The Belgian Congo policy: quod non?

2017-09-11

Kabila. Michel. Saxe-Coburg. De Croo. Four names that ring a bell in both Congo and Belgium. Four families that left their mark on both countries and their mutual relationships.

How and why did they determine the Belgian-Congolese relations? What impact do their actions have on the current relationship between Brussels and Kinshasa?

Goele Geeraert

Goele Geeraert is a freelance journalist. She specialises in economy, the labour market, human resources and social wellbeing. During the past years she has gone to Congo twice, which resulted in several articles in print and online media.