Burundi wants Belgium and Germany to pay $43 billion in reparations for harm done during decades of colonial rule over the nickel-producing East African nation.
The move follows similar calls for compensation by the Democratic Republic of Congo after Belgian King Philippe…
“Belgium Brings Civilization to Congo,” a gilded bronze statue from 1922 Source .Max Pinckers for The New York Times
Belgium reopened its racist
universe museum that it calls Belgium’s African museum. This museum is really a
celebration of colonialism and the wealth…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a long and complicated history with Belgium. The history is complicated by King Leopold's quest to make Belgium great which began July 1, 1885, when the King decreed that all lands belong to the…