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 Moubarak Djeri’s journey to Cardinals spans three... May 26, 2018 Drake reveals and defends new facts of... July 4, 2018 'Touch My Blood' Is AKA's Most Layered... July 16, 2018 Today’s Afro Birthday ! NBA player, C.... April 17, 2025 NFL approves new rules on kickoffs, ejections May 22, 2018 Warriors’ new addition Oubre takes shot at... November 24, 2020 NYPD Issues Postal Warning After Rash Of... July 11, 2018 Cardi B Becomes First Female Rapper With... July 2, 2018 World Cup 2018: Clive Tyldesley on racism,... June 18, 2018 Mark Ingram, Kenny Vaccaro urge Nick Fairley... March 25, 2016 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.