From 1885 to 1908, King Leopold II took over the Congo. He turned the nation into a money machine by…
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The Niger River is West Africa's most important waterway. Third biggest in Africa and the 14th largest in the world.
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We perceive the Middle Ages as one of the most unpleasant periods in the history of humankind: dirt, disease, hunger,…
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The special Chamber committee that is looking into Belgium’s colonial past “should visit Congo, Rwanda, and Burundi and organize hearings…
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Some African wars have become part of history, with scores of films and novels dedicated to them. Some conflicts, at…
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While not the longest in Africa, the Congo River, however, is notable for its other features. It slowly rolls its…
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Congo has changed its name many times: Kingdom of Congo, Belgian Congo, Congo Leopoldville or Congo Free State, Zaire, and…
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A student was shot dead by a police officer in Kinshasa on Saturday. The agent accused the young man of…
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In the eastern Congolese city of Goma, tens of thousands of people are fleeing for fear of a new volcanic…
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The Rwandan Hutu rebels of the FDLR (Forces Démocratiques de Libération du Rwanda) deny having anything to do with the…
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Violence broke out in the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They threw chairs and overturned tables on…
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The 26 great apes that disappeared from the Congo have been found alive and well in Zimbabwe.
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