I spilled some coffee on my MacBook Pro

A bought a MacBook a few weeks ago , I was working whit it on the table and I spilled coffee , and now my computer is not starting , I live in Congo so I can't bring it to apple to repair it , what can I do ?

Liquids and MBPs do not make for a good combination.  These types of incidents are not covered by the warranty.  Considering you location, the only option I can see is shipping you MBP to Apple.  Repair costs will be substantial.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5511
Ciao.

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