Faced with a rich oral literary tradition, written literature appears belatedly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, due to poor literacy. The first works of some interest date from the 1950s, when the narrators Ch. Samudju, M. Kasongo, D. Mutombo, J. Bolikwango and P. Lomami-Tshibamba, and novelists such as FJ Mopila and Ph. Edme.… Read More »
CULTURE The most common type of village generally has huts made of wood and intertwined fibers, with a rectangular plan, with a double sloping roof, well-cleaned streets and totally free of grass. Generally, the structure of the village is regular, but not infrequently the huts rise in disorder next to each other, and even the… Read More »
Official language French Capital Kinshasa Form of government Presidential Republic Area 2,345,410 km² Residents 58,300,000 Currency Congo Franc Time zone UTC +1 to +2 License plate CGO Internet TLD .CD Telephone area code 00243 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Democratic Republic of the Congo (R¨¦publique d¨¦mocratique du Congo; Republic of Zaire or Zaïre until 1997) is… Read More »