Nationalist politician Lumumba became an anti-colonial icon when he gave a fiery speech against racism on independence day on June 30, 1960. He then became Congo's first post-colonial prime minister.

Eve Blouin, daughter of African independence activist Andrée Blouin, speaks to The World’s Host Marco Werman about a new edition of her mother's autobiography recounting her fight for African ...

(MENAFN) Over six decades after the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) gained independence, its eastern provinces continue to face violence, exploitation, and geopolitical manipulation.

Independence for Congo followed a strange course of events ... The actual independence day was a mixture of huge excitement and bad temper on the part of the former colonial power.

The Republic of the Congo commemorates its independence from France, while Bahrain marks the day it was recognised as a ...

Independence for Congo followed a strange course of events ... The actual independence day was a mixture of huge excitement and bad temper on the part of the former colonial power.

"In 60 years of independence, Congo does not even have a motorway," he told AFP, adding that "corruption is endemic" throughout the country. Sassou Nguesso, whose re-election in 2016 has been ...

In a new nation independence day Léopoldville, Republic of the Congo, June 30, 1960. Unknown Speaker: "Jubilant Congolese gathered to witness the proclamation of independence this morning at 11 o ...