The Democratic Republic of Congo has been in the headlines as of late with reports about conflict and the advances of the so-called March 23 Movement rebels. But the colonial history and ...

"Even though many Belgians invested themselves sincerely, loving Congo and its people deeply, the colonial regime itself ... "A common history." But others were disappointed by the absence of ...

In southeast Congo, the Belgians discovered large ore ... movement in which protests against racism and the neglect of colonial history grew within the Belgian population. It was the first time ...

the troubled history of Africa's largest and possibly wealthiest country has entered another uncertain phase. Since the late 19th Century, the Congo has passed through exploration by adventurer Henry ...

Belgian King Leopold II established his country as a colonial ... a retired history lecturer who now lives in Beni, a city in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. He said that in order ...

Belgium has faced increasing scrutiny over its colonial history, particularly its rule over Congo, considered one of the harshest in Africa. Between 1885 and 1908, King Leopold II governed the ...

The formation of an independent Congo coincided with radical change ... metabolize their colonial history. What does the nation ask their citizens to remember? Perhaps that’s another question ...

Well, that is sometimes given the polite name “Congo Crisis ... “Year of Africa” in the sunny phrase of the time — as colonial power seemed to wither across the continent.

“Even though many Belgians invested themselves sincerely, loving Congo and its people deeply, the colonial regime itself ... “A common history.” But others were disappointed by the absence ...