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‘The Empire was hidden in Belgium. It was called the Empire of Silence.’
The colonial heritage is seeped into the ... not talk about what’s going on in the Congo right now. The Empire was hidden in Belgium. It was called the empire of silence. Even today, I would ...
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Belgian court rules against state in a landmark case addressing its colonial past
The five women, who are now in their 70s and 80s, filed their lawsuit in 2020 amid growing demands for Belgium to reassess its colonial past in Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. In the wake of protests ...
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Rwanda and Belgium are at odds over the DRC: what’s led to the latest low point
The Treaty of Versailles, which brought an end to the world war, officially transferred Rwanda and Burundi to Belgium’s colonial holdings. While Rwanda was never a significant interest for the ...
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Rwanda severs ties with Belgium over 'neo-colonial delusions'
Belgium, which is the former colonial power, has said it will respond to these measures and labelled Rwanda's decision "disproportionate". Despite assertions from the UN and US, Rwanda has denied ...