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Women kidnapped from Congo are suing Belgium's government for crimes against humanity. The women were taken from their families in the 1950s. By Aicha El Hammar Castano and Guy Davies.
Belgium's King Philippe is on his first visit to former colony Democratic Republic of Congo, where many remain angry at Belgium's failure to apologise for decades of brutal rule.
Belgium's King Philippe greets the children of the Congo's former prime minister Patrice Lumumba, from left, Juliana, Francois and Roland at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Monday, June 20, 2022 ...
Descending the Congo valley, last week, on their way back to the Atlantic, King Albert & Queen Elizabeth came, after passing the Mountains of the Moon, to the border of what is perhaps the Congo ...
During a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a Globe reporter learned how the billionaire is bringing broadband to ...
Rwanda has accused Belgium of repeatedly undermining Rwanda over the M23 offensive in Congo.Belgium and Rwanda are expelling each other's diplomats in tit-for-tat moves as part of an escalating ...
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Belgium’s King Philippe returned a traditional mask to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday as a goodwill gesture during his first visit to the former Belgian ...
Patrice Lumumba had his body dissolved in acid in 1961, and his gold-capped tooth - his only remains - was kept in Belgium ...
To the shocked Belgians, it seemed a bitter reward for their promise of freedom next June 30 to the rich Congo colony.No sooner had the painful independence pact been completed than the Congo's ...