Volcanoes in the Republic of the Congo — none found

The Republic of the Congo has no known active or Holocene volcanoes inside its borders. Searches of global volcano databases show zero entries for volcanoes located in Congo-Brazzaville (Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program).

This empty result exists because the country sits on an old, stable part of the African crust called the Congo Craton. Stable cratons do not have recent rifting, subduction, or the magma supply needed to make volcanoes. Geological summaries of the region explain why volcanism is absent in inland Congo while it is present along tectonic edges (Britannica — Congo Craton; Smithsonian GVP).

Close alternatives are nearby volcanic areas rather than volcanoes inside the Republic of the Congo. Notable nearby volcanoes include Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Virunga volcanic field) and Mount Cameroon on the Cameroon Volcanic Line. Island volcanoes in the Gulf of Guinea (São Tomé, Príncipe, Bioko) are also volcanic or volcanic in origin (Smithsonian GVP — Nyiragongo; Smithsonian GVP — Mount Cameroon). Explore those nearby systems or read about Congo Basin geology for a clear regional view.