He first took power when the Congo gained independence from Belgium in 1960. Sponsor Message Months later, however, Lumumba was assassinated after a Belgian-supported coup. He was tortured and ...

A Belgian paratrooper hands a bottle of beer to Congolese troops as both groups patrol Boulevard Albert in Leopoldville, ...

The restitution of the relic took place after Belgium's King Philippe earlier this month expressed his "deepest regrets" for his nation's abuses in its African former colony, Congo, which is 75 ...

The restitution of the relic took place after Belgium’s King Philippe earlier this month expressed his “deepest regrets” for his nation’s abuses in its African former colony, Congo ...

During World War II the Congo even paid the bills for the Belgian government in exile. While Britain and France poured large sums into overseas territories, the Congo colony’s $960 million ten ...

For a prosperous half-century, tiny Belgium successfully ruled the vast, mineral-rich Congo with what seemed to be the most foolproof of colonial formulas: steady economic progress, combined with ...

the mortal remains of Congo's first democratically elected prime minister Patrice Lumumba were handed over to his children during an official ceremony in Belgium. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys) ...