Pool is a region of the Republic of the Congo in the southeastern part of the country. It borders the regions of Bouenza, Lékoumou, and Plateaux, and internationally, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It also surrounds the commune district of the national capital, Brazzaville. The regional capital is Kinkala. The Pool region is currently the home of a low-level insurgency led by Pasteur Ntumi. The Republic of the Congo is divided into ten regions (regions, singular region) (capitals in parentheses): Bouenza (Madingou) Cuvette (Owando) Cuvette-Ouest (Ewo) Kouilou (Pointe-Noire) Lékoumou (Sibiti) Likouala (Impfondo) Niari (Loubomo) Plateaux (Djambala) Pool (Kinkala) Sangha (Ouésso) Additionally, Brazzaville, the national capital, is a commune within a... The Republic of the Congo, also known as Middle Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Congo (but not to be confused with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire, which was also at one time known as the Republic of the Congo), is a former French colony of west-central Africa. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Republic of the Congo ... Lékoumou is a region of the Republic of the Congo in the southern part of the country. ... This article is about Plateaux, Congo. ... The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a nation in central Africa and the third largest country on the continent. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Capitals in Africa | Cities in the Republic of the Congo ...