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Also known as: Congo-Brazzaville, People’s Republic of the Congo, République Populaire du Congo, République du Congo
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Dennis D. Cordell
Associate Vice Provost for General Education and Professor of History, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Adjunct Professor of Demography, University of Montreal. Coauthor of Hoe and Wage:...
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Critical minerals, waning Western influence a focus of Chinese FM’s African tour, analysts say • Jan. 8, 2025, 12:18 AM ET (Voice of America English News)
WHO names likely source of ‘mystery disease’ in the Congo • Dec. 28, 2024, 5:46 AM ET (Politico)
38 people are dead and over 100 missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes on the Busira River • Dec. 21, 2024, 4:38 PM ET (AP)

Some three-fourths of the population is Christian. Adherents of Roman Catholicism account for about one-third of the country’s Christians. The Protestant community includes members of the Evangelical Church of the Congo. There are also independent African churches; the Kimbanguist Church, the largest independent church in Africa, is a member of the World Council of Churches. Other independent churches include the Matsouana Church and the Bougist Church. Most of the small Muslim community is made up of foreigners who reside in Brazzaville or Pointe-Noire.