Talk:Central Africa

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[edit] Questions on Regional Inclusion

I reverted to the map and corresponding list of countries that I have individually verified using The CIA's World Factbook which is a serious and well-respected source of information on foreign countries and such things as regional categorization. I hope that clarifies how this list came about. Lucidity 08:45, 3 September 2005 (UTC)

Please visit Talk:West Africa for discussion on this. The World Factbook is hardly the definintive source. BrianSmithson 22:21, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Brian, it looks like based on your lists over on said Talk:West Africa, Gabon and Republic of Congo should certainly be included, probably Equatorial Guinea as well. Sound like a fair summary to everyone, and should we change the graphic and text accordingly? --Dvyost 06:52, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Collaboration notes

The first priority, I think, is to pin down what countries we mean by "Central Africa." Then some sections might be (as per the recent West Africa collaboration) geography, history, culture, religion, economy, and regional organizations. Anybody who's previously contributed on Central African history, now's the time to pool it all together! --Dvyost 07:12, 11 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Nomenclature: Congo Region and Middle Africa

Today I created the article Congo (region) mainly because I felt that it was missing from Template:Regions of the world. Only afterwards did I discover that Congo already exists, but that this article seems to restrict itself to dealing solely with the two Congos, and not the wider, vaguer subregion. What is the preferred option now: should Congo me merged with Congo (region) and redirect to Congo (disambiguation) instead? Please have your say here. Thanks.

And a related issue: I would argue that the UN designation Middle Africa - which currently redirects to Central Africa - is the least ambiguous name for the region, as listed at Template:Africa, just like Southern Africa is used to effectively disambiguate from South Africa. Please respond here. Thanks! // Big Adamsky • BA's talk page 10:41, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

Okay, the thing is, it might be less ambiguous, but it is not the term that is commonly used in the region itself. As for the Congo region, I think the reason why it is not used much, is because right now, it is often referred to with the term Great Lakes region.Themalau 19:26, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Hi; thanks for the input. Middle Africa currently redirects to the more popular Central Africa, where both are currently defined, which (given the overlap) is fine methinks. As well, for now we'll be enhancing the Congo article instead to expatiate notions regarding the overall region. E Pluribus Anthony | talk | 19:46, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

I don't think the Congo region and the Great African Lakes region refer to the same thing. To me the Congo region is more like the Congo river bassin, which contains part of the Great Lakes region, and vice-versa. So, to me, the Congo-Brazza is part of the Congo basin region but is not part of the Great Lakes region. --moyogo 09:15, 23 October 2006 (UTC)