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, the country is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world.

2025年2月2日 · The DRC is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a key mineral used to make the lithium-ion batteries that go into electric vehicles and smartphones.

4 天之前 · The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) faces one of the world's most severe and complex humanitarian crises. According to the Global Humanitarian Overview 2025 , approximately 25.4 million ...

2025年1月27日 · The DRC has now severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda. A "declaration of war" by the DRC against Rwanda would risk turning "into a regional conflict in East Africa", according to Darren Davids, an ...

3 天之前 · In January, rebel fighters claimed the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Their sweep into Goma—a longtime humanitarian hub—marks the worst escalation in an ...

3 天之前 · UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) caused by the ongoing Rwanda-backed M23 offensive. “If nothing is done, the worst may be yet to come, for the people of the eastern DRC, but also beyond the country’s borders,” he told a Special Session …

2025年1月29日 · Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), country located in central Africa. Officially known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country has a 25-mile (40-km) coastline on the Atlantic Ocean but is otherwise landlocked.

2025年2月4日 · With one million Congolese seeking refuge abroad and twenty-one million people in the country in need of urgent medical, food, and other aid, the DRC represents one of the largest and deadliest...

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2025年1月24日 · In August 1998 the new leader himself was plagued by a rebellion in the country’s eastern provinces—supported by some of Kabila’s former allies. The rebellion marked the start of what became a devastating five-year civil war that drew in several countries.