king philippe of belgium has condemned the discrimination and racism of his country's colonial rule in africa. he made the comments on a week—long trip to the democratic republic of the congol mask, one of thousands of artefacts ta ken during belgian rule. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. at a ceremony in kinshasa, a symbol perhaps of a new beginning. this giant mask being returned to its rightful home, just one of more than 80,000 artefacts taken during colonial rule that will now be given back. with unrest brewing elsewhere... belgium was in charge here from 1885 until 1960. it was at times a particularly brutal occupation. during the earliest period as many as 10 million people are thought to have died. translation: the colonial regime was based on - exploitation and domination. it was a regime marked by discrimination and racism. on my first trip to the congo here in front of the congolese people, i wish to reaffirm my deepest regret is that these past wounds. and yet, despite this dark history, the people of kinshasa seemed to offer the warm welcome to the descendant of theirformer rulers. "during his speech he said he had not forgotten everything "that had happened," s

the president of neighboring rwanda. they say they are tired of rwandan military aggression in the democratic republic of congo. >> we are going into rwanda so they can kill us as they are doing with the and 23 rebels because we are tired of this ongoing situation in our country. >> the protesters blame wanda for being -- for the attacks in congo by the rebel group. rwanda's leaders deny it. nobody believes them. the demonstrators reach the border with rwanda. they dispersed them with the -- tear gas. congolese soldiers retreated into neighboring uganda. >> we will do everything possible to drive these criminals, these terrorists and the support is out of the national territory. rwanda does not like us and we are not afraid. for the moment, we thank you for your support and we ask you to demonstrate peacefully. >> this village's primary school in congo was caught in the crossfire. two children were killed, buried nearby. one of them was this person's seven-year-old son isaac. he said he was playing with friends when he was blown to pieces. >> we are really tired. we demand more protection so our children may live in peac

belgian king lethal to the end of the 19th century, who colonized this enormous chunk right in the middle of the african continent, which is today the democratic republic of congo. and he kept it in his own personal feast. hm. and it turned out to be stream lea lucrative, mainly, mostly from robot, the global demand for rubber stored at the beginning of the 20th century for making tie as the vehicles than the agents of kingly, upholding congo. force the population, the harvest rubber from the forest. i'm sorry for cutting off people hand up to about 10000000 people died. so by the time patrice lamont was campaigning for independence, certainly his messages resonated with many connelly following independence. he faced uprisings in some parts of the country to return to belgium, the phone and former colonial power into the us to ask for military assistance which they didn't give him any turn to the u. s. s or not proved too much for the u . s. and belgium to tolerate, along with the democratic and socialist messaging. and so in the subsequent decades on slide, the belgian intelligence on the, the, i have plot the try and assassinate them. but in the end it was ag

of severodonetsk is also under heavy fire. prime minister volodomyr zelenzky says in many respects the fate of the donbas region is being decided in that region. on his first trip to the democratic republic of the congoking philippe of belgium has returned a priceless kakungu mask, taken out of the country before independence in 1960. this is the first of almost 80,000 artefacts that will be returned for display in museums in the drc. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week we are live at the hay festival for 100 years of the bbc in 23 minutes. we'll look at the secrets behind the broadcasting technologies that changed the world. a radio legend talks about legendary radio. i used to set my watch by the pips, and my favourite pip is always the last one because it's extended. and artificial intelligence goes bird spotting and in the quest for greener energy, 0mar discovers a tasteless fluid called water. it goes in your mouth and then disappears? this book was... writing this much... we are back and it's brilliant. after an unbelievable three years, the hay festival is back to its full glory. gathering together authors and thinkers, bookworms and those with the writing bug. it's all the same to

of severodonetsk is also under heavy fire. prime minister volodomyr zelensky says in many respects the fate of the donbas region is being decided in that region. on his first trip to the democratic republic of the congoking philippe of belgium has returned a priceless kakungu mask, taken out of the country before independencde in 1960. this is the first of almost 80,000 artefacts that will be returned for display in museums in the drc. now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. when vladimir putin ordered his invasion force into ukraine in late february, is this the scenario he imagined for earlyjune? a brutal war of attrition in the donbas, a defiant ukrainian government deploying more heavy weapons from western allies, russian losses mounting, a punishing sanctions regime on moscow and more nato expansion in the offing? well, my guest, in an exclusive interview, is russia's ambassador to the united nations, vassily nebenzia. where does russia go from here? ambassador vassily nebenzia at un headquarters in new york, welcome to hardtalk. good afternoon, london time, mr sackur. it's a pleasure to have you on the show, ambassador. let me ask you this. after

the last of their kind. poachers preyed on the mountain gorilla population. and the civil wars in rwanda and the democratic republic of the congoconservation in those countries very difficult. so, how were the fortunes of the world's last mountain gorillas turned around and what can it tell us about conservation elsewhere? the first step was ensuring legal protections were in place. the bwindi impenetrable forest was made a national park in 1991. next, says the warden in charge, they needed to get the local people on side. the community is critical in conserving the gorillas. because, you know, these communities live next to the park. and so we feel that they should be part of the conservation. and they should get benefits from conservation. key among those benefits are the revenues from this, from tourism. tourists pay $600 each to visit a gorilla family. and before covid, uganda's gorillas were doing good business. 40,000 tourist visits a year. tourism really does help wild animals if it's done right. in uganda, it's an act of parliament that 20% of the park entry fee has to go to the local community. and park revenues are ju

president biden arrives to open the summit of the americas in los angeles, and steps straight into controversy. and on his first trip to the democratic republic of the congo, king philippe of belgium apologises for the racism and violence of his country's colonial rule in africa. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the issue of gun control in the us and what to do about it has challenged us lawmakers for years. today as they heard searing testimony from victims and their families of the recent mass shooting in texas, the house of representatives approved a series of measures aimed at regulating the sale of guns. but the proposals do not have the 60 votes they would need for approval in the senate, and hence are likely to go nowhere, underlining the challenge politicians face. our north america editor sarah smith was watching the testimony, we should warn you her report contains some graphic content which some may find distressing. this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her parents saw her. we don't want you to think of lexi as just a number. she was in

more than 25 years after the first congo war, the democratic republic of congo and rwanda are once agained in dispute . the central african neighbors have accused each other of firing rockets across their shared order, including a strike that killed two congolese children. this seems to have been triggered by fighting between the m23 rebel group and state forces in the east. both congo and the u.n. have accused rwanda of supporting the m23 movement. the u.n. has urged all parties to immediately cease all forms of violence. >> the region does not need a new crisis. let's keep the channels of dialogue open at all levels , including at the community level, and help preserve the progress achieved in the recent years thanks to the various cooperation mechanisms. mohammed: the march 23 movement, or m23, is also known as the congolese revolutionary army . it is a rebel military group based in eastern areas of the democratic republic of the congo , mainly in the province of north kivu. its leadership is made up of members of the tutsi ethnic group. they say their aim is to fight enemy groups fou

the capitol attack. king philippe of belgium has condemned the discrimination and racism of his country's colonial rule in africa. he made the comments on a week—long trip to the democratic republic of the congousands of artefacts taken during belgian rule. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. at a ceremony in kinshasa, a symbol, perhaps, of a new beginning. this giant mask, known as kakungu, being returned to its rightful home, just one of more than 80,000 artefacts taken during colonial rule that will now be given back. newsreel: with unrest | brewing elsewhere among colonial possessions overseas... belgium was in charge here from 1885 until 1960. it was, at times, a particularly brutal occupation. during the earliest period, as many as 10 million people are thought to have died. translation: the colonial regime was based on i exploitation and domination. it was a regime marked by discrimination and racism. on my first trip to the congo, here in front of the congolese people, i wish to reaffirm my deepest regrets for these past wounds. and yet, despite this dark history, the people of kinshasa seemed to offer the warm welcome to the descendant of their former rulers. "during his speech he said he

the story of these really occupation. she was known as the voice of palestine. the king of belgium has broken new ground on his 1st trip to democratic republic. congo. central african nation was known as belgian congo until 960, with the european colonial rulers, guilty of decades of atrocities against its population. historians estimate 10000000 congress were killed. king philip reiterated his profound regret, stopped short of a formal apology. as malcolm web ex thing, king felipe is the 1st belgian monitor to express regret for his country's past and the democratic republic of congo. that his speech to the congress parliament in the capital kinshasa stopped short of apologizing for the violence and exploitation. belgium's 75 year colonial rule. let it like a violent act and humiliation on the occasion of my 1st trip to congo. right. your front of the commonly people and those who still suffer today. i wish to reaffirm my deepest progress for those wounds of the past. king felipe and his wife, queen matilda, are on a 6 day visit. the monarch, i'm only president felix to security. spoken about cooperation and development. they haven't mentioned the r

the last of their kind. poachers preyed on the mountain gorilla population. and the civil wars in rwanda and the democratic republic of the congovation in those countries very difficult. so, how were the fortunes of the world's last mountain gorillas turned around and what can it tell us about conservation elsewhere? the first step was ensuring legal protections were in place. the bwindi impenetrable forest was made a national park in 1991. next, says the warden in charge, they needed to get the local people on side. the communities are critical in conserving the gorillas because, you know, these communities live next to the park. and so we feel that they should be part of the conservation. and they should get benefits from conservation. key among those benefits are the revenues from this, from tourism. tourists pay $600 each to visit a gorilla family, and before covid, uganda's gorillas were doing good business — 40,000 tourist visits a year. tourism really does help wild animals if it's done right. in uganda, it's an act of parliament that 20% of the park entry fee has to go to the local community. and park revenues are just

as in the car momento, the relic is all that remains of the 1st prime minister of the democratic republic of congo, who seen as an icon. now the struggle against colonialism in africa. patrice le mumbo was a pivotal figure in african history. he envisioned and helped form a different congo, a different africa, free of colonial tyranny, brutality and races. in 1960, he became the 1st prime minister of the republic of congo, but less than a year in he was captured and murdered by belgium, back to mutineers in the army. the execution occurred in presence of catania and ministers and was carried out by kit tank. and john, darby are police officers in the presence, though, of a belgian police commissioner and 3 belgian officers who were under the authority, leadership and supervision of the catan authorities. but how could only a 2 to remain? well, even in death with him, they try to erase the very idea of patrice le mumbo congolese mutineers, together with belgian officials. after executing le mamba then dug him up again, drove him 200 kilometers away and dissolved his body in acid so that his grave s

i believe that for the democratic republic of congo and i have always said to the gateway to europe. i am talking about diplomatic and political europe, business or belgium, belgians, ruling congo with one of the bloodiest captors of european colonialism. and one of its most profitable with vast amounts of wealth looted. but belgium has been among the slowest of european powers to even start to acknowledge the path. malcolm web out to 0, thailand is rebuilding its tourism industry, also losing millions of dollars during the pandemic with the government out easing and re restrictions. visitors are once again flocking to one the world's most popular destinations, but things are still far below pre covered levels as katia has held a young ripples. a train squeeze us through this 500 meter stretch of railway, just west of van cock, about 6 times a day. and every time, hundreds of shopkeepers who set up a market directly on the tracks have to put away their tense, produce, and merchandise to make way. for locals, it's business as usual at the mike long railway market, even when the train i

in kinshasa with honors met the coffin with a fragment of the remains of the first prime minister of the independent democratic republic of the congo lumumba e, relatives of the national hero, the president of the country, politicians and public figures, i recall lumumba e, in the middle of the last century led the struggle for the independence of the congo from belgium soon. after he took the post of prime minister, he was removed from power as a result of a military coup, and later his body was killed, dismembered, dissolved in sulfuric acid. as became known. a few decades later, belgian politicians were behind the organization of the murder, all that was left after lumumba was a tooth last week, the belgian authorities transferred his family to the hero for several days, they transported religion through the cities of the congo . hello alexei gennadievich nechaev, the leader. good afternoon, i would like to start with the topic of education, now the state duma is actively discussing the issue of a complete rejection of balance system. tell us how expedient you are while seeing this solution. well , after all, russia was not an o

to the inhabitants of the south-west of moscow , the authorities of the kingdom returned the golden tooth of patrice lumumba to his relatives from the democratic republic of the congoe independence of which he fought all his life lumumba became the first prime minister of this country at the height of the cold war was a supporter of socialism, which caused rejection of the west. as a result, the head of the cabinet , lumum, tried washington for only a year. brussels initiated a coup d'état , then the belgian colonists brutally cracked down on the politician. dissolved his body in acid. but the only thing left is the same gold tooth that he left for himself. as a trophy, one of the participants in the execution in 2016, the descendants of lumumba demanded that the relic be returned to their homeland, which actually happened today during a ceremony at the egmont palace in brussels, i note that the street of many is named after patrice lumumba russian cities, as well as russian state. peoples' friendship university today is the birthday of the legend of russian television, the scientist, thanks to whom millions of people could find themselves in the animal world. niko

at the, out of the rock you dolly, the democratic republic of congo has closed its shape border with we're wonder early other a one to government said it short day to conduct a soldier who cross the border from the eastern city of gorman. he reported they opened fire on police officers and civilians. the soldiers body was lighter, were turned to authorities in going over the line. the st says his body was driven through the city in an ambulance. there was no web has been covering developments from nairobi and rwanda's, omi, uncommonly police station to the border. both said that a commonly soldier wolf from congo, towards rwanda firing a weapon. rwandan soldier opened fire on him, killing him on the spot to the exchange of fire, followed between the forces on the 2 sides of the border. this border is within the joint cities of goma and said he is easily crowded with pedestrians and cause crossing both ways. throughout the day. some civilians were we've had court in the crossfire and injured now just 2 days before the exact same place. thousands of congo leaves march towards rwanda's b

the world is paying too little attention to mass displacements of people across africa. the 1st time, 10 of the most neglected crises are on the continent. a democratic republic of congo tops the list for the 3rd time in 5 years. it morgan has more close to $6000000.00 congolese forest from their homes, a 3rd of the population going hungry and all after decades of conflict. but the democratic republic of congo is top of the most neglected crises worldwide. according to the norwegian refugee council, the aid organization lists 10 countries. all of them in africa, which have displacement crises that don't get enough media attention. the countries include burkina, faso, burgundy, cameroon, chad, if you appear, nigeria and molly, south, sudan is number 4 on the list. the world, the youngest country faced conflict just 2 years after independence in 2011. a 3rd of its 12000000 people were forced from their homes, fighting largely ended when a peace deal was signed in 2018. since then floods have displaced nearly a 1000000 more. the youth thought this woman in sonya, i campbell was established 2 years ago and we killed from the north. but here we have humanitarian on issues.

and what is now the democratic republic of congo. but king felipe who's in a state visit to the d, r c, stopped short of a formal apology. historians estimate 10000000 congolese were killed during belgian rule. out there was malcolm web reports. king felipe is the 1st belgian monarch to express regret for his country's past in the democratic republic of congo. that his speech to the congress parliament in the capital kinshasa stopped short of apologizing for the violence and exploitation. belgium's 75 year colonial rule. let them in it like a violent act and humiliation on the occasion of my 1st trip to congo, right? your front of the commonly people and those who still suffer today. i wish to reaffirm my deepest progress for those wounds of the past. king felipe and his wife, queen mathilde, are on a 6 day visit. the monarch and congress president felix jessica. he had spoken about cooperation and development. they haven't mentioned the role of king fleet. great. grandfather's brother belgian king leopold. the 2nd he turned congo int

of attacks by the m 23 rebel group. but rwanda denies any involvement. malcolm web reports, ah, thousands marched on the streets of kinshasa, the capital of democratic republic of congo, protesting against what they say is ruined and military aggression in the east of the country. people here say rwandan president, pul cami is behind a recent series of attacks by the rebel group and 23 again, marcia way were protesting because of what paul could gama has been doing in our country for decades. now. today we're saying enough is enough of this must stop about got the diplomatic relations between our country and we're wander should stop . and our ambassador and rwanda needs to come home. tens of thousands of people who fled their homes because of the fighting. the attack has occupied several towns and villages, conquerors army took some of them back. some people have since returned home. me nearly came via i fled and spent 4 days in a comfort, displaced people near gama. but to now returned to my house, it was already looted rundown. so just came with chucks and looted several houses, including mine. conger, his army, has struggled to contain the attacks. we've started i

of good things want and most importantly. but it's best to check. the belgian authorities returned the remains of patrice lumumba to the family 1 prime minister of the democratic republic of the congoba was killed in 1961 , the murder was organized by his political opponents in the congo, they were supported by the belgian authorities, lumumba's body was dismembered, dissolved in acid, everything from he was left - these are a few teeth and phalanxes of fingers that were preserved by the ex-chief of the belgian police who helped the killers today in brussels, these remains were handed over to the delegation by iskongom. earlier, the belgian leadership acknowledged the fact of participation in the massacre of the leader of an african country and brought congo an official apology. a forum dedicated to the revival and development of russian winemaking is being held in pskov. in addition, there is a fair for the guests of the forum, grapes, where russian wines were made, cheese makers , producers of handicrafts today the scientific program starts and the main theme of the development of genetic technologies in agriculture. every time we have some new theme. here is the last time we col

an activist complain that the kind of violence that was on least there in this kind of group who resort extraction continue to play the democratic republic of congo as it is now called to this day the de facing if those statues of king leopold is what seems to lead to the 1st 3, the royal family expressing regret for the colonial past. and now the ceremony in which she remembered to being with that. all right, welcome. thanks for that, malcolm web reporting is a delegation from c receives building a remains of the independence leader saturday school. 60 years ago. i shall anchor is holding edge and bailout talks with the international monetary fund as it struggles to contain a spiraling economic crisis. and the government says it needs a $5000000000.00 lifeline. a lack of foreign currency has led to shortages of food and medicine, while fuel supplies and to to run out within days. we know fernandez is more now from the capital of colombo. the 10 member delegation of the i am of held meetings at the prime minister's office. that's a building you see behind me led by the chief of mission pizza brewer. now essentially sherlock has run out of options

of the sites. those are the headlines. the news continues her on al jazeera, of the inside story to stay with us. ah the king and queen of belgium are in democratic republic of congo to per se if the chance for reconciliation given the scale of atrocities committed on the belgian colonial rule, how much progress can be made. this is inside story. ah oh, welcome to the program. i'm kim vanelle and legacy of belgian colonialism in central africa and the course of 2 centuries. millions of people are believed to have been killed or mutilated. and what's out one day, democratic republic of congo. the arrival of belgium's royal cobble on their 1st visit to the country is being billed as a way to move forward. but without a long list of historical grievances, any congolese, a skeptical, any real action or accountability can be achieved. you know, i wish that the president takes care of what is important to the con, the lease, instead of making use of expenses by inviting this royal couple. we have important things to settle here, like free education. teachers are not well paid, but the president prefers to invite the belgian king to do what to loot us again. what was it?

improved about the walker. paula, if you read them on kathy google, i believe that for the democratic republic of congo, and i have always said this, the gateway to europe above. i am talking about diplomatic and political europe business in europe. his belgium, belgium's ruling congo, was one of the bloodiest chapters of european colonialism and one of its most profitable with vast amounts of wealth looted that belgium has been among the slowest of european powers to even start to acknowledge the past. malcolm web al jazeera, a large wildfire and southern spain, as forced evacuation of dozens of people. more than 100, firefighters supported by 15 aircraft have been deployed to put out the blazed may popular tourist region of malaga. strong winds are fanning the flames. 8 people have appeared in a french court accused of stealing a mural by the famous st artist bank, c. in 2019. it was painted on an emergency door at the batter gland theater. honoring victims of the 2015 paris attacks, prosecutor say, the defendants removed the door and took it to italy, where it was found by police in a farm house in

officer a series of mass shootings is called on congress to restore limits on the sale of weapons and raised the minimum age to buy gun opposition. groups in the democratic republic of congo, or calling for the government to come to magic ties with them. their protesting were one, does a legit support for the armed rebel group and $23.00, which county denies el salvador has extended its data from urgency for a 3rd month to crack down on gang violence so far. at least 34000 people have been detained in the central american country. their police admit they're having to meet quote us, but the majority of the population appears to support president. now you will kelly's iron fist strategy. however, i, misty international is accusing the government of massive human rights violations, including torture, an arbitrary detention. it says at least 18 people have died in police custody in 2 months. john holman, has more the for salvage those president kelly the ceremony? tomorrow, 3 is an office, was a triumphant event. yet something to announce. it's almost a bundle. they're gonna get control up on the us. yes, let the point of winning the war against the cancer. no, because it is

the world is paying too little attention to mass displacements of people across africa. for the first time 10 of the most neglected crises are on the continent. the democratic republic of congoe list for the third time in five years. we have more. reporter: close to 6 million people from congo forced from their homes, third of the population going hungry and all after decades of conflict. the democratic republic of congo is top of the most neglected crises worldwide, according to the norwegian refugee council. the organization lists 10 countries, all of them in africa, which have displacement crises that do not get enough media attention. the countries include those in africa. south sudan is number four on the list. the world's youngest country facees -- faces conflicts. a third of its 12 million people were forced from their homes, fighting ended when a peace deal was signed in 2018. since then of floods have displaced more. >> it was established two years ago when we came from the north, but here we have humanitarian issues. there is no issues or access, and no education. reporter: sudan is also on the list, more than 2 million have been displaced in the western region in

the geography of sexual violence . associated with the conflict extremely widely - it is yugoslavia, afghanistan, the democratic republic of the congoia, rwanda, guinea. well, unfortunately, now in this list of ukraine, we will further talk about the importance of this document and our interlocutor is kateryna pavlichenko, deputy minister of internal affairs of ukraine ms. kateryna good evening good evening please tell me what is happening in ukraine now and the importance of the document that we have just mentioned as far as we we can count on his help on a global scale. that's right, today, june 19, is the international day for the elimination of sexual violence in conflict and the cost and note that sexual violence as a tactic of warfare is it is the most heinous crime that violates the basic principles of human rights to freedom and dignity. today, we talk about this type of crime, not as something that is inevitable as a result of war, but it is really a direct weapon against the peaceful civilian population. e and e despite the fact that today the struggle of ukraine against the aggressor russia continues, the resistance conti

king philippe is on a six-day trip to the democratic republic -- democratic republic of congo. the scene is a chance for reconciliation. the king met with the congolese president. during belgium's rule, millions of congolese were killed, mutilated or died of disease as the country's resources were exploited. furthermore, i want to bring in the co-coordinator of the collective colonial memory and fight against discrimination. she joins us from brussels. it is good to have you on the program. the king is an congo. in your opinion, what would be the best outcome of this visit? >> thank you for the invitation. i would say that there is no better outcome. i would just say that this page the king gave today and congo was a step in the right direction. for the relationship between the two countries because the speech was really about recognizing the past without minimizing what the colonial system was. it was a good step in the right direction and i just hope that this will be the beginning of a relationship where the states treat eacother as equals. >> this is about a lot more than ju

, the officer, last minutes intervention by the european court of human rights and versus the court now thousands of people in the democratic republic of congo have rallied against wonder protesters in the eastern city of goma accuse. there are one that governments of supporting the m $23.00. revel movement. you come on. it comes just days after the m $23.00 sees the board, the town. more than 25000 people have fled. the group launch through a new defense. last month, malcolm web is monitoring developments from nairobi. we just heard that the protest is now left the streets of the regional capital government off the $35.00, tig them that they started marching at sunrise. they went toward the border with rwanda. some of them holding pictures of random president who could make saying that they wanted to cross the border go and deal with gummy. they say that they're tired of decades of rwandan military aggression in the 8th of democratic republic of congo. the latest violence in the group and $23.00 attack several towns and villages in recent month 2 days ago, took control of the town of when a gonna, which is on the border with neighboring uga

in congo, king felipe and queen mathilde have attended a wreath laying ceremony in kinshasa in the cap, the capital of the democratic republic of congo. it's the 1st time that a belgian monarch has traveled to the former belgian colony in more than a decade or belgium imposed a brutal regime in what is now democratic republic of congo. the atrocities which included forced labor, torture amputations and rape, began in $1885.00 under king leopold the 2nd. around 10000000 congolese died. the king's rule was deemed so cruel that 23 years later he was forced to relinquish control to belgium's parliament. however, congolese was still unable to own land vote or travel freely before declaring independence in 1960, the congo had become africa's richest colony producing around 70 percent of the world industrial diamonds. most of the prophets, however, went to belgium, brussels as acknowledged, some of the abuses carried out during its 75 year rule, but many argue that it's public apologies of fallen shores. marie claire fe is a human rights defender. she says that belgium owes the democratic republic of congo an apology for its coloni

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the border go and deal with gummy. they say that they're tired of decades of rwandan military aggression in the 8th of democratic republic of congo. the latest violence in the group and $23.00 attack several towns and villages in recent month 2 days ago, took control of the town of when a gonna, which is on the border with neighboring uganda. everyone that denies being behind the violence that the commonly government doesn't believe them. they said i wonder, is orchestrating it. and certainly those people on the street to go, i don't believe rwanda denials of involvement either within the 90 ninety's wonder when you got the invaded eastern congo. and they've been accused of meddling backing on groups and loosing minerals ever since. certainly in recent one relationships between the congress government and the rwandan government has to be a nicole who comes at a time when in the u. k. and around the world, people are debating whether or not there is a safe place to send asylum seekers. but according to people, anything, congo, the government, rwanda makes eastern congo. not a safe place for them. new air bus, passenger plane being

but what are the ongoing impacts of colonialism on democratic republic of congo today? what, what, what is the legacy? how is it continuing to be felt? it is, could you do is we see it or can go on or crust, much known it at the kettle piece in or since independence in that to 16 currently we see what's good on the eastern part of the country. i mean all i mean you dick, you dig a bit deep by you for that is all about control of quin gosh, a vast dutch rod resources. ok. and i believe that term the actors in can go today are mere promises to some external forces who wants to keep warm control m, m m, m congress or resources. so the impact in all it's a matter. it's untrue if i can for that is sam is, is sincere and used approach to m m coogel. who must go further? i mean, i talk to, i mean government and always your leaders and get you to reach a republic just to make sure that there is peace in within the whole country. i mean, the israel can go and i wish i was bloody, always 1 am. and for going on all, all the other show work. therefore you need to do what happened du

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the time. relations have since improved walker pool. i had to be democratic. i believe that for the democratic republic of congo, and i have always said to the gateway to europe. i am talking about diplomatic and political europe. business in europe, belgium, belgians, rolling congo with one of the bloodiest out of european colonialism and one of its most profitable with vast amounts of wealth looted. but belgium has been among the slowest of european powers to either thought to acknowledge the author. malcolm web out, is there a sedans militia willis, a started direct talk for little policies in the capital. it's a 1st such meeting since the army took over power last october, but major opposition parties and coalitions are boy coughing it. hippa, morgan reports not from cotton for denise political parties and the army are coming together for talks. they haven't done this since the military took power 8 months ago. the participants say they want to end the political impasse created by the takeover, which has left for them without a fully functioning government. and in political and economic turmoil, the united

the congo had become africa's richest colony producing about 70 percent of the world's industrial diamonds. most of the prophets went to belgium. when marie claire ferry is an activist, the democratic republic of congo, who describes herself as a human rights defendant. she says that people are tired of having regrets, rather than a formal apology. ringback the congo used to be on by gene for do so the mon, actually the voucher monarchy and then he puts back to the belgian states and the government. so really there's been a lot of suffering and. busy it is really unfortunate that the king, the current king of belgium, has never formerly apologized, even though he has expressed regret. but he has never formerly apologize and never discuss reparation or, and also the return of the artifact that was stolen from the congo. because a lot of companies, people actually want the china or the artifact and painting and all our heritage. and he's to reach thailand. his rebuilding, it's tourism industry after losing billions of dollars during the pandemic. but the government now easing entry restrictions visitors are once again locked into one of the wells. most popular destinations are things are stil

how does belgium continue to thrive economically from its exploitation of the democratic republic of congow could belgium take full responsibility, what could that look like? quakes you only have to walk the streets of brussels to see the amount of wealth that belgian derived from congo from the colonial time onwards, and we are talking about the systematic transfer of a normal swell well from one african economy to a european economy, and this has left the congolese state in a very impoverished position. really since the end of the colonial time. so there is no question that belgium owes congo in a norma's reparations package, and there's a colonial picture here as well where we see germany having to deal with the question of reparations to namibia for the herero genocide, the british government has had to pay reparations to the victims of mau mau atrocities in kenya, this is what is spooking the belgium government at the moment, they know there is a zeitgeist around reparations. what belgium is trying to do, to a certain extent, is to a more peaceful response for atrocities in the past.

of the other store is making headlines around the world. the remains of the independence hero of the democratic republic of congo. patrice the member, have been buried more than 60 years after his death. the member was assassinated in 1961 and his body dissolved in acid leaving only a single gold plated tooth. well that tooth was taken to belgium from where it was repatriated last week. my new congee, brown jackson has made history becoming the 1st black woman sworn in as u. s. supreme court justice. 51 year old replaces stephen briar. who is retiring. justice is remain on the bench for life or until they choose to step down. in 3 longer hundreds of protesters have gathered outside columbus main train station. it's the latest mass rally aimed at toppling the government. and economic crisis is hitting living standards. schools have closed because of fuel shortages now to portugal, where scientists are sounding the alarm about the dwindling population of sea horses off the country's coast in just 20 years. their numbers in one estuary have fallen by some 96 percent. they re population effort called project seahorse is underway in hopes of halti

of attacks by the 23 rebel group. the rwanda denies and involvement mark web as this report. now. the thousands marched on the streets of can shatter the capital of the democratic republic of congo, protesting against what they say is when the military aggression in the eastern country. people here said one than president pool cook, i'm a, is behind the recent series of attack by the rebel m. 23 ship were protesting because of what paul could government has been doing in our country for decades. now. today we are seeing enough is enough of this must about got the diplomatic relations between our country and wonder should stop and our investor and rhonda needs to come home. tens of thousands of people fled their homes because of the fighting. the attack has occupied several towns and villages. congos army took some of them back. some people have since returned home me nearly came via i fled and spent 4 days in a comfort, displaced people near gama. but when i returned to my house, it was already looted rundown, so it just came with trucks and looted several houses, including main congos army has struggled to contain the attacks and which started in november. rwanda's government d

more than 25 years after the 1st congo war, the democratic republic of congo, and were wanda, are once again engaged in dispute. the central african neighbors have accused each other of firing rockets across their shared border, including a strike that killed 2 congolese children. this seems to have been triggered by fighting between the m 23 rebel group and state forces in the east. both congo and the united nations have accused were wanda of supporting the m $23.00 movement. the u. n. has urged all parties to immediately cease all forms of violence. the region doesn't need a new crisis. let's keep the channels of dialogue open at all levels, including at the community level and help preserve the progress achieve in the recent years. thanks to the various cooperation mechanisms. the march 23rd movement or m $23.00 is also known as the congo lee as revolutionary army. it's a rebel military group based in eastern areas of the democratic republic of congo, mainly in the province of north keybo. its leadership is made up of members of the to the ethnic group. they say they're aim is to fi

foreign emile n'goy is originally from the democratic republic of the congo, has played in france, portugaland italy. we have as two undercoverjournalists italy. we have as two undercover journalists to italy. we have as two undercoverjournalists to make undercover journalists to make contact undercoverjournalists to make contact with emile, and they are hoping to meet him at a llanelli match. they exchanged phone numbers and meet again a few weeks later. the undercover journalist tells emile he is looking for investment opportunities for illicit black—market funds. so, emile says he will talk to his brother about it. a week later, emile has news, he has trials at another club. emile does leave llanelli for a new club, but he ends up playing in scotland. they have told emile that they represent overseas businessmen who want to invest illegal black—market money into football. they also plan to bring up betting on football and fixing, and at that point, emile should walk away. brett national footballers are forbidden from even entering into discussions about it. paying players to deliberately

fire broke out in the north of the country tuesday night. officials say they suspect arson. belgium's king philip is on the 6th day trip to the democratic republic of congo and the trip seen as a chance for reconciliation between the 2 nations. the king met with the congolese president and reiterated his deepest regrets for belgium's colonial half of during belgium's room. millions congolese were killed, mutilated, or died of disease as the countries resources were exploited. genevieve canada, she is the coordinator of the collective colonial memory and fight against discrimination in belgium. i spoke with her a short while ago and she told me what she thinks about today's visit. oh, thank you so much for the invitation. at 1st, i would say that and there is no like better outcome. i'll just say that and just to speech that's the king gave today in a step in the right direction for relationship between the 2 countries. because the speech was really about recognizing the past with minimizing what the cooling system was. so it was really a good, good step in the right direction. and i just hope that this will be the beginning of the relationship where the