African Colonial Museum in Belgium to Re-open
The Royal Museum for Central Africa is aiming to tell a different story of colonisation.
The Royal Museum of Central Africa in Brussels was built at the beginning of the 20th century to celebrate Belgium鈥檚 colonisation of the Congo. The museum is now re-opening, aiming to tell a more accurate account of what happened during this period.
Also in the programme: A charity has been forced to end migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean; the next US ambassador to the United Nations.
(Picture: The Museum of Central Africa in Brussels, Belgium. Credit: GEORGES GOBET/AFP/Getty Images)
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