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The Dengese, also known as the Ndengese, are an ethnic group from Democratic Republic of the Congo. They speak Bondengese and Lingala.[ citation needed ]
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The Dengese, also known as the Ndengese, are an ethnic group from Democratic Republic of the Congo. They speak Bondengese and Lingala.[ citation needed ]
The Dengese of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo, informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered to the northwest by the Republic of the Congo, to the north by the Central African Republic, to the northeast by South Sudan, to the east by Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, and by Tanzania, to the south and southeast by Zambia, to the southwest by Angola, and to the west by the South Atlantic Ocean and the Cabinda exclave of Angola. By area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 108 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country in the world. The capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the nation's economic center.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is legal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for the same legal protections available to opposite-sex couple.
The Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo consists of two chambers:
Kindu Airport is an airport serving the Lualaba River port of Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kananga Airport is an airport serving Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Basankusu Airstrip is an airport serving Basankusu, a city on the Lulonga River in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Lodja Airport is an airport serving Lodja, a city in Sankuru Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the city.
Bunia Airport is an airport serving Bunia the capital of Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Kalemie Airport is an airport serving Kalemie in Tanganyika Province and on Lake Tanganyika, in the southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Thomandersia is the sole genus in the Thomandersiaceae, an African family of flowering plants. Thomandersia is a genus of shrubs and small trees, with six species native to Central and West Africa.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo first participated at the Olympic Games in 1968, when it was known as Congo Kinshasa. The nation's next Olympic appearance was sixteen years later in 1984, when it was known as Zaire. The nation has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, but has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. By the 2000 Games, the nation was once again designated Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo issues passports to its citizens for international travel.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo national rugby union team represents DR Congo in men's international competitions, it is a member of the International Rugby Board (IRB), and have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup tournament.
Dengese is a Bantu language of northern Kasai-Oriental Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Boende Airport is an airport serving the town of Boende in Tshuapa Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The following lists events that happened during 1971 in Zaire.
The Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the Red Cross member organization for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was admitted to the IFRC in 1963. An unrelated earlier Red Cross society had existed in the Congo Free State under King Leopold II of Belgium's rule, and disbanded in 1909.
Lac Léopold II District was a district of the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It went through various changes in extent, but roughly corresponded to the modern Mai-Ndombe Province.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo Handball Federation (DRCHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Founded in 1970, DRCHF is a member of African Handball Confederation (CAHB) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).
