The Charge d’Affaires en Pied at the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madam Nena Marie Helene Okitundu Ayaki has said that the people of Liberia and DR Congo have many things in common such as names of persons and places as well as their eating habits.
“Names such as Kollie, Kiazulu, Mobutu and Tamba, and places such as Congo Town, Mamba and Matadi are used in both countries where the two peoples also eat cassava, cassava leaves, potato greens, etc alike. We Congolese therefore feel at home in Liberia,” she said.
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