Capital:
Brazzaville
Population:
3,903,318
Languages:
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)Literacy:
Religion:
Christian 50%, animist 48%, Muslim 2%
Life Expectancy:
53.74 years
GDP per-capita:
$3,700
Of Interest:
The Congo sits along the Equator and has a short Atlantic coast. Vast areas of tropical jungle in the north are virtually uninhabited. Thus, Congo is one of the most urbanized countries in Africa, with 85% of its total population living in a few urban areas; namely in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, or one of the small cities or villages lining the 332-mile (534 km) railway which connects the two cities. Only around 100 American emigrants reside in the Congo.
Location:
Western Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Angola and Gabon
Voice of God Recordings - Brazzaville
Office Manager:
Brother Alphonse Kina
Office Staff - 4 Employees:
Alphonse Kina - Office Manager Bebel - Bruchera Ngouadi - Assistant Aubin Kimbembe - Guard Benjamin Kimona - external colleague Countries or Provinces Served:
Serves the regions of Bouenza, Cuvette, Cuvette-Ouest, Kouilou, Lekoumou, Likouala, Niari, Plateaux, Pool, and Sangha.
Special Information:
The Brazzaville Office includes a veranda, a big reading and listening room that can accommodate 25 people, a reception desk for the lending service, three rooms used as stock rooms, manager's office, and restroom facilities.
Short History of Office:
Short History of Office Manager:
Brother Alphonse Kina was born in Moualou, Mindouli. He used to work as a sport reporter/photographer. At the beginning of 1987, a friend spoke to him and gave him a book of the Message. In May 1987 he was having dreams, and in these dreams there were always workers modifying his house. It was troubling him every day. He then felt pushed to get in contact with the brother that had given him the book. This brother invited him to come and hear the Message at the church of Nkounka Bateke, the only church of the Message at that time. He went on a Friday, and he felt like Nathanael, who saw his life unveiled in the sermon. On that Sunday, he made the commitment to be baptized in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
In 1988, he was baptized with the Holy Ghost. He has been working for VGR since November 5, 2001. He is also a trustee in his local church.