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The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as the Cabinet, is the junior institution in the executive branch of the central authority governing the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the senior institution being the President of the Republic.
This is a list of prime ministers [b] of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly the Republic of the Congo and Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960. The current Prime Minister is Judith Suminwa, since 12 June 2024; she is the first woman in the post. [1]
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]
Democratic Republic of Congo has appointed a new government, spokesperson Tina Salama said in the early hours of Wednesday, ending an impasse that has mired the country in political uncertainty ...
Republic of the Congo (1960–1971) 1: Joseph Kasa-Vubu (1910–1969) 1960: 1 July 1960 24 November 1965 (Deposed in a coup) 5 years, 146 days ABAKO: 2: Joseph-Désiré Mobutu (1930–1997) — 24 November 1965 27 October 1971 [2] 5 years, 337 days Military (until 1967) 1970: MPR: Republic of Zaire (1971–1997) (2) Mobutu Sese Seko (1930 ...
KINSHASA (Reuters) -The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday refused opposition calls for a re-run of disputed elections, as the main observer mission reported ...
The Congo took a number of measures to liberalize its economy, including reforming the tax, investment, labor, timber, and hydrocarbon codes. In 2002–03, Congo privatized parastatals, primarily banks, telecommunications, and transportation monopolies, to help improve and unreliable infrastructure.
On 1 July 1960, the Belgian Congo became independent as the Republic of the Congo (République du Congo). This article lists the heads of state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) since the country's independence in 1960. The current head of state is President Félix Tshisekedi, since 24 January 2019.