The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country in Africa.
Democratic Republic of the Congo . Congolese nationalist Patrice Lumumba was elected the first Prime Minister , while Joseph Kasa-Vubu became the first President . The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Président de la République démocratique du Congo , Rais wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo , Mokonzi wa Republíki ya Kongó Demokratíki ) , is Congo 's elected head of state , and the ex officio `` supreme commander '' ( commander-in-chief ) of the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( FARDC ) .