The exploitation of African Congo during colonial period is an interesting case study From 1885 to 1908, it remained in the clutches of King Leopold II During
23 sept 2020 · Keywords: concessions, violence, indirect rule, Africa, colonialism JEL Classification: O15, N47, D72, O43, Z13 * We thank Alberto Alesina,
imperialism in Africa TAKING NOTES Belgian Congo, as the colony later became known, was 80 times larger than Belgium used to describe the
Belgium and Britain were mostly responsible for taking the land The Belgians took land in the Congo and the British conquered land in Kenya and South Africa
colonialism and the military dictatorship of Mobutu Sese Seko To this end, Chapter Three will analyze the roles of the Belgian government, other European
While the Belgian colonial state forcefully created a rational state in Congo that has tried to explain this as the reason for UN activity in Congo