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WELCOME! The Congo Panorama is the Democratic
Republic of Congo’s number one voice in the English-speaking
World. We at The Congo Panorama aim to be the messengers
of a new consciousness that the people of the Democratic
Republic of Congo have reached; namely that they wish to
live in the 21st century and beyond, totally free and independent
of foreign interference and the political and economic battle
for that independence and sovereignty is fought in the interests
of long-time impoverished, subdued and humiliated Congolese
masses.
We
are also bearers of a new hope and optimism that the Democratic
Republic of Congo's new vision and vocation in the world
consist in exporting peace, development and security to
the rest of Africa and the world. It is not impossible…
Antoine Roger Lokongo
Editor
Bienvenu! Le Panorama Congolais se veut un instrument
efficace, la plate forme d’une nouvelle conscience
que le peuple Africain en général et le peuple
Congolais en particulier ont atteint, notamment leur aspiration
à vivre au 21eme siècle et au-délà,
totallement libre et afranchis de toute ingérence
et tutelle étrangère; et la lutte politique
et économique pour l’indépendance et
la souverainété totale de l’Afrique
est ménée pour sauvegarder les intérêts
des masses Congolaises longtemps appauvries, humiliées
et subjuguées.
Le
Panorama Congolais se veut aussi porteur d’espoir
et d’optimisme que la nouvelle vision et la vocation
de la République Démocratique du Congo consiste
à exporter la paix, le dévelopement et la
sécurité au reste de l’Afrique. Ce n’est
pas impossible…
"Un
Congo faible, c’est une Afrique malade de son coeur,"
disait Lauremt Désiré Kabila.
Antoin Roger Lokongo
Editeur
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ENGLISH: Democratic Republic of Congo
• Population: 60 millions (minimum age: 16 years) over 2.345.000 km²
•Percentage of the population living under poverty line: 90%
• Borders: 10.730 km in total shared with nine countries
• Religions: Catholics: 50%, Protestants: 20%, Kimbaguists: 10%, Moslems: 10%
•UN presence: 17.000 Blue Helmets with a total cost of $1billion a year, or the strongest and the most costly UN missions today
• Number of dead as result of wars from 1996 to 2006: 4 – 5 million (estimation)
• Natural resources: copper, cobalt, uranium, zinc, oil, cadmium, silver, gold, diamond, coltan, manganese, tin, bauxite, iron, coal, germanium, radium, timber, hydroelectric energy, etc
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