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The people living in the south and southwest were foraging groups, whose technology involved only minimal use of metal technologies. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is extremely rich in natural resources but has suffered from political instability, a lack of infrastructure, corruption, and centuries of both commercial and colonial extraction and exploitation with little widespread development. Appel inconnu ou manqué de l'République démocratique du Congo? Intervention im Kongo: eine kritische Analyse der Befriedungspolitik von UN und EU. There are also ethnic and cultural rivalries at play, as well as religious motives and the political crisis with postponed elections. The Congo River was renamed the Zaire River. DR Congo has twice won the African Cup of Nations football tournament. "Gender Inequality and Social Institutions in the D.R.Congo", "Female Genital Cutting Rates | African Women's Health Center at BWH", "DRC: 'Civilians bearing brunt of South Kivu violence, "DRC: 'Pendulum displacement' in the Kivus", "Rights Groups, DRC Lawmakers Call for 'Filimbi' Activists' Release", "Is Emmanuel Weyi "the change" the DRC needs? Rail transportation is provided by the Congo Railroad Company (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo) and the Office National des Transports (Congo) (ONATRA) and the Office of the Uele Railways (Office des Chemins de fer des Ueles, CFU). Angolan, Zimbabwean, and Namibian militaries entered the hostilities on the side of the government. [94][95] Gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos are all classified as endangered by the World Conservation Union, as well as the okapi, which is also native to the area. In a campaign to identify himself with African nationalism, starting on 1 June 1966, Mobutu renamed the nation's cities: Léopoldville became Kinshasa (the country was now Congo-Kinshasa), Stanleyville became Kisangani, Elisabethville became Lubumbashi, and Coquilhatville became Mbandaka. In March 2009, after a deal between the DRC and Rwanda, Rwandan troops entered the DRC and arrested Nkunda and were allowed to pursue FDLR militants. [citation needed]. [citation needed] The two rebel movements, along with Rwandan and Ugandan troops, started the Second Congo War by attacking the DRC army in 1998. Dikembe Mutombo is one of the best African basketball players to ever play the game. To put this in perspective, the road distance across the country in any direction is more than 2,500 km (1,600 mi) (e.g. [228] Even though when the meat is cooked smoked or dried it kills the virus, business has dropped significantly with some hunters reporting as much of a reduction in sales of 80%. The provinces of Katanga, under Moïse Tshombe, and South Kasai attempted to secede. It is the second-largest country in Africa by area, after Algeria. [229] Although what was known as Africa's World War had ended in 2003 the eastern part of the country still has ongoing skirmishes between rebel groups and government forces. According to American writer Samuel Henry Nelson: "It is probable that the word 'Kongo' itself implies a public gathering and that it is based on the root konga, 'to gather' (trans[itive]).