Director Johan Grimonprez discusses Soundtrack to a Coup d'État, his powerful exploration of Congo's decolonization struggle, in conversation with Peter Mertens, Belgian political leader and author of ...

Belgian colonial control of the city also laid the foundation for who owned the land—in this case, a Belgian mining company ...

They urged her to help them mobilise Congolese women in the fight against Belgian colonial rule. Blouin was pulled in two directions. On one hand, she had three young children - including Eve - to ...