Tag Archives: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Overview Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country in Africa according to franciscogardening. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has numerous beautiful landscapes, lakes, forests, waterfalls and remarkable wildlife. However, it is a vast country with no infrastructure or transportation to speak of, and a troubled, complicated past. The 1998-2003 civil war claimed around… Read More »

Do the children go to school? Unfortunately, not all children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo go to school. Exact numbers of how many children start school are not known. But we know that only 68 percent of children finish elementary school. Many schools were also destroyed in the civil wars that raged in… Read More »