Tolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Coordinates: 2°55′33″S18°31′59″E / 2.925715°S 18.532981°E / -2.925715; 18.532981 Tolo is a town on the Lukenie River in Kutu territory of Mai-Ndombe province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was founded as a colonial post by Alexandre Delcommune around 1887. [1]

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References

  1. Bekina, Jacques Mpia (2010). L'évangélisation du Mai-Ndombe au Congo-Kinshasa: histoire, difficultés présentes et inculturation (in French). Editions L'Harmattan. p. 19. ISBN   978-2-296-12452-3.