‘Tragically, Congo’s horror remains unchanged. Foreigners full of lust, rebel groups, and a corrupt government have and are ...

For countries like India, the stakes are enormous. To participate in the post-hydrocarbon global economy, the country needs ...

When Leopold II, King of Belgium, set about creating his own colony in the Congo, he used elephants - and barbaric cruelty - to clear the impenetrable jungle ...

Protesters in the Congo attacked the historically significant ... January 28. Under King Leopold II, Belgium brutalised the country with unrestrained evil between 1885 and 1908, using extreme ...

In Belgium, King Leopold II was hailed as the “Builder King” for his wondrous works. But overseas, in the Congo Free State, lay the horrific truth: Leopold was more of a butcher than a builder.

The transformation of a police barracks by EVR Architecten, BC Architects & Studies and Callebaut Architecten in Brussels is ...

Multinational corporations are the modern-day Leopold II, albeit with better PR teams. Despite numerous pledges for ethical sourcing, many tech giants continue to profit from Congo's misery. A 2022 ...

that was once the private property of King Leopold II. They kept the 12.8 ... fabled 14th century kingdom of the Congo, combining territories now French, Belgian and Portuguese.

Yes, it was the Congo Conference, called to regulate the exploitation of the stupendously rich area around the Congo who owner, Leopold King of Belgium had beaten the fellow colonisers to grab, the ...

The recent history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been one of civil war and corruption. It is rich in ...

The conflict's roots became even more entangled when the Belgian government took over administration of Congo in 1908 from King Leopold II, who had run the territory as his personal fiefdom since 1885 ...