Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Democratic Republic of the Congo

RfC on election/referendum naming format
An RfC on moving the year from the end to the start of article titles (e.g. South African general election, 2019 to 2019 South African general election) has been reopened for further comment, including on whether a bot could be used move the articles if it closed in favour of the change: Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (government and legislation). Cheers, Number   5  7  15:35, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

New contributor
Just wanted to say hello. New to the group, but avid follower of Congo. I created the page Raia Mutomboki for the militia that has been in the news of late. Looking forward to doing more work. Take care! AmplifyWiki (talk) 03:47, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Welcome to the group! -Indy beetle (talk) 16:16, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for having me! I'm currently poking around articles related to the Kingdom of KongoAmplifyWiki (talk) 16:25, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

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Request for information on WP1.0 web tool
Hello and greetings from the maintainers of the WP 1.0 Bot! As you may or may not know, we are currently involved in an overhaul of the bot, in order to make it more modern and maintainable. As part of this process, we will be rewriting the web tool that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.

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New User-Edited Lokutu Page
Hi, everyone. I just joined Wikipedia to edit some pages for my decolonization class. As I was looking through the Democratic Republic of the Congo's stub pages, I saw the page for Lokutu. I had read something about the conflict there last fall and so I added to the page. I also plan on adding to more pages in the future. Let me know if you have any tips. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ivycg1999 (talk • contribs) 05:05, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
 * , there are a few editors doing work on Congolese articles. I'm happy to help if you have any difficulties. —Brigade Piron (talk) 09:15, 24 July 2020 (UTC)

Category:Rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo has been nominated for merging to
Category:Rulers of the Kingdom of Kongo has been nominated for merging to. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Place Clichy (talk) 08:48, 29 May 2020 (UTC) Boom, boom, boom, another bites the dust.... booom, boom, boom, another one bites the dust... boomboomboom... Bokoharamwatch (talk) 12:26, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

Join the Months of African Cinema Global Contest!
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Assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila
I am working on this page right now. If anyone wants to help, I would gladly appreciate it! :) 🌀Aegeou2🌀    talk!  15:20, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Wiki Indaba 2021 is here!
Hosted by the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda, the first ever virtual Wiki Indaba conference is taking place online from the 5th to the 7th of November 2021 under the theme Rethink + Reset : Visions of the future.

Wiki Indaba 2021 is a unique opportunity to come together to build the capacity of African Wikimedians both within the continent and the diaspora to foster the growth of the coverage and our involvement in Wikimedia projects.

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sep&oct '21
There was a capsizing recently days ago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Africa#oct_9) and a terrorist attack weeks back (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Africa#sep_1). Are they here on the wiki? Bokoharamwatch (talk) 12:47, 9 October 2021 (UTC)

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Defao
I created an article for musician Defao who recently died. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Thriley (talk) 06:57, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

Category: Congolese military personnel of the Belgian Army at the European theatre of World War I
Hi everyone,

I am creating some biographies of the thirty-two Congolese soldiers who were part of the Belgian Army at the European theatre of World War I, such as Joseph Adipanga and Albert Kudjabo (the entry of Paul Panda Farnana already existed of course). I also want to create a category, but am not sure about the name. It's hard to make the category name not too verbose... Which one sounds ok?
 * Category: Congolese military personnel of the Belgian Army at the European theatre of World War I
 * Category: Belgian Congolese military personnel of the Belgian Army at the European theatre of World War I
 * Category: Congolese military personnel of the Belgian Army during World War I
 * Category: Belgian Congolese military personnel of the Belgian Army during World War I
 * Category: Congolese Belgian Army personnel during World War I
 * Category: Belgian Congolese Belgian Army personnel during World War I

Matondi mingi! CBJH (talk) 11:17, 3 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Correct me if I’m wrong, but were they not all members of the Congolese Volunteer Corps? If so, then we could simply make a category for all the unit’s members. -Indy beetle (talk) 16:59, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Indy beetle is right and that does sound the most elegant solution. As not all of the 32 will be notable in their own right, it also leaves space for the inclusion of a summary article on the Congolese Volunteer Corps! —Brigade Piron (talk) 17:39, 3 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the input! I'm not sure whether everyone was a member of the CVC, though: Joseph Droeven was a professional in the Belgian Army before the First World War, and this source, for instance, reads: With the exception of Liège and Halen, the Congolese soldiers were present at every major Belgian scene of action of the war of movement. Four of them fought in the Battle of Namur: Paul Panda Farnana and Albert Kudjabo with the Korps der Congolese Vrijwilligers (Congolese Volunteers Corps), Léon De Cassa with the 8th Line Regiment and Paul Bayon in the fort of St. Héribert. The Korps der Congolese Vrijwilligers (Congolese Volunteers Corps), a special unit, consisting of around three hundred old colonials and colonials on holiday, fought between 20 and 23 August, 1914 to keep Namur.
 * Ah, ok. I think "Category: Congolese military personnel of the Belgian Army during World War I" would probably be the best one then. -Indy beetle (talk) 22:35, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

User script to detect unreliable sources
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Women in Green's 5th Edit-a-thon
 Hello WikiProject Democratic Republic of the Congo:

WikiProject Women in Green is holding a  month-long Good Article Edit-a-thon event in October 2023!

Running from October 1 to 31, 2023, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.

We hope to see you there! Grnrchst (talk) 12:53, 21 September 2023 (UTC)

Developing Countries WikiContest
Starting this July, we will see a new contest on the scene - the Developing Countries WikiContest (WP:DCWC)! Think of it as a WikiCup but only for articles and media on developing countries.

Competitors may submit GAs, GTs, FAs, FTs, FLs, FPs, and DYK and ITN entries from/on developing countries to gain points and proceed to further rounds. Points are also awarded to those who review GAs, FAs and FLs.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is listed as a least-developed country for the purposes of this contest, which means DRC-related submissions to the contest will get a multiplier in points. I encourage everyone here to sign up and compete with editors from around the world to create high-quality content!

Append your name to the DCWC signup page today!

Best wishes, Wilhelm Tell DCCXLVI ( talk to me!/my edits ) 14:44, 18 May 2024 (UTC)

Cannibalism under the Congo Free State
Input would be welcomed at Talk:Atrocities in the Congo Free State.—Brigade Piron (talk) 22:17, 15 July 2024 (UTC)