The King of Belgium has sent his "deepest regrets" to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the "suffering and humiliation" his nation inflicted while it colonized the region -- ...

He didn’t govern a colony—he owned it. Under Leopold II, the Congo became a private empire built on violence and greed. New York tourist stabbed while changing baby’s diaper in Macy’s restroom: Police ...

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King Leopold’s rule over the Congo may have ended more than a century ago, but its consequences are still visible across the nation. The forced labor system, resource extraction, and human suffering ...

IN the summer of 1911, Belgium’s Ministry of Colonies sent two post-impressionist artists to Matadi, a port city on the Atlantic coast of the Belgian Congo. Alfred Bastien and Paul Mathieu were tasked ...