The New Yorker, January 13 , 1962P. 20 Talk story about La Republique du Congo (Brazzaville), formerly the French Congo, which gained independence in 1958.
The French colonies included Ubangi-Shari (Oubangui-Chari; which later became the Central African Republic), Chad, Gabon, and the Middle Congo (which became the Republic of the Congo).
Civil wars and militia conflicts have plagued the Republic of Congo, which is sometimes referred to as Congo-Brazzaville.
There are many problems in Congo which persist," he said.
Congo, which is larger than Western Europe, is extremely fertile and rich in gold and diamonds.
Congo, which was receiving Soviet aid, had the world's richest uranium resources.
And Congo, which expected $2.4 billion in foreign investment this year, now anticipates about $600 million.
Its major source is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has a history of violent conflict and corruption.
But it describes the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has received a fraction of the media attention devoted to Darfur.
Bringing peace to Congo, which is huge, distant, thickly jungled and home to dozens of warring factions, will be harder.
That leaves the UN's peacekeeping mission in Congo, which could barely defend its own staff during the recent mayhem.
