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The Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire, is a huge and varied country with a turbulent political history, which is currently ravaged by conflict in its east. - Turbulent politics - The DRC has a history of turbulent politics.
Former president Joseph Kabila remains a strong presence in Congo's institutions — and that power will be felt if he decides to back a candidate ahead of the country's December elections
The Kabila family became a political powerhouse in DRC after gaining control in 1996.
Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.
Congolese surgical gynaecologist Denis Mukwege, who won the Nobel prize for his work with rape victims, is renowned at home for his boundless energy and biting criticism of the central African country's government. But the doctor has remained as critical of the new government as he was of the last.