The economic exploitation of Congo was also hidden from Belgians, including Grimonprez. “I never learned about any of it. Brussels is built almost entirely on rubber money via King Leopold II. The ...
Soon the US will realize the uselessness of the Israeli entity and will start demanding payments for the future if not the ...
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Imperialism is again in vogue among Republicans. President-elect Donald Trump — no Teddy Roosevelt, he — bellows about snatching back the T.R.-built Panama Canal, buying mineral-rich Greenland ...
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the most resource-rich nations on earth, yet its people remain trapped in poverty, instability, and perpetual war .
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Director Johan Grimonprez discusses Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, his powerful exploration of Congo's decolonization struggle, in conversation with Peter Mertens, Belgian political leader and author of ...
Colonialism entrenched divisions between the Hutu's and the Tutsi's, and competition for the regions resources adds fuel to ...
Analysis - Kenya's foray into the Great Lakes six years ago, was not without ulterior economic motives. Did competing military visions in the East Africa Community's Regional Force cost the region in ...
Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the importance of sound, and the Pier Paolo Pasolini adaptation he is hoping to ...
close to his American counterpart Ronald Reagan and sharing a strong anti-Soviet stance, did not hesitate to denounce, in Sollicitudo Rei Socialis (1987), both Russian and American imperialism.