Oct 29, 2025 · Democratic Republic of the Congo - Ethnic Groups, Languages, Religion: More than 200 African ethnic groups live in Congo; of these, Bantu peoples constitute a large …

From the 16th to 19th centuries, the Kongo people became both victims and victimizers in the raiding, capturing, and selling of slaves to Europeans. The export trade of African slaves to the …

Almost all Congolese are Bantu, a name that refers to the people living in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa. The Bantu originated from Nigeria and Cameroon and migrated to Southern …

The BaKongo, numbering three to four million, live in west-central Africa, in a roughly triangular area extending from Pointe-Noire, Reuplic of Congo (Brazzaville), in the north, to Luanda, …

Almost 50% of the people are Roman Catholics, about 30% are protestants leaving the remaining 20% being Muslims and the non-believers. The Western side of Africa is known for a strong …

Oct 5, 2022 · With a population of around 108 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country in the world. Kinshasa is the capital and …

Modern humans have been living in the Congo River Basin for thousands of years. Over that time, they have acquired the skills and knowledge to use the forest for subsistence, shelter, tradable …

Dec 4, 2020 · In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the term “indigenous peoples” refers to the Mbati, Batwa and Baka. Indigenous people of the Congolese rainforest consider the …

The Republic of the Congo is a member of the African Union, the United Nations, La Francophonie, the Economic Community of Central African States, and the Non-Aligned …

Sep 29, 2025 · Republic of the Congo - Ethnic Groups, Languages, Religion: About half of Congo’s inhabitants identify with the Kongo peoples, whose major subgroups include the …