He has remained president since then. The Republic of the Congo is a member of the African Union, the United Nations, La Francophonie, the Economic Community of Central African …

Dec 11, 2025 · Officially known as the Republic of the Congo, the country is often called Congo (Brazzaville), with its capital added parenthetically, to distinguish it from neighbouring …

Dec 12, 2025 · Explore All Countries Congo, Republic of the Africa Page last updated: December 12, 2025

Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter century of experimentation with Marxism was abandoned in 1990 and a …

The history of the Republic of the Congo has been marked by French colonization, a transition to independence, socialism, and a transition to a market-oriented economy in the 1990s.

The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo, is a country located on the western coast of Central Africa ...

Dec 22, 2025 · Trump's peace deal between Rwanda and Congo hasn't stopped the fighting — and now his expansive mineral deal with Kinshasa is in the balance.

Congo gained independence on August 15, 1960. Since then, it is one of the sovereign republics that are members of the United Nations. Congo is a member of the African Union, CEEMAC …

Dec 19, 2025 · The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year, as …

Geography Congo is located in the central-western part of sub-Saharan Africa, transected by the Equator. To the south and east of it is the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is also bounded by …