The Democratic Republic of the Congo is named after the Congo River, which flows throughout the country.The Congo River is the world’s deepest river and the world’s second largest river by discharge.The Comité d’études du haut Congo (“Committee for the Study of the Upper Congo”), established by King Leopold II of Belgium in 1876, and the International Association of the Congo, established by …

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