Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

26 Oct 2024 14:07:43 pm

Tags : Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Topic: Africa

Why in the news?

An attempted jail break from Democratic Republic of Congo\'s largest prison has left at least 129 people dead and led to women being raped.
The circumstances around the bid to bust out of the Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa, which holds 10 times the number it is meant to house, remain unclear.

Source: The Hindu

About Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC):

It is the second largest country in Africa and the eleventh largest in the world.
It has a small coastline with the Atlantic Ocean.
It is bounded to the north by the Central African Republic and South Sudan; to the east by Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania; to the southeast by Zambia; and to the southwest by Angola.
Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, is located on the Congo River. Congo River is the only river to cross the equator twice in Africa.
Its official language is French, but other languages include Kituba, Lingala, Swahili, and Tshiluba.
Katanga Plateau is considered to be a rich mining region, which supplies cobalt, copper, tin, radium, uranium, and diamonds

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