| KINSHASA | Capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (8) |
| ZAIRE | Former name of Democratic Republic of Congo (5) |
| DRAMATIC | Exciting old violin found in Democratic Republic of Congo? (8) |
| DAFFODIL | Flower of democratic capital wrongly laid off (8) |
| UBANGI | Major river of Central Africa which forms the border between the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo (6) |
| OKAPI | Closest living relative of the giraffe, native to forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (5) |
| KASAIRIVER | The 2153km long river that forms the border of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (5,5) |
| BELGIANCONGO | Former name, from 1908-1960, of the Democratic Republic of Congo (7,5) |
| CHOKWE | Ethnic group of Central Africa found in Angola, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Namibia |
| LUALABA | River course entirely within the Democratic Republic of Congo (7) |
| EBOLA | Virus named after a river in Democratic Republic of Congo (5) |
| BONOBO | A small chimpanzee found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (6) |
| CHRIST | - - - Tshiunza, Wales forward who hails from Democratic Republic of Congo (6) |
| ARUWIMI | River in the NE Democratic Republic of Congo that rises near Lake Albert as the Ituri (7) |
| TANGANYIKA | Lake ---, a lake in central Africa between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (10) |
| MWERU | Lake in central Africa on the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, mainly fed by the Luapula River (5) |
| REPUBLIC | DRC, Democratic ... of Congo |
| BRAZZAVILLE | Capital of the Republic of Congo |
| NGUESSO | President of the republic of Congo (7) |
| GABON | Country bordered by Cameroon and the Republic of Congo (5) |
