According to the official website of National Geographic, Leopold was known for forming the Congo Free State after taking over the African land. He received financial support from the Belgian ...

King Philippe publicly denounced the ‘acts of violence and cruely’ comitted against those living in the Congo Free State during the rule of his great-great-granduncle, King Leopold II. This modern ...

For example, when he went to interview President Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa, the capital of the Congo Free State, the president offered him his jet to fly him and Paul Ndiho, his VOA colleague ...

European troops of the former Congo Free State also used Model 94 Mauser rifles, but in cal. 7.65 mm. Sweden placed an order with the Mauser Co. for 5,000 Model 94 cal. 6.5 mm. carbines in August.

Congo says three Americans convicted of participating in a botched coup attempt last year have been repatriated to the United ...

Later, however, he besmirched his reputation by accepting money from King Leopold II of Belgium to help create the Congo Free State and promote the slave trade. Though he returned to Britain ...

The three Americans convicted for participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been ... federal courthouse in Salt Lake City. The State Department said it was aware of their ...

Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed rebels are meeting in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar for much-anticipated talks in a renewed push for peace in the conflict-battered eastern Congo, where the ...

Corneille Nangaa, the leader of Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) movement, has emphasized the need for a violence-free DR Congo to foster peace and economic development. To reduce the level of violence in ...

The three Americans convicted of participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the United States. AP The State Department ... was a free vacation, and ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — The three Americans convicted of participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have ... will shorten their sentences. The State Department said it was aware of ...