BY WALTER OPINDE On this day, 30th June, 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) attained its full independence from the Belgium Congo. The region that is now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was first settled on about 80,000 years ago. The Bantu migration arrived in the region from Nigeria in the 7th century AD. The Kingdom […]
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