Democratic Republic of the Congo Unit

The interesting thing about studying Africa is how recently many of these countries have formed, and how poorly country lines were formed. A lot of this is a result of European colonization, and arbitrarily drawing up lines. This causes things like having two countries with the name of Congo in it. Today’s geography lesson is a Democratic Republic of the Congo Unit.

Democratic Republic of the Congo Unit

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Democratic Republic of the Congo Unit Resources

Okay, another country that does not have any books according to my library. Honestly as I got into the more “obscure” (read not Egypt) countries of Africa I sometimes didn’t even bother researching. Here are the posts I found about the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Democratic Republic of the Congo geography unit

I’m feeling better about what I could find when I look at the normal websites I go to and there are just not a lot out there.

Democratic Republic of the Congo recipe: Moambe chicken

I went to write this post and discovered I had not actually made the meal… It’s kind of impressive because I swear I had, so I had to remake this a few weeks ago to finish writing this post.

Moambe chicken from congo recipe main dish africa

I did change up some of the ingredients from the original recipe, primarily the chicken.

Chicken Moambe ingredients

  • 2 pounds chicken thighs, skin removed
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 3 tablespoons peanut butter
  • oil for frying
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
Moambe Chicken from Congo

Making chicken moambe

  1. Add oil to the pan and heat, once hot add the chicken to the pan to brown both sides, then remove the chicken.
  2. Saute the onions and garlic. Add tomato sauce and spices.
  3. Add the chicken and stir. Bring to a boil and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.
  4. Take out the chicken and add peanut butter, stirring it in, re-add the peanut butter and simmer for another 5-10 minutes.

Chicken Moambe

Moambe chicken from congo recipe main dish africa

This chicken moambe is a great meal as you study the African country of Democratic Republic of Congo.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds chicken thighs, skin removed
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 3 tablespoons peanut butter
  • oil for frying
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika

Instructions

    1. Add oil to the pan and heat, once hot add the chicken to the pan to brown both sides, then remove the chicken.
    2. Saute the onions and garlic. Add tomato sauce and spices.
    3. Add the chicken and stir. Bring to a boil and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes.
    4. Take out the chicken and add peanut butter, stirring it in, re-add the peanut butter and simmer for another 5-10 minutes.

It was a decent meal, but no one was super excited by the food.

Democratic Republic of the Congo notebooking pages

We used the Africa notebooking pages, and filled it out.

Democratic Republic of the Congo notebooking pages

In case you are wondering, I like to look up how many of that country could fit in Texas, or how many of Texas can fit in a country. It’s stupid, but it gives me a frame of reference. You can fit 35 Texases in Congo. That country is huge!

My fun facts:

  • “more French than France”
  • port named Banana
  • poorest country on Earth
  • only 2% of roads are paved

Oh and let me get animals you could research for a more detailed study and fill out an animal report:

  • bonobo
  • serval
  • African forest elephant
  • okapi- I love okapi, they’re just so greatly amusing to me
  • Western lowland gorilla
Democratic Republic of the Congo unit for homeschool geography

Okay, let’s pick out some good ideas to share

Hmmm… I think I’ll grab a random assortment of ages.

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Comments

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  1. Natalie PlanetSmarty Avatar
    Natalie PlanetSmarty

    Yes, this is probably one of the least known countries, at least in the west. All I can think about are blood diamonds and civil war. Oh, yes, and cannibalism. I am sure, there are positives… for example, this recipe sounds quite good!

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