Congo

04 Aug, 2021

How Belgium is being Forced to Confront the Bloody Legacy of King Leopold II

2021-06-052021-06-05 White Nettle

Protesters have called for all statues of the former imperial ruler to be removed in recognition of his massacres in the Congo […]

Congo doesn’t Need an Apology, It Needs Justice and Reparations

2020-07-182020-07-18 White Nettle

For there to be justice, Musavuli argues, Belgium must pay for its past and ongoing crimes and exploitation of the Congolese people: “Congo doesn’t need charity, Congo needs justice,” Musavuli said […]

How Belgium is being Forced to Confront the Bloody Legacy of King Leopold II

2020-06-212020-06-21 White Nettle

Protesters have called for all statues of the former imperial ruler to be removed in recognition of his massacres in the Congo […]

Europe’s Forgotten ‘Hitler’ Killed over 10 Million Africans

2018-09-222018-09-22 White Nettle

His name is King Leopold II of Belgium. Most of the people never learned about him in school, and have also most likely never heard about him in the media either. This is because he’s not included in the popular narrative of oppression (which includes things like U.S. slavery and the Holocaust) […]

King Leopold’s Legacy of DR Congo Violence

2018-06-042018-06-04 White Nettle

There is no doubt that Congo’s history, and White King, Red Rubber, Black Death are almost too upsetting to bear, however Leopold did leave, albeit unwittingly, one positive legacy – the birth of modern humanitarianism […]

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