While statues of slave traders, imperialists and US Confederate leaders are being torn down, removed or protested against in the English-speaking world, Belgium has begun removing statues of its ...

Noah, a slight teenager wearing jeans and sneakers, is dwarfed by the bronze statue of Belgium's King Leopold II astride a horse. The statue, set high on a concrete plinth, has stood opposite the ...

This statue of King Leopold II was re-erected in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2005 to remind people of the horrors of his colonial rule.

In Belgium, King Leopold II was hailed as the “Builder King” for his wondrous works. But overseas, in the Congo Free State, lay the horrific truth: Leopold was more of a butcher than a builder.

Object Details Author Tillim, Guy Hochschild, Adam Subject Tillim, Guy Mobutu Sese Seko 1930-1997 Léopold II King of the Belgians 1835-1909 Summary Photographs taken by Guy Tillim between December ...

The Belgium and Democratic Republic of Congo bilateral relations have come a long way since the genocidal rule of Belgian ...

Unheard Screams is a text based roleplaying game. You play as Miala, a Congolese liberator attempting to overthrow the regime of King Leopold II of Belgium (1885-1908). As the player your job is ...

King Leopold II asked him for help in exploiting African diamond mines; and in rooms where chandeliers sparkled dimly like uncut diamonds, Thomas Fortune Ryan sat and talked with Harry Payne ...