Tag: ColonialEra

  • A Belgian Museum Holds Colonial-Era Records About the Congo—A Minerals Company Wants Access

    A museum devoted to Belgium’s colonial history in Africa has found itself involved in a dispute over access to documents pertaining to rich mineral deposits in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly colonized by the European country. The Congolese government and KoBold Metals, a mining and artificial intelligence company backed by billionaires read more

    A Belgian Museum Holds Colonial-Era Records About the Congo—A Minerals Company Wants Access