WIDE as the gulf often is between a country’s economic potential and its citizens’ prosperity, it is rarely as gaping as in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

在国家的经济潜力和民众的富裕兴盛之间，常常存在着难以逾越的长堑，而除刚果共和国之外，很少在其他地方存在如此巨大的分歧。

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Baeni, 14, a child soldier from the Mai Mai, stands outside a school on Dec. 4, 2004, in Walikale district in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

2004年12月4日，在刚果（金）的瓦利卡莱地区，来自迈迈的14岁娃娃兵贝尼（Baeni）站在学校外面。

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A Zairian Tutsi rebel child soldier takes up a hidden position in foliage on Nov. 28, 1996, near Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

1996年11月28日，靠近刚果(金)的戈马，一名扎伊尔图西族叛军娃娃兵在叶子中埋伏。

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Violence and displacements of people were especially bad in Sudan,Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic.

VOA: special.2010.02.15

It tells the story of four doctors and their volunteer work in Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

VOA: special.2010.07.26

The International Institute for Tropical Agriculture says the disease is widely found in Gabon,Angola,Malawi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

The new funding will support HIV and AIDS prevention in 14 French-speaking countries in West and Central Africa, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo.

UNESCO: Regional workshop for UNESCO staff working in HIV and AIDS in Central and West Africa | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

The only money was in touring Africa, playing jazz clubs from Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) to the Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo).

BBC: Obituary: Miriam 'Mama Africa' Makeba

One of the most geologically enigmatic regions of the continent is found in central Africa, which includes Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR), Chad, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, although some progress has been made in the latter two countries, probably because of their currently high level of oil and mineral exploration.

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