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Belgium takes down statue, king regrets colonial violence

  • King Philippe expressed regret for the violence carried out by Belgium when it ruled over what is now Congo
  • King Leopold II, who ruled Belgium from 1865-1909, plundered Congo as if it were his personal fiefdom
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Violence in DR Congo’s Ituri may be crimes against humanity: UN

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Tesla, Apple among firms accused of aiding child labor in Congo

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Passenger plane crashes in DR Congo

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Congo uses digital weapons in war on conflict minerals

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Congo to deploy second Ebola vaccine

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36 people missing after boat sinks in Congo river: DRC police

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WHO panel decides not to declare international Ebola emergency

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Congolese refugees cross illegally into Uganda, raising risk of Ebola

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Congo’s ruling coalition wins majority in national assembly

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HRW denounces Angola expulsion of 400,000 Congolese

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Congo rebels kill 15, abduct kids in Ebola outbreak region

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Eastern Congo Ebola outbreak believed to have killed 33 -health ministry

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