The Republic of Liberia was originally called
Monrovia. Liberia comes from the Latin “liber” word meaning "Free." The name was
founded by freed slaves in the early nineteenth century. There are 16 major
ethnic groups in Liberia.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) is situated in Central Africa
and it crosses the equator in the north-central region. the third largest
country in Africa, it is bordered with Central African Republic to the north,
Sudan to the northeast, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania to the east, Zambia
to the south and southeast, Angola to the southwest, and Angola and the Congo
Republic to the west.