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unusual facts about Republic of Congo



Bebearia zonara

It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Mayumbe, Ubangi, Mongala, Uele, Ituri, Tshopo, Equateur, Cataractes, Kasai, Sankuru and Lualaba) and Uganda (Bwamba and Toro).

Bwisi language

Bwisi (also spelled Ibwisi, Mbwisi) is a language spoken mainly in the Kibangou District (Niari Region) of the Republic of Congo, next to the Gabon border, where it is also spoken by a minority.

Cecil Filanckembo

Cecil Magouel Filanckembo (born April 15, 1988) is a Congolese footballer, who currently plays for CARA Brazzaville.

Cupidesthes thyrsis

It is found in Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Gabon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ubangi, Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru and Lualaba).

Daniel Patte

As one-time missionary and teacher in the Republic of Congo, and as a child of a Huguenot family who was part of the underground striving to help Jewish families flee from the Nazi Holocaust, Patte’s life, teaching and research have revolved around a theme of cross-cultural hermeneutics and “ethical interpretation” of the Bible.

Eurytela alinda

It is found in Nigeria (the southern part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Bioko, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mayumba National Park

It is a thin tongue of beach, dunes, savanna, and rainforest in the extreme south of the country, between Mayumba and the Congo border.

N'kosso

N'kosso (called by villagers "La Chine") is a small village situated in Mouyondzi District,some 250 km from the town called Nkayi in the Bouenza region of Republic of Congo.

Oboronia pseudopunctatus

It is found in Ghana (the Volta region), Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Equateur, Tshuapa, Mongala, Uele, Sankuru and Lualaba), Uganda (from the western part of the country to Bwamba) and north-western Tanzania.

Pan-Armenian Games

He first thought of the idea of organizing universal games for all Armenians while he was on a business trip in 1965 to Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, that was getting ready to participate in the first Pan-African Games.

Perenco

It has exploration and production activities in 16 countries across the globe (the North Sea, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, Belize, Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Vietnam).

Racism in Africa

In the Republic of Congo, where Pygmies make up 2% of the population, many Pygmies live as slaves to Bantu masters.

VMM-261

During the deployment, the main body of the 22nd MEU participated in two major operations: Operation Guardian Retrieval, operating out of Brazzaville, Congo; and Operation Noble Obelisk, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, which resulted in the evacuation of more than 2,500 American citizens and foreign nationals.


see also

Bemba

Jean-Pierre Bemba, the former vice-President of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Cécile Kyenge

Kyenge was born in Kambove (Haut-Katanga District) in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 28 August 1964.

E. cinnamomea

Euphaedra cinnamomea, a butterfly species found in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Graham Toulmin

Graham Adrian Toulmin, AM FICD (born 31 March 1948) is a dentist and musician, notable for his fundraising and dental philanthropy for the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Loango

Kingdom of Loango, a pre-colonial state in what is now the Republic of Congo

Mangbetu

Mangbetu languages, a cluster of closely related languages spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Mongalla

Mongala District, an administrative region of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Pericopsis elata

The Democratic Republic of Congo has the world's largest remaining stocks of Afrormosia, which are largely confined to the Équateur Province and Orientale Province.

Stoppila Sunzu

Stopilla Sunzu was born in Chingola and is the younger brother of Felix Sunzu and the son of Felix Sunzu Sr a goalkeeper who was originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Werrason

Werrason, real name Noël Ngiama Makanda born December 25, 1965 in Moliombo, a small village in Northern Democratic Republic of Congo in Kikwit, Kwilu District is a musician from the Democratic Republic of Congo and also leader of the band Wenge Maison Mère (WMM).

Zande people

It was one Kingdom stretching from Rafaï, Zemio and Obo in what is now the Central African Republic, to the regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo along the Uele River, and the Western Equatoria State in South Sudan.