Kasavubu began to dream of reviving the fabled 14th century kingdom of the Congo, combining territories now French, Belgian and Portuguese. After his election as one of Léopoldville’s commune ...

Congo also contained vast amounts of copper ore, cobalt ore, diamonds, and other mineral wealth. As the documentary shows, Belgium did not want to lose those riches to an independent government ...

Last Wednesday (May 18th) saw another repeat of the BBC documentary White King, Red Rubber, Black Death, on the Belgian TV channel Canvas.

As with any subject, history can be explored in a number of ways. In high school and college, students might study it through ...

Belgian artist and filmmaker ... context behind the 1961 murder of Congo's prime minister, Patrice Lumumba. The film ...