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Democratic Republic of the Congo is a Francophone country, where, as of 2024, 55.393 million (50.69%) out of 109.276 million people speak French [2] and 74% report using French as a lingua franca. [3] In 2024 there were over 12 million native French speakers, or around 12% of the population. [4]
Kikongo is the base for the Creole language Kituba, also called Kikongo de l'État and Kikongo ya Leta (French and Kituba, respectively, for "Kikongo of the state administration" or "Kikongo of the State"). [4] The constitution of the Republic of the Congo uses the name Kituba, [5] and Democratic Republic of the Congo uses the term Kikongo. [6]
Republic of Congo is a Francophone country, and in 2024, French is spoken by 3,89 million people out of 6,33 million (61.4 %). [2] A 2006 study found that French was spoken by 30% of the Congolese population. [3] According to a study by Omar Massoumou, 88% of those in Brazzaville aged over 15 could write simple phrases in French. [4]
Congo is located in the central-western part of sub-Saharan Africa, along the Equator. To the south and east of it is the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is bounded by Gabon to the west, Cameroon and the Central African Republic to the north, and Cabinda (Angola) to the southwest. It has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean.
Kituba is known by many names among its speakers. In academic circles the language is called Kikongo-Kituba. In the Republic of the Congo it is called Munukutuba, a phrase which means literally "I say", [4] and is used in the Republic's 1992 constitution. [5] The latter (Kituba) means "way of speaking" [6]: 213 and is used in the 2015 ...
At least two people were killed and several others injured during a shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday, casting the small religious community into mourning just days ...
The Kongo people in all three colonies (Angola, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo) became one of the most active ethnic groups in the efforts to decolonize Africa, and worked with other ethnic groups in Central Africa to help liberate the three nations to self governance. [7]
The self-exiled Malanga appeared in the livestreamed video at the presidential palace surrounded by several people in military uniform and said: “Felix, you’re out. We are coming for you.”