The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country.
Democratic Republic of the Congo . With a population of over 80 million , the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populated officially Francophone country , the fourth most-populated nation in Africa and the eighteenth most populated country in the world . Tensions between President Kabila and the Rwandan and Tutsi presence in the country led to the Second Congo War from 1998 to 2003 . Lubumbashi ( former names : ( French ) and ( Dutch ) ) in the southeastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo , is the second-largest city in the country , the largest being the capital , Kinshasa . The Republic of the Congo ( République du Congo ) , also known as the Congo Republic , West Congo , Congo-Brazzaville or simply Congo , is a country located in Central Africa .