Why colonial-era Congo archives in Belgium are caught in a standoff over strategic minerals
- Posted on April 22, 2026
- By Le Monde
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Why colonial-era Congo archives in Belgium are caught in a standoff over strategic minerals
Accusations of 'digital colonialism' and capitalist predation are at the heart of a standoff between an American mining company and a Belgian public museum, as interest in the Democratic Republic of Congo's vast mineral wealth intensifies.
