Belgium's King Philippe is on his first visit to former colony Democratic Republic of Congo, where many remain angry at Belgium's failure to apologise for decades of brutal rule.

Belgium’s King Philippe reaffirmed his deepest regrets on Wednesday for the exploitation, racism and acts of violence during his country’s colonization of the Democratic Republic of Congo, but ...

Congo's government is marking the 50th anniversary on Wednesday with pomp and circumstance, and the invited guests include Belgian King Albert II and the U.N. secretary-general.

Like some prodigious bended bow the River Congo curves away from the Moon Mountains and flows 3,000 miles across Africa to the Atlantic. Of all rivers whatsoever, only the Amazon, in Brazil, is ...

In this June 230, 2020, file photo, the removal of a King Leopold statue takes place in Gent, Belgium, on the day of the 60th anniversary of the independence of Congo. Photonews via Getty Images, FILE ...

Belgium’s King Philippe reaffirmed his deepest regrets on Wednesday for the exploitation, racism and acts of violence during his country’s colonization of the Democratic Republic of Congo, but ...