{"id":45965,"date":"2026-05-18T14:15:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T08:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=45965"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:04:02","slug":"democratic-republic-of-the-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/democratic-republic-of-the-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Republic of Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Democratic Republic of Congo Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is planning to create a new paramilitary unit to protect critical minerals mining sites and transport routes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Democratic Republic of Congo<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>located in Central Africa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the <\/span><b>equator passing through<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Angola, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Border:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a coastline on the <\/span><b>Atlantic Ocean to the southwest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kinshasa<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Democratic Republic of Congo<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has an <\/span><b>equatorial climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>High Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The highest point in the Republic of the Congo is <\/span><b>Mount Nabemba.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Plateau region:<\/b> <b>Katanga.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The plateaus are mostly covered in savanna grasslands, with patches of forests in the valleys and lower areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major River:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Congo River\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has famous lakes like <\/span><b>Lake Tanganyika, Lake Albert<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Lake Edward, Lake Kivu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Volcanoes:<\/b> <b>Mount Nyiragongo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is an active volcano located in Virunga Mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The DRC is rich in natural resources such as industrial diamonds, cobalt, and copper etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/mining\/drc-is-sending-in-the-military-to-guard-mines-and-critical-minerals-will-it-be-enough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Republic of Congo is located in Central Africa with the equator passing through the country. 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