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 ...

southern Central African Republic (CAR), Gabon and Equatorial Guinea - extending well beyond the actual limits of the Congo River Basin. The forests of the Congo River Basin stretch from the Ruwenzori ...