The Southern Presbyterian Board of Missions in this city received letters to-day from the Rev. L.C. Vass and the Rev. H.P. Hawkins, missionaries of the church stationed at Luebo, Congo Free State ...

The Belgian ruler Leopold II had elaborate plans to extract resources from Africa. Pachyderms played a part.

From 1885 up to 1908, all the Congolese from the north to the south, east to the west, as well as the country were the properties of King Leopold II under the Congo Free State. From 1908 to 1960 ...

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As it continues to take territory, the Congolese rebel group M23 wants to show it is more than just an army, and that it can ...

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 ...

A U.S. official says Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a U.S.-led process that could end ...