Slavery lasted for approximately 246 years from 1619 to 1865. In addition to that, there were 12 years of R econstruction and 91 years of J im Crowism (legalized discrimination). It is estimated that ...

For example, consider the Black Holocaust, from the year 1885-1909, perpetuated by King Leopold II of Belgium ... abundant supply in Congo, there was also the commodity of rubber.

For countries like India, the stakes are enormous. To participate in the post-hydrocarbon global economy, the country needs ...

Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...

The invasion and occupation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the extraction of its natural resources, which ...

When Belgium’s King Leopold II declared the ... Under the guise of “civilising” Africa, Leopold’s regime plundered Congo’s rubber and ivory, enslaving millions and killing an estimated ...

‘Tragically, Congo’s horror remains unchanged. Foreigners full of lust, rebel groups, and a corrupt government have and are ...

Concessionary companies made enormous profits in the Congo Free State between 1885 and 1908. The entire country stood under the private ownership of King Leopold II of Belgium. These companies were ...

Interview - Director Johan Grimonprez discusses Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, his powerful exploration of Congo's decolonization struggle, in conversation with Peter Mertens, Belgian political leader ...

Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the ...

The United Nations has 14,000 of its blue helmet soldiers in the Kivu region, and this past December, 14 blue helmets were killed. The countries that make up the Southern African Development Community ...

The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...