Sentence examples for granted congo from inspiring English sources
He has been on the Congolese political scene for 50 years, one of the handful of well-educated Congolese back in 1960, when the Belgians granted Congo independence after decades of brutal colonization.
But peace in Congo cannot be taken for granted.
The Belgian government accelerated the process of political emancipation of its colonies, granting independence to the Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in June 1960 and to Ruanda-Urundi (now the countries of Rwanda and Burundi) in July 1962.
A statue of a horse-riding Leopold II -- the Belgian king who made Congo his own territory in 1885 and set off Europe's scramble for African colonies -- once stood at the site, where the country's independence was also granted in a ceremony in 1960.
Koeman meanwhile was able to grant Bolasie an Everton debut and the DR Congo international gave a sparkling sideshow, teeing up Lukaku for a one-on-one he should have buried to give the match a more reflective scoreline.
DRC: Government of Japan grants US$6.68 million to support child-friendly environment Kinshasa, RD Congo, 29 April 2010 – The Government of Japan yesterday signed a new agreement with UNICEF to make available $6.68 million to implement Education, Health, Water and Sanitation as well as Child Protection programmes in 3 provinces.
This week the Belgian king arrived in Kinshasa to mark Congo's half century as an independent state, a peculiar re-enactment of his predecessor's role granting independence in 1960.
The Congo is the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
