Belgian Congo

steamboat captain was because Fresleven the captain before him was killed in scuffle by a local tribe. The Belgian company was highly eager to hire any caption to quickly fulfill the responsibility Fresleven, which was transporting great amounts of ivory from the inner parts of the Congo River to the coast. This was the major factor that lead to Marlow being hired, for if it was not for the ivory the Belgian company would have waited for a more qualified person to fill the position, but the…

In the opening sequence of Herge’s comic book, “The Adventures of Tintin; Tintin In The Congo” a young white male reporter and his dog are depicted boarding a vessel as they prepare to embark on a journey to the Belgian Congo. Upon arrival, they are enthusiastically greeted and ceremoniously welcomed as guest by the dark-skinned Congolese people. However, a careful analysis of the illustrations and dialogues sequences shown in the comic begin to paint a marred picture of the author’s ideological…

international relations, explain the appeal of the Congo to the great colonial powers in Europe. The Central African region where the Congo is located had held European interest since the 1500’s, when the Portuguese first began the slave trade. After the slave trade, powers in Europe began to realize the potential of the African continent for colonial interests. Thus began the scramble for Africa, dividing the continent between several European countries. The Congo appealed to the colonial…

that land. Both European countries placed the Tutsis in charge simply because they had similar characteristics to Europeans. The Hutus were agitated that they had no control within the country that they lived in. It was clear that the Germans and Belgians had upset the political balance in Rwanda, which even today is still a prominent issue. Tensions continued to run deep between the two groups and eventually peaked when “thousands of Tutsis were killed” and “150,000 were driven into exile”…

when Belgium qualified for the World Cup finals, 2002, there were only naturalized Croatian Branko Strupar and Kinshasa-born Mbo Mpenza could be demonstrated as having roots in an another culture. Colin wrote a piece back in 2006 saying that “the Belgian team is too white” and it’s obvious that Belgium has been some way behind France in introducing players from different ethnic backgrounds. Today, with Romelu Lukaku, Moussa Dembele, Vincent Kompany and many others, the team accurately reflects…

why Heart of Darkness should not be taught in schools across America. Joseph Conrad had the sheer audacity to describe exactly what he saw in the Congo with great detail and purpose. With Conrad’s experiences and morals, this novel establishes itself as a very noteworthy and informative piece of work that captures the intensity of the early 1900’s Congo. One of the major complaints about Heart of Darkness is Conrad’s crude, straight-forward diction. This can lead to a major controversy and…

the book Nectar in a Sieve. Nectar in a Sieve is about an Indian peasant woman, Rukmani, whose life is shook by the sudden presence of imperialism. The experiences that Rukmani goes through is reflected by the haunting imperialist history in the Congo as well as the British viewpoint illustrated through the comic A White Man’s Burden. Imperialism reflects dominance rather than social progress because it uses racism to justify the economic exploitation and the forced assimilation inflicted upon…

Unlike the Congo, where the rubber only needed to be brought by hand to the river to be shipped to market, in South Africa, the gold and diamonds required massive infrastructure buildups that supported local economies. The mineral revolution in northern South Africa…

the inside by the infertile politics that traded their country and fellow citizens for their gain. All that counted in his era was what his exercise of power in his government could bring him, which was made possible through the exploitation of the Congo population. Corruption was at its highest; the citizens were served based on their ability to pay bribes hence failing to care for the less privileged. This rendered the economic, financial, and social aspects of the nation in a disastrous…

The dog Basenji goes by many names, some of which include Belgian Congo Dog, Bongo Terrier, Congo Bush Dog, Zande Dog, and Congo Terrier. What makes this breed particularly special is that he is the only breed who has no bark. But other than the absence of bark, this breed will whine and growl like other dogs, and can express his feelings with a unique yodel or chortle sound. The Basenji does have a vocal cord. However, it is believed that the past thousands of years in training to hunt game…