In fall of 2013 Brian Michael Bendis began teaching at the University of Oregon.
Nsi Kwilu is a modern Kikongo respelling of `` Essiquilu '' the term used by the Italian Capuchin missionary Girolamo da Montesarchio in 1650 for the territory along the Kwilu River near Matadi in the modern-day Democratic Republic of Congo .. Kikongo. Kikongo. Capuchin. Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. missionary. missionary. Girolamo da Montesarchio. Girolamo da Montesarchio. Kwilu River. Kwilu River. Matadi. Matadi. Democratic Republic of Congo. Democratic Republic of Congo. Jean Cuvelier determined this spelling , which means , in Kikongo , `` the country of Kwilu '' .. Kikongo. Kikongo. Jean Cuvelier. Jean Cuvelier. According to Montesarchio , it was in Nsi Kwilu that the first kings of Kongo reigned before they became the rulers of a great kingdom that controlled the northern part of modern-day Angola in the fifteenth century .. kings of Kongo. Kingdom of Kongo. Angola. Angola. Category  : Geography of the Democratic Republic of the Congo