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Posted 26 Jul 2025

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Democratic Republic of the Congo (Capital: Kinshasa)

  • The DRC government and the rebel group M23 (March 23 Movement), under the Congo River Alliance, signed a Declaration of Principles in Doha, mediated by Qatar, to pursue peace.
  • Political features:
    • Location: DRC is a country in Central Africa.
    • Bordering nations: Angola, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia.
    • Bordering water bodies: Atlantic Ocean (narrow coastline).
    • Conflict region: North Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri
  • Geographical features:
    • Major rivers:Congo River (second longest in Africa, with a basin crossing the Equator twice).
    • Important plateaus: Katanga.
    • Notable lakes: Lake Tanganyika, Lake Albert, Lake Edward, Lake Kivu
    • Volcanoes:Mount Nyiragongo – active volcano in Virunga Mountains.
    • Natural regions: Congo Basin (central lowland rainforest), savanna.
    • Three-fourths of the world's cobalt is produced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
  • Tags :
  • Congo
  • cobalt
  • Kivu
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