Democratic Republic of Congo: Development Policy Issues

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is probably one of the most resource-rich countries, but the country itself is very poor. On October 8, 2013, BBC News released the article as it was. This article, written by Dan Snow, explained about Snow's experience when traveling in the Democratic Republic of Congo and trying to provide an analysis of how Congo's current situation relates to its history I will. In this article titled "Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cursed by Its Natural Wealth", Snow said that the Democratic Republic of Congo has a long history of colonialism and that democratization now It is claimed to be the cause of the Congolese conflict. It is one.

In the past, the Democratic Republic of Congo was known as Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Republic of Congo - Leopoldville, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Zaire before returning to the present state. It was named after the Democratic Republic of Congo. At the time of independence, the country was named Republic of the Congo - Leopoldville to distinguish it from the neighboring Republic of the Congo - Brazzaville. The country became a Democratic Republic of Congo under the Constitution of Lulu Boule promulgated on August 1, 1964, but on 27 October 1971 President Mobut Sesek changed its name to Zaire (the name of the Congo River in the past) Did. As part of its true initiative.

The Republic of Congo (unlike Zaire known as the Republic of the Congo, also known as Central Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Congo) was once a French colony in the Midwestern Africa. The borders with Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea Bay are common. After independence in 1960, former French territory of the former Congo became Republic of Congo. In 1990, Marxist experiments of the quarter century were abandoned, and in 1992 a democratically elected government was established. The short civil war in 1997 restored former Marxist president Dennis Sassou - Guesso 's life. The capital city is Brazzaville. Republic of the Congo is one of African oil-rich countries, but its economic potential is hindered by ongoing civil wars.