Congo River: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Gilles Sautter, De l’Atlantique au fleuve Congo, 2 vol. (1966), discusses the Congo basin in general as well as the river itself, covering hydrology, climate, vegetation, and fishing. G.A. Boulenger, Les Poissons du bassin du Congo (1901), is a classic work on ecology. Jan Vansina, Introduction à l’ethnographie du Congo (1966), synthesizes available knowledge on the subject, with a section on the relationship between fishing and social organization. André Huybrechts, Les Transports fluviaux au Congo (1965), analyzes the evolution and organization of traffic on the middle course of the Congo and its affluents in the period 1925–63, and his Transports et structures de développement au Congo (1970), studies the role of transportation in the economic transformation of the Congo–Zaire region from 1900 to 1970. Jean-Claude Willame, Zaïre, l’épopée d’Inga (1986), critically analyzes the economic and political implications of the Inga Dam. Roland Pourtier, “Transport et développement au Zaïre,” Afrique contemporaine, 29(153):3–26 (1990), discusses current transportation in Zaire. Henry M. Stanley, Through the Dark Continent, 2 vol. (1878, reissued 1988), and The Congo and the Founding of Its Free State, 2 vol. (1885, reissued 1970), are classic works on African exploration, describing the author’s famous descent of the Congo to Malebo (Stanley) Pool and the two upper Congo expeditions. An introduction to the river’s history can be found in Peter Forbath, The River Congo (1977).

Roland Pourtier

Article History

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Add new Web site: Public Health England - Hydro Potential of the Congo River. Oct 10, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - Communications Earth and Environment - Current availability and distribution of Congo Basin’s freshwater resources. Jul 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - The Atlantic to Kinshasa: A journey on the River Congo. Apr 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The Congo River - A Review. Dec 21, 2023
Add new Web site: International Rivers - Congo, Africa. Jan 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - The Congo River Basin: Home of the deepest river in the world. Mar 13, 2022
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Congo. Dec 06, 2012
Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - The Congo River. Dec 06, 2012
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Congo River, Africa. Aug 29, 2011
Physical features section revised and updated. Aug 21, 2009
People and economy section revised and updated. Aug 21, 2009
Study and exploration section revised and updated. Aug 21, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - How the Congo River Works. Oct 16, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of The Congo River. Jul 02, 2008
Added new Web site: Monga Bay - The Congo. Jan 10, 2008
Added new Web site: Thinkquest - Congo river. Jan 10, 2008
Added new Web site: Think Quest - Congo River. Oct 16, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 26, 1999
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