (AP)

Holidays celebrated in Congo include Commemoration of the Martyrs of Independence, observed on January 4; Labour 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.