Congo-Brazzaville
Proper noun
Meaning
Congo-Brazzaville
The Republic of the Congo, a country in Africa
Synonyms
Examples
On 14 October an estimated 3,000 Angolan soldiers entered Congo-Brazzaville over the border from Cabinda, the Angolan enclave.
The current FOMUC mission in C.A.R. includes soldiers from Congo-Brazzaville.
Mr Yhombi-Opango led Congo-Brazzaville from 1977 until he was toppled in 1979 by the country’s current leader, Denis Sassou Nguesso.
South Africa and the Netherlands did not have an extradition treaty with Congo-Brazzaville and it was believed that if Kouwenhoven left South Africa “he would consequently have a relatively safe haven”.