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 The rise of Migos | Behind the... July 1, 2018 Mel’s mailbag: Kiper answers your draft questions April 17, 2018 Chance the Rapper wants Epic Games to... July 16, 2018 San Bernardino County Prosecutor Suspended Over Maxine... July 9, 2018 California’s Camp Fire Death Toll Jumps To... November 14, 2018 Vatican Report Exposes Failures That Allowed Former... November 10, 2020 ‘Living with Schizophrenia’ October 11, 2014 DuWayne Brooks Music Festival continues after namesake's... June 22, 2018 Protesters take to the streets in defense... April 22, 2017 Cheering, Celebrations Erupt In Streets Of New... November 8, 2020 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.