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The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the grip of a civil war that has drawn in military forces from neighboring states, with Uganda and Rwanda supporting the rebel movements that occupy much of the eastern portion of the state – Tutsi, Hutu, Lendu, Hema and other conflicting ethnic groups, political rebels, and various government forces continue fighting in Great Lakes region ...
The DRC has been on the State Department's travel advisory list since 1977. On January 28, 2025, demonstrators in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), attacked the United States embassy along with several other foreign embassies such as: France, Belgium, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda.
On January 28, 2025, demonstrators in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), attacked several foreign embassies, including those of France, Belgium, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and the United States. These protests were in response to the escalating conflict in the DRC's eastern regions, which has led to the displacement of ...
Despite the incident, relations between the two countries were not canceled and General/President Mobutu reiterated his commitment to brotherly relations in Central Africa. [1] On 22 August that same year, DR Congo's court sentenced LICOPA member Ando Ibarra to three years in prison and 10 years of expulsion from the country due to "violation ...
Leaders called for the withdrawal of "uninvited foreign armed forces from the territory of the DRC" and emphasised their commitment to safeguarding Congolese sovereignty.
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 9 November 1981 [72] Congo has an embassy in Ankara. [129] Turkey has an embassy in Brazzaville. [129] Trade volume between the two countries was 57.25 million USD in 2019 (Turkish exports/imports: 1.47/55.8 million USD). [129] United Kingdom: 1960: See Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
The Democratic Republic of the Congo [b] (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world .
The DRC and Russia have positive relations after the end of the Cold War. Sergei Lavrov met with the Foreign Minister of the DRC in April 2009, stating that Russia will increase cooperation with DR Congo. [4]