Independence for Congo followed a strange course of events unlike anything else in the rest of Africa. The Belgian Congo was huge and underdeveloped. After the war, new cultural organisations like ...

The cause of her kidnapping was the colour of her skin. Under Belgium’s colonial rule, thousands of mixed-race children were taken from their homes and separated from their families. The state hoped ...

Vast fortunes have been made in Congo throughout history but the money has often ... was where some of the worst atrocities were committed by Belgian King Leopold’s colonial regime a little ...

In a previous article, we explored why there had never been a Tutsi rebel movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) before 1995. Today, we examine the deep-rooted history of ...

In a landmark case addressing the Belgian colonial past in Africa ... we have done so much good in Congo. But there is also such a dark history," said Fernandes. Associated Press writer Sam ...

So swift has been the pace of nationalist pressure in the Belgian Congo, and so harsh its violence, that by last week shaken Belgian leaders (who a few years ago boasted that their economic ...

Their humanity and resilience stand in stark contrast to the relentless suffering foisted upon them - tribulations so ...

Much of the collection is made up of artefacts from African states formerly under Belgian rule, particularly Belgian Congo ... state’s role in their history. “It was becoming a museum of ...