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Semliki

(Encyclopedia) SemlikiSemlikisĕmˈlĭkē [key], river, c.130 mi (209 km) long, E Congo (Kinshasa), E central Africa, flowing N from Lake Edward to Lake Albert. It forms part of the Congo-Uganda border.

Berlin, Conference of

(Encyclopedia) Berlin, Conference of, 1884–85, international meeting aimed at settling the problems connected with European colonies in Africa. At the invitation of the German chancellor Otto von…

Congo, Republic of the

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Congo, Republic of the, republic (2015 est. pop. 4,996,000), 132,046 sq mi (342,000 sq km), W central Africa; also known as the Congo Republic. Congo is bordered on the west by…

Brewer's: Au Grand Sérieux

(French) In sober earnest. “We are not asked to take these narratives au grand sérieux. They are rather sketches of the past, illustrating what could have been done, and may be done again…

Mbuji-Mayi

(Encyclopedia) Mbuji-MayiMbuji-Mayiəmb&oomacr;ˈjē-mīˈyē [key], formerly BakwangaBakwangabäkwängˈgä [key], city (1984 pop. 486,235), capital of Kasai-Oriental prov., S central Congo (Kinshasa), on…

French Equatorial Africa

(Encyclopedia) French Equatorial Africa, former French federation in W central Africa. It consisted of four constituent territories: Gabon, Middle Congo (see Congo, Republic of the), Chad, and Ubangi…

Uele

(Encyclopedia) Uele or WelleUeleboth: wĕˈlā [key], river, c.700 mi (1,130 km) long, rising in NE Congo (Kinshasa), central Africa, and flowing west to merge with the Bomu River and thus form the…