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Djoué-Léfini Department
Djoué-Léfini is a department of the Republic of the Congo. It was created on 8 October 2024 from the northern part of Pool Department. Its capital is Odziba. It is named after the Djoué and Lefini rivers. Geography and climate Djoué-Léfini borders the departments of Plateaux to the north, Lékoumou to the west, Bouenza to the southwest, and Pool and Brazzaville to the south. Its eastern border is the Congo River: on the other side are the provinces of Maï-Ndombe and Kinshasa of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Djoué-Léfini is located on the Mbe Plateau, a component of the Batéké Plateau that stretches north of Brazzaville, the national capital, to the Lefini River. A part of the Western Congolian forest–savanna ecoregion, the Mbe Plateau has an elevation of about , and is covered by the grassy savannas and sandy soils. The plateau slopes steeply towards the Lefini and Congo rivers, which form the department's northern and eastern borders respectively. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of The Republic Of The Congo
The Republic of the Congo is divided into 15 departments since the adoption of the corresponding laws in October 2024. These departments replaced former regions (''régions'', singular ''région'') in 2002: These regions are subdivided into more than Districts of the Republic of the Congo, 100 districts and Communes of the Republic of the Congo, 16 communes; which are further subdivided into urban communities (communautés urbaines) and rural communities (communautés rurales); which are further subdivided into quarters or neighborhoods (quartiers) and villages. See also * Communes of the Republic of the Congo * Districts of the Republic of the Congo * ISO 3166-2:CG References External links Congo Departments at Statoids.com {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of African countries Departments of the Republic of the Congo, Subdivisions of the Republic of the Congo Lists of administrative divisions, Congo, Republic of, Departments Administrative di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazzaville
Brazzaville () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo. Administratively, it is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, department and a Communes of the Republic of the Congo, commune. Constituting the financial and administrative centre of the country, it is located on the north side of the Congo River, opposite Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The population of the capital is estimated to exceed 2.1 million residents, comprising more than a third of the national populace. Some 40% are employed in non-agricultural professions. During World War II, Brazzaville served as the de facto capital of Free France between 1940 and 1942. In 2013, Brazzaville was designated a City of Music (UNESCO), City of Music by UNESCO; since then it has also been a member of the Creative Cities Network. Toponymy The prefix "Brazza" comes from the surname of the Italian count Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, who wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kintélé
Kintélé is a town in the north-eastern suburbs of Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo. In 2017, it was established as a commune in Ignié District of Pool Department. In October 2024, it was transferred to Brazzaville. Kintélé is bordered to the west by the Djiri river and to the south and east by the Congo River. It is connected to Brazzaville by the Talangaï-Kintélé viaduct (almost 7 km long) which overlooks the major bed of the Congo. The most notable facilities are the Kintélé Sports Complex (built for the 2015 African Games The 11th African Games (), also known as Brazzaville 2015, took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Republic Of The Congo
The Republic of the Congo includes 16 communes, some divided in urban boroughs (''arrondissements'') and in quarters. Two of these communes, Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, have the same name as departments but with a different area.Laws n° 12 to 14-2011 and 17 to 19-2011 {{cite web , url=https://www.sgg.cg/JO/2011/congo-jo-2011-21.pdf , title=JO n° 21-2011 , date=2011-05-26 , pages=581,585-586,589-590 , publisher={{lang, fr, Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement - Journal Officiel , website=sgg.cg , access-date=2023-09-02, language=fr The list of the communes sorted by departments (with the number of arrondissements): * Bouenza: Madingou (0) and Nkayi (2) *Brazzaville: Brazzaville (9) *Cuvette : Owando (0) and Oyo (0) *Cuvette-Ouest: Ewo (0) * Lékoumou: Sibiti (0) * Likouala: Impfondo (0) * Niari : Dolisie (2) and Mossendjo (2) * Plateaux: Djambala (0) *Pointe-Noire: Pointe-Noire (6) *Pool: Kinkala (0) and Kintélé (0) *Sangha: Ouésso (2) and Pokola (0) See als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly (Republic Of The Congo)
The National Assembly () is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of the Republic of the Congo. It has 151 members, elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies. Colonial elections * 1946–47 *1952 *1957 Post-colonial elections * 1959 *1963 *1973 *1979 *1984 *1989 *1992 *1993 *2002 *2007 *2012 *2017 *2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ... See also * List of presidents of the National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo * Pierre Passi Notes References Congo Government of the Republic of the Congo 1958 establishments in the Republic of the Congo {{Legislature-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFRC
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 191 member National Societies. It acts before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people. It does so independently and with impartiality as to nationality, race, gender, religious beliefs, class and political opinions. The IFRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and 191 National Societies. The IFRC's strength lies in its volunteer network, community-based expertise and independence and neutrality. It works to improve humanitarian standards, as partners in development and in response to disasters. It persuades decision makers to act in the interests of vulnerable people. It works to enable healthy and safe communities, reduce vulnerabilities, streng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UNHCR
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and Humanitarian protection, protect refugees, Internally displaced person, forcibly displaced communities, and Statelessness, stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary return, voluntary repatriation, local integration or third country resettlement, resettlement to a third country. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has 20,305 staff working in 136 countries as of December 2023. Background The office of High Commissioner for Refugees has existed since 1921, when it was created by the League of Nations with Norwegian scientist Fridtjof Nansen as its first occupant. The International Refugee Organization (IRO) was created in 1946 to address the refugee crisis that resulted from World War II. The United Nations established the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 1950 as the successor of the IRO. The 1951 refugee conve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngabé District
Ngabe is a district in the Djoué-Léfini Department of south-eastern Republic of the Congo. The capital lies at Ngabe. Towns and villages Mbé was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on June 12, 2008, in the Cultural category. Notable people * Ngalifourou Ngalifourou (1864 – 8 June 1956) was a queen of the Mbé region in what is today the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville). As a ruler she was close to French colonial authorities and was the first ruler in her region to sign a treaty with them. ..., queen and ally of the French colonisers. References Djoué-Léfini Department Districts of the Republic of the Congo {{RCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignié District
Ignié is a Districts of the Republic of the Congo, district in the Djoué-Léfini Department of the Republic of the Congo. References Djoué-Léfini Department Districts of the Republic of the Congo {{RCongo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Key Biodiversity Area
Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) are geographical regions that have been determined to be of international importance in terms of biodiversity conservation, using globally standardized criteria published by the IUCN as part of a collaboration between scientists, conservation groups, and government bodies across the world. The purpose of Key Biodiversity Areas is to identify regions that are in need of protection by governments or other agencies. KBAs extend the Important Bird Area (IBA) concept to other taxonomic groups and are now being identified in many parts of the world. Examples of types of KBAs include Important Plant Areas (IPAs), Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas (EBSAs) in the High Seas, Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) sites, Prime Butterfly Areas, Important Mammal Areas and Important Sites for Freshwater Biodiversity, with prototype criteria developed for freshwater molluscs and fish and for marine systems. The determination of KBAs often brings sites onto t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
