Republic of the Congo Gallery

Sunset over the Virunga Mountains of the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda with the rural settlements dotting the landscape

A dramatic sunset with big cumulus storm clouds over the Virunga Mountains of the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda with rural settlements dotting the lush green landscape. Rwanda or R_publique du Rwanda, is a sovereign state in central and east Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda is in the African Great Lakes region and its geography is dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the east, with numerous lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate to subtropical. The economy is based mostly on subsistence agriculture with coffee and tea being the major cash crops for export

© Mitchell Krog

Memorial cross silhouetted on Mount Nyiragongo Volcano, Kibati, Virunga National Park, Parq National des Virunga, Democratic Republic of Congo

A small memorial cross marks the spot where a tourist fell to her death on Mount Nyiragongo Volcano, Kibati, Virunga National Park, Parq National des Virunga, Democratic Republic of Congo. It is one of the most active volcanos in Africa and is also a popular tourist destination

© Morgan Trimble

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Office of colonial agent Hecker in French Equatorial Africa

Office (Factorerie) of colonial agent A. Hecker in Pointe-Noire, a city on the west coast of French Equatorial Africa (Afrique ?atoriale fran?se, AEF; today Republic of the Congo). The colony comprised territories of present-day Chad, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. Date: circa 1910

© Mary Evans / Pharcide