The Hidden History of a Forgotten Genocide

The history of Congo under Belgian colonial rule is one of the darkest and least acknowledged tragedies of modern times. Between 1885 and 1908, King Leopold II of Belgium turned Congo into his personal enterprise - a human and environmental catastrophe dri...

For too long, Congo’s story has been told by others - distorted, silenced, or erased. Team Congo was born out of a simple but powerful conviction: the Congolese people must reclaim their narrative and build a movement that unites voices across generations and continents.

We launched Team Congo to c...