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Congo-Kinshasa: Retracing Belgium's Dark Past in the Congo, and Attempts to Forge Deeper Ties
The Conversation Africa, 12 June 2022
Belgian King Philippe and his wife Queen Mathilde recently led a delegation on a week-long visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The trip was billed as a chance to… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Belgian King Meets Veteran, Returns Suku Mask to DR Congo
DW, 8 June 2022
During a visit to DR Congo, Belgium's King Philippe decorated a WWII veteran and returned a Congolese mask to a museum in Kinshasa. His six-day trip is aimed at healing the wounds… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Belgium's King Philippe 'Regrets' Colonial-Era Abuses
RFI, 9 June 2022
Belgium's King Philippe expressed his "deepest regrets" for the pain inflicted during his country's colonisation of the Democratic Republic of Congo, but stopped short of formally… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Colonial Crimes - Experts Recommend That Belgium Compensate
JusticeInfo.net, 2 November 2021
"Monetary payment of a colonial debt, in light of Belgium's moral responsibility". This is one of the strong recommendations in an expert report published on October 27. For a… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Last Remains of Independence Hero Lumumba to Return Home
RFI, 23 May 2021
Sixty years after Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba was assassinated and dissolved in acid, former colonial power Belgium is to restore his last remains - a single… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: From Leopold to Tshisekedi With Blood
This Day, 30 March 2021
President Tshisekedi must lead Africa against all forms of victimisation and terrorism. Read more »