by Victor Cotton | Feb 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Article from La Libre Belgique, “débats et opinions” section (published 07-02-2023) Port of Matadi. In 1955, Belgian Congo had more than 2,500 manufacturing industries and more than two million industrial workers. Political stability, infrastructure...
by Victor Cotton | Sep 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Honorary Ambassador Renier Nijskens, who served as Ambassador of Belgium to the Democratic Republic of Congo ( 2000-2004), ended his long diplomatic career in 2019 as Belgium’s special envoy to Central Africa( 2016-2019), looks back on 60 years of eventful...
by Victor Cotton | Jun 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Anti-racism protests in Belgium have led to demands for the demolition of Leopold II. In an interview with ERR, Baudouin Peeters, general director (2019-2023) of the Union Royale Belgo-Africaine, said removing statues would not help people understand history better....
by Victor Cotton | Jun 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
URBA-KBAU (Royal Belgian African Union) and Mémoires du Congo have noted with dismay the racist remarks published on social media by some Belgians living in DR Congo. These remarks are inadmissible and fortunately punishable under our laws. We call on the relevant...
