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Sign Up. Travel Guides. Videos Beyond Hollywood Hungerlust Pioneers of love. Congo vs D. Victoire Douniama. Flag of the Republic of Congo, a. What distinguishes Congo-Brazzaville from Congo-Kinshasa? Flag of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a. What do locals call their country? Things to see and do. Give us feedback. Brazzaville is also the country's capital and largest city. This area was formerly the French territory known as Middle Congo.
The Republic of the Congo covers an area of , square miles and had a population of 5. Both Congos have seen their share of civil and political unrest. The Republic of the Congo has also seen its share of unrest. Marxist President Denis Sassou-Nguesso returned to power after a brief civil war in , derailing the democratic transition that took place five years before.
As of , Sassou-Nguesso remains the country's president. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance.
Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. The two capitals have been intertwined in more recent events too. At least three of those involved in the plot, including the unnamed killer himself, reportedly fled Kinshasa, crossed the river and may have gone into hiding in Brazzaville.
Tens, possibly hundreds of thousands of DRC citizens who have found work in Brazzaville face periodic expulsions. Many were already displaced within DRC and now live in desperately poor camps around Kinshasa. But the sheer disparity in size between the two nations — the DRC with a population of 80 million, Congo-Brazzaville with less than five — and the two cities, is a factor that restrains any outright hostility.
In recent months, as the DRC has slid into a bloody political crisis, anxious looks have been cast in both directions across the fast-moving waters between the two capitals. Kabila failed in a bid to change the constitution to allow himself to stand for a third term and his electoral mandate expired in December, prompting widespread violence in which more than 40 people are thought to have died.
He went on to win elections held last year. Through the rusting gates, beyond the money changers with their stacks of eroded Congolese francs and the photocopiers where vital documents could be duplicated or triplicated, scores queued for tickets in the sweltering heat. Porters lugged suitcases, plastic bags wrapped in twine, multicoloured sacks and children.
Armed police cradled Kalashnikovs and watched the chaos. For some, the purpose of the trip was relatively mundane: to stay with relatives over Christmas, to retrieve some property, and trade sugar for cheap clothes. For others, the trip was more urgent. A luxury 4x4 drew up metres from the ramps leading to the ferries.
A tall slim woman emerged, flanked by a heavy-set man carrying a radio. Six porters were rapidly hired, and five giant suitcases plus an Italian-manufactured baby seat distributed.
Four surly teenagers wearing baseball caps and skinny jeans followed.
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