Belgian king, in shadow of colonial past, to visit DR Congo ...Middle East

BRUSSELS: Belgium’s King Philippe(pix)on Tuesday begins a historic visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a region cruelly exploited by his ancestors, as tensions rise in the volatile east.The six-day trip, at the invitation of President Felix Tshisekedi, has strong symbolic significance, coming two years after Philippe expressed to the Congolese leader his “deepest regrets” for the “wounds” of colonisation.The visit, the monarch’s first to the DR Congo since ascending the throne in 2013, has been billed as a chance for reconciliation after the atrocities and other abuses committed under Belgian colonial rule.It had originally been scheduled to take place in June 2020 to mark the DRC’

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