In a jaw-dropping interview, Belgian Prince Laurent, the brother of King Philippe, attempted to defend his colonialist grandfather King Leopold II — who turned the Congo into a slave state — after ...

A statue of King Leopold II of Belgium was taken down in Antwerp today after it was vandalised by protesters because of his brutal colonial rule in the Congo. Leopold owned the Belgian Congo as his ...

Activists have removed a statue of Belgium's King Leopold II in Brussels - days after another one was taken down in Antwerp due to anti-racism vandalism. The figure was removed from its plinth during ...

A statue of former Belgian King Leopold II was removed by officials in the city of Antwerp on Tuesday after Black Lives Matter protesters set it on fire. The statue depicts Leopold, whose reign ran ...

A long-controversial statue of former Belgian King Leopold II has been taken down after it was set on fire last week during global unrest over the police-custody death of George Floyd, according to a ...