Belgian settlers
The Belgian Congo was given up after violence.
The Congo is a country on the continent of Africa. As such it could not meaningfully want or get independence from Africa. It was however a Belgian colony and sought independence from Belgian as was the fashion of the times.
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No the Dutch were known as boers
Jeanne de Schoutheete has written: 'Jeannette of Cairo'
Belgian Congo (1908-1960)Ruanda-Urundi (1922-1962)
Modern day Zaire.
Some names you might have seen on a map of Africa from 1910 include Abyssinia (Ethiopia), French West Africa, Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo), German East Africa (Tanzania), Rhodesia (Zimbabwe and Zambia), and the Union of South Africa.
The Belgian Congo is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It gained independence from Belgium in 1960 and is a country in Central Africa rich in natural resources but facing challenges such as political instability and conflict.
Belgian colonial empire comprised of two countries in Africa. It included Belgian Congo (now DRC) and Ruanda-Urundi (now two separate states Rwanda and Burundi.
Africans in the Belgian Congo suffered forced labor and oppression.