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  2. Foreign relations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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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 ...

  3. Politics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia

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    Politics of the Democratic Republic of Congo take place in the framework of a republic in transition from a civil war to a semi-presidential republic. On 18 and 19 December 2005, a successful nationwide referendum was carried out on a draft constitution , which set the stage for elections in 2006.

  4. Democratic Republic of the Congo–Republic of the Congo ...

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    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 ...

  5. Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia

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    The Congo River is the world's deepest river and the world's third-largest river by discharge. The Comité d'études du haut Congo ("Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo"), established by King Leopold II of Belgium in 1876, and the International Association of the Congo, established by him in 1879, were also named after the river. [18]

  6. List of political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    This article details the various political parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has seen extensive civil conflict since independence in 1960, and no free and fair election had been held there until 2006.

  7. Democratic Republic of the Congo–United States relations

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    Not long after regime change, Zaire became known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The United States remains a partner with the DRC and other central African nations in their quest for stability and growth on the continent, and facilitated the signing of a tripartite agreement on regional security in the Great Lakes region between the ...

  8. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the International ...

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    Child Soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo It wasn't until the turn of the century that the IMF established its Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRFG) loan arm. [ 6 ] This arm of the IMF was designed for states for which typical sorts of programs and conditionalities would simply be impractical.

  9. Constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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    Anyone belonging to the ethnic groups whose persons and territory constituted what became Congo (currently the Democratic Republic of the Congo), at independence is a Congolese national. Any Congolese national who has not lost his/her political rights, by virtue of a court decision, or by virtue of the law, is a Congolese citizen.