Afro History Today in Afro History ! The Republic of the Congo gains independence from France in 1960 ! written by Marc Alexander August 15, 2025 English: Sunrise on the Congo River near Mossaka (Republic of the Congo). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Flag of the Republic of the Congo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Map of the Republic of the Congo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) English: Map of the Republic of the Congo Español: Mapa de la República del Congo (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By Fondationmarianiste Today in Afro History ! The Republic of the Congo gains independence from France in 1960 ! was last modified: August 8th, 2025 by Marc Alexander 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest Marc Alexander previous post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! Congresswoman, Maxine Waters ! Former Executive Director of UNCF/Activist, Vernon Jordan Jr. ! Pianist, Oscar Peterson ! Actor, Anthony Anderson ! Actor, Rondell Sheridan ! next post Today’s Afro Birthdays ! U.S. Senator, Carol Mosely Braun ! Actress, Angela Bassett ! Actor, Reginald VelJohnson ! Author/Journalist, Louis Lomax ! Singer, James “JT” Taylor ! You may also like McDonald’s Pulls Salads From Some Stores After... July 12, 2018 R&B Singer Gallant Channels K-Pop In Short... May 17, 2018 Metro Boomin is coming to Orlando this... July 10, 2018 Beat Connection: The R&B-House Interface July 20, 2018 On Amber Mark's 'All The Work,' a... June 12, 2018 Brees laughs off speculation on future with... December 30, 2015 Chargers not re-signing longtime TE Gates April 27, 2018 Today in Afro History ! Carl Lewis... February 27, 2025 Chance The Rapper says he'll release new... July 17, 2018 Chance the Rapper to Discuss 7-Track Kanye... June 27, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.