Inside the palatial walls of Belgium’s Africa Museum stand statues of Leopold II – each one a monument to the king whose rule killed as many as 10 million Africans. Standing close by, one visitor said ...
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Belgium: A history of fueling conflict in Rwanda, region
Rwanda’s relations with Belgium are once again deteriorating, with the latest development being Rwanda’s suspension of its development cooperation with the European country. In a statement published ...
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THE Belgians not less than the Swiss have reason to be thankful every day that theirs is a small country, without foreign policy or colonial ambitions, secure in a guaranteed neutrality, and at ...
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Before pointing at Rwanda, Belgium must finally confront its own African history
Belgium still behaves as though it is Europe’s natural interpreter of Central Africa, a role inherited from its colonial past and rarely questioned in European circles. For decades, Belgian officials ...
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