leopold's agents of whom the mythical kurtz was one, raided, slaughtered, mutilated, and pressed intopulation, in a bloodthirsty quest for first ivory and then rubber. when independence finally came, the belgians trashed what they could, and left behind a completely unprepared tribally divided and largely ungovernable land mass, filled with stuff that everybody in the world wanted. and things pretty much went downhill from there. ♪ >> but this story begins with a truck stop in rwanda. stocking up in rwanda. my expectations for food in the congo are more measured. if you're looking to get to the eastern congo, and many would ask why you would even want to do that, the best way is to drive across from neighboring rwanda. this country, of course, not too long ago, suffered its own appalling genocide. behind the wheel, dan. he's been living in the drc for two years, working on a documentary about some of the several dozen rebel groups in the country. riding shotgun, dan's close friend and associate horeb, a congolese. they're taking me across the border. one side, rwanda, hotels, paved ro

leopold's agents of whom the mythical kurtz was one, raided, slaughtered, mutilated, and pressed into forced labor much of the population, in a bloodthirsty quest for first ivory and then rubber. when independence finally came, the belgians trashed what they could, and left behind a completely unprepared tribally divided and largely ungovernable land mass, filled with stuff that everybody in the world wanted. and things pretty much went downhill from there. ♪

as here at the grand museum erected outside brussels by king leopold ii of belgium. it was built on the profits of forced labour in rubber plantations. those who failed to collect the quota had hands chopped off. african art was carted back here in vast quantities. but the museum has undergone a major revamp, to reflect the reality of colonial history. if you look there, you know, there's a hologram of leopold ii about six times here and in total about 45 times throughout the building. he wasn't a man for understatement, was he? but as for restitution, there are reservations about capacity and the dangers of corruption. do you trust the authorities in congo? no. to treat anything that is brought back with the care it deserves? at this moment, no, absolutely not. i wouldn't trust any of the people that are currently in charge. not that they are of bad will, but just they don't have the facilities. there is no security system. a lot of these objects are worth a lot of money. people are paid very badly. what would you do if you were paid, you know, not even $100 a month

the debate so haunted by past cruelties as he, at the grand museum erected outside brussels by king leopold belgium. it is the province of forced labor and rubber plantations. those who failed to produce their quota had hands chopped off. african art was carted off in vast quantities. but the museum has undergone a major revamp to reflect the reality of colonial history. >> if you look there, there is king leopold ii, at in total, ab times throughout the building. fergal: he wasn't around for -- but as for restitution, there are reservations about capacity and the dangers of corruption. do you trust the authorities in congo to treat what is brought back with the care it deserves? >> at this moment, n absolutely not. not that they are of that wil but they don't have the facilities. there is no security system. oa lot of tects are worth a lot of money. people are paid very badly. what would you do if you are paid on even $100 a month? fergal: but african voices are .istent, change must come in the democratic republic of congo, we visited a fledgling museum in kinshasa that combines colonial s

if you look there, you know, there's a hologram of leopold ii about six times here, and in total aboutr restitution, there are reservations about capacity and the dangers of corruption. do you trust the authorities in congo... no. ..to treat anything that is brought back with the care it deserves? at this moment, no, absolutely not. i wouldn't trust any of the people that are currently in charge. not that they are of bad will, but just they don't have the facilities. there is no security system. a lot of these objects are worth a lot of money. people are paid very badly. what would you do if you were paid, you know, not even $100 a month? but african voices are insistent change must come. in the democratic republic of congo, we visited a fledgling museum in kinshasa, that combines old colonial sculpture with this storehouse of congolese art. professor bwatshia acknowledges the worries about corruption in congo, but a new national museum has been built, with south korean help, a place that could provide a congolese home for looted treasures. translation: during colonisation, belgium, en

if you look there, you know, there's a hologram of leopold ii about six times here, and in total abouts really... but as for restitution, there are reservations about capacity and the dangers of corruption. do you trust the authorities in congo? no. to treat anything that is brought back with the care it deserves? at this moment, no, absolutely not. i wouldn't trust any of the people that are currently in charge. not that they are of bad will, but just they don't have the facilities. there is no security system. a lot of these objects are worth a lot of money. people are paid very badly. what would you do if you were paid, you know, not even $100 a month? but african voices are insistent, change must come. in the democratic republic of congo, we visited a fledgling museum in kinshasa, that combines old colonial sculpture with this storehouse of congolese art. professor washna acknowledges the worries about corruption in congo. but a new national museum has been built with south korean help. a place that could provide a congolese home for looted treasures. translation: during colonisati

if you look there, you know, there's a hologram of leopold ii about six times here and in total abouts for restitution, there are reservations about capacity and the dangers of corruption. do you trust the authorities in congo? no. to treat anything that is brought back with the care it deserves? at this moment, no, absolutely not. i wouldn't trust any of the people that are currently in charge. not that they are of bad will, but just they don't have the facilities.

mardik leopold is a biologist at wageningen university and sea bird specialist.ung and in very bad shape. you can see even on the outside that it is really skinny. guillemots feed mostly on fish. the north sea is rich in sprat and herring. food shortages are unlikely. bad weather may have contributed. but that wouldn't explain why the deaths are limited to the netherlands and to the guillemot population. it should still be here if it's plastic, it doesn't ijust. the scientists are hoping matt postmortems on hundreds of birds next week will reveal what's causing the guillemots' deaths yawned any reasonable doubt. anna holligan, bbc news. all british horse race meetings have been cancelled today, because of an outbreak of equine flu. the decision was made after three horses tested positive for the disease. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. here at doncaster they should be raising this afternoon, but as you can see, the course is empty. this is one of four meetings that have been cancelled because of this outbreak of equine flu. what happened is that yest

earth's he knew in that sport and according to david leopold former president of the american immigration lawyers association is. that i must travel there's nothing that donald trump or secretary might consider. there then she is an american citizen who should be afforded that your process of law here in american courts indeed well then let's just move this forward because there is an issue of sort of double standards here because only what less than a year ago two u.s. citizens charged in separate cases regarding their involvement in syria under the were transferred we believe to the custody of the u.s. and one of them has been or will be soon in a court of law in the u.s. that was in what july twenty eighth why is it that those u.s. citizens can come back to the united states and how to baton or has a slightly written blankly refused. so here to get that is it amazing question there have been several people who have been repatriated back to the united states to face trial for supporting isis several books young men in the minneapolis st paul suburbs have been brought i don't know if it