Antwerp’s ‘human zoo’: Belgium confronts shame of colonial past
In 1894, when the Belgian city of Antwerp was hosting a World’s Fair, more than a hundred Congolese…
Baku conference puts Belgium’s colonial past in focus
An international conference in Baku on 21 August is putting Belgium’s colonial record in Africa under renewed scrutiny. Officials,…
Antwerp’s ‘human zoo’: Belgium confronts shame of colonial past – Focus
In 1894, when the Belgian city of Antwerp was hosting a World’s Fair, 144 Congolese people were forcibly…
Mistaking the Tree for the Forest
On the Lumumba Trial and the Limits of Criminal Justice in Addressing Colonial Violence In 2024, Samy Manga…
Ex-Belgian diplomat to stand trial over 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba
A Brussels court has ordered a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat to stand trial over the 1961 killing of…
Belgian court to decide on holding trial over 1961 killing of DRC leader Lumumba
A Brussels court is to decide Tuesday whether a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat should stand trial over the…