For a prosperous half-century, tiny Belgium successfully ruled the vast, mineral-rich Congo with what seemed to be the most foolproof of colonial formulas: steady economic progress, combined with ...
During World War II the Congo even paid the bills for the Belgian government in exile. While Britain and France poured large sums into overseas territories, the Congo colony’s $960 million ten ...
It's not clear who was responsible for the act of vandalism, Congo's ministry of culture said in a statement Tuesday. The return of Lumumba’s tooth from former colonizer Belgium in 2022 had been ...
To make a direct call to Belgium From Congo, you need to follow the international dialing format given below. The dialing format is same for calling Belgium mobile or land line from Congo. To call ...
The exposition was a huge success and so began Belgium's long and violent history in the Congo. BBC/RMCA Tervuren Fast forward to the present and the museum is now marking its 125th year.
The tooth of DR Congo's independence hero Patrice Lumumba, said to be kept in a mausoleum which was vandalised earlier this week, is "secure", the interior minister said Thursday.