Regional - Africa - Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Regional - Africa - Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo-Pages - Brief introductions to life and culture in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Newafrica: Democratic Republic of Congo - General information about D.R. Congo.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) - An annotated guide to internet resources on Africa.
CIA Factbook -- Congo, Democratic Republic of the - Features map and brief descriptions of geography, economy, government, and people.
U.S. Department of State Background Notes - Last updated January 2000.
Zaire - A Country Study - Country profile, history, geography, economy, politics.
Southern African Development Community : Democratic Republic of the Congo - Includes analysis and reports of resources, economy, finance, investment, agriculture, health, industry and infrastructure.
FCO Country Profiles - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Notes on geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel, current affairs.
BBC Country Profile: Democratic Republic of Congo - Basic information and links to news stories.
Extending Leprosy Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo - Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (NFSD) leprosy control project.
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) - Introduction page for visitors (Africaguide.com).
Travel Guide to Democratic Republic of Congo - Brief notes on tourism in DRC
Hotel Inter-Continental - Kinshasa - Full details and online reservation.
Matadi Travel Site - A list of hotels in Matadi - names and addresses with descriptions.
Karavia Sheraton - Lubumbashi - Basic information and online reservations.
Hotel Memling - Kinshasa - Basic information and online reservation.
Orchids Safari Club Hotel - Lake Kivu - Basic information.
Go Congo Tour Operator - Eco-tours in the DRC.
Oneworld News: Congo Kinshasa - This page brings together all the stories on Congo Democratic Republic of that have been featured on oneworld.net, with links to related pages and other resources you might find useful.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) - News - An annotated guide to news sources about the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa).
Africa News Online - Congo - Kinshasa - Newsfeed source - updated daily.
ReliefWeb: DRC - Monthly Humanitarian Bulletin Jan - Feb 2000.
Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) Reports on Democratic Republic of Congo - Regular reports from the UN humanitarian information unit.
BBC News Africa The Congo Conflict: Q&A - A guide to the key players behind the current conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
afrol News - DRC - Regularly updated news and analyses about the DRC in English.
Congofinance Network - Congofinance Network provides information on business opportunities in Congo-Kinshasa and Africa.
Democratic Republic of Congo Economy - Brief notes on economic development and performance.
Daron Shipchandler, general ship supplier - S.A.M Daron Shipchandler, general ship supplier located in Gabon and Congo. Marine charts, life-raft survey station, lub oil, SHOM, navy paint, navigation equipments, boat accessories, deck and engine store, spare parts
UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Background and briefing documents, news, and maps.
Permanent Mission of the Democratic Republic of The Congo - Details of services, personnel, news, press releases.
Lukuru Wildlife Research Foundation - Scientific research on, conservation of, and educational activities about fauna and flora within the region corresponding to the administrative Zone Dekese, Province Kasai Occidental.
CBD Clearing House of the Democratic Republic of Congo - Convention on Biological Diversity: DRC Program.
Biodiversity in Democratic Republic of Congo - DR Congo's contribution to the Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Study of the Zaïrian Tropical Forest: Mapping of the Vegetation Types and Understanding of the Local Factors of Change - This paper includes maps of vegetation types in the Democratic Republic of Congo's humid tropic forest along with calculation of deforestation rates and discussion of the relationship between roads, population densities, and forest degradation in four test sites.
Salonga National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Site. The largest tropical rainforest reserve, at the heart of the central river basin of the Zaire River, Salonga National Park is very isolated and accessible only by water. It is the habitat of many endemic endangered species.
Virunga National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park of Virunga offers within its 790,000 hectares an incomparable diversity of habitats: from swamps and steppes to the snowfields of Rwenzori at an altitude of over 5,000 m, and from the lava plains to the savannahs on the slopes of the volcanoes.
Okapi Wildlife Reserve - UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Okapi Wildlife Reserve occupies about one fifth of the Ituri Forest in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Zaire River basin, of which the reserve and forest are a part, is one of the largest drainage systems in Africa and has yielded a large number of major evolutionary discoveries. The wildlife reserve contains threatened species of primates and birds and about 5,000 of the estimated 30,000 okapi surviving in the wild.
Garamba National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Site. Immense savannahs, grasslands or woodlands, interspersed with gallery forests along the river banks and the swampy depressions, protect four large mammals: the elephant, giraffe, hippopotamus and above all the white rhinoceros.
Kahuzi-Biega National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Site. A vast area of primary tropical forest dominated by two extinct volcanoes, Kahuzi and Biega, the park is populated with a diverse and abundant fauna. One of the last groups of mountain gorillas lives between 2,100 and 2,400 metres above sea-level.
Democratic Republic Of The Congo Weather - WeatherHub - Weather links.
Gerald Felix Tchicaya U Tam'si (1931-1988) - Short biographical notes and sample poems.
Papa Wemba and Viva La Musica - A history of the man and his music.
Ambiance Kiri-Kiri - Downloadable and streaming audio files.
JB Mpiana and Wenge Musica - Contains news, photos, online videos, Wenge BCBG calendar, Fan Club, and other links.
Koffi Olomide - Discography and biography
Franco and TP OK Jazz - Profile, biography and information.
Franco Luambo Makiadi and TP O.K. Jazz - Discography of music by Franco and TP OK Jazz.
Discography of Franco and OK Jazz - CD discography music on CD, some LPs and EPs listed, and index by song title.
Democratic Republic of Congo Maps - Administrative, overview and travel maps.
Democratic Republic of the Congo (former Zaire) - A collection of maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
World Atlas: Congo (DRC) - Maps and data.
Congo2000 - A French-language portal for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a few pages in English.
Africa Update - The Congo Region - Vol IV, Issue 4 (Fall 1997). Africa Update is the quarterly newsletter of the Central Connecticut State University African Studies Program.
Solidarity for Social Advancement and Peace (SOPROP) in Congo - A non-governmental, non-profit organization fighting for human rights and for peace, and providing support for socially disadvantaged people.
African Studies - Democratic Republic of Congo - Links page from Penn University.
Ethnologue: Democratic Republic of Congo - Languages of DRC
DR Congo - Actions from SOS-Torture - Reports on human rights violations.
Union Pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social - Union for Democracy and Social Progress, DRC opposition party. Bilingual French/English.
Rally For a New Society - Anglophone web site of the DRC political activist group.
Convention des Institutions Democratiques et Sociales - Web site of an opposition party.
Human Rights Developments - Human Rights Watch DRC page, undated.
From Discourse to Detention - Digital Freedom Network: How did a professor in the Congo who criticized hate speech wind up arrested and tortured?
New Congo Net - A voice for Congloese seeking better government.
New Statesman: What you get for backing a tyrant - Argues that by supporting President Mobutu in the Congo, the US fuelled the rise of terrorism there.
Human Rights Watch: Democratic Republic of Congo - News and detailed reports on the situation in the country
Amnesty International: Publications on Zaire - Recent Amnesty International publications and news releases.
Congolese Catholic Community of America - Contact details and objectives.
Reforming the Heart of Darkness - Analysis and publications of the Congo Reform Association formed in 1904 to protest King Leopold's rule of the Congo Free State.
Stereoviews of the Congo Free State and Belgian Congo - Antique 3D stereoscopic photographs of the Congo Free State and the Belgian Congo.
King Leopold's Soliloquy - Mark Twain - Mark Twain's pamphlet condemning King Leopold of Belgium for his brutal rule of the Congo, published in 1905 by the American Congo Reform Association.
The Kodak vs. the King - The Congo Reform Association's use of photographic evidence of atrocities to build its case against King Leopold's rule of the Congo Free State.
Fitness 2000 - Sports complex in Kinshasa.

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