Kasavubu began to dream of reviving the fabled 14th century kingdom of the Congo, combining territories now French, Belgian and Portuguese. After his election as one of Léopoldville’s commune ...
Now there is a much greater recognition of the harm Belgium caused in Belgian Congo and Rwanda. Under Belgian rule the ...
Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...
It's a "parable on globalisation and the triumph of capital", the 72-year-old Belgian filmmaker known for his socio-political documentaries on the Democratic Republic of Congo told AFP. In November ...