It’s a historic week of reckoning in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Belgium’s King Philippe is visiting the former Belgian colony in central Africa, and called his country’s historic relationship with DR Congo unjustifiable. Historian Charles Tshimanga-Kashama explains this history to host Marco Werman, and describes the new relationship Congolese people want to have with Belgium.
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