Belgium’s King Sends Letter of Regret Over Colonial Past in Congo

    Posted by Monika Pronczuk and Megan Specia on

    The first acknowledgment by the royal family of the European country’s brutal actions in central Africa stopped short of an outright apology. It comes as Belgium begins to publicly reckon with the abuses.

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