KINSHASA (Reuters) -Belgium's King Philippe reaffirmed his deepest regrets on Wednesday for the exploitation, racism and acts of violence during his country's colonisation of the Democratic Republic ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Belgium's King Philippe returned a traditional mask to Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday (June 8). It was, he said, ...
This week, King Philippe of Belgium returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a ceremonial mask stolen during the European country’s violent rule of the former colony. The repatriation took ...
The cries of the people that started more than 128 years ago continue to echo across the continent. From the day Henry Morton Stanley, the Welsh trained journalist-cum-explorer set foot in Congo to ...
LEOPOLD THE UNLOVED—Ludwig Bauer —Little, Brown ($3.50). To readers now over 50, the name of Leopold II of Belgium on the cover of a book will connote one thing—the Congo atrocities. They will ...
Belgium’s King Philippe reaffirmed his deepest regrets on Wednesday for the exploitation, racism and acts of violence during his country’s colonization of the Democratic Republic of Congo, but again ...