A sun friend and his message to president you said katie to the congolese people. Its a measure of regret its not a letter of apology Music Festival thats if youll have to apologize or rather ask to be forgiven for what our ancestors did little said. Also coming up tonight the European Union begins reopening its borders tomorrow to travelers from countries that have the coronavirus occur canadians will be allowed in americans will know i think then banning americans is totally reasonable i mean the us has done a very similar thing to europe i dont think theyll necessarily be a rush because i dont think people are really ready to travel yet. Or to our viewers on p. B. S. In the united. States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with a royal regret sent from europe to africa today for the 1st time in belgian history the reigning king expressed regret over his countrys colonial past in the democratic republic of congo it is important to note that a regret is no apology which many in the d r c have demanded and still demand that said what was communicated today by the key is an acknowledgement and official recognition of the pain inflicted upon the congolese people in the name of the belgian state at the same time in belgium today a stance you have king leopold the 2nd was removed from a Public Square in the late 19th century leopolds forces led a massive exploitation of the congo millions of congolese people died during 75 years of brutal belgian colonial rule. In brussels today the belgian Prime Minister unveiled a plaque to commemorate the anniversary of the independents here is part of what she said. Would have been the time has come for belgium klim barkan a journey of research a journey of truth a journey of memory but 1st many work on the truth and memory involves acknowledging the suffering acknowledging the suffering of others. This recognition when if was clearly expressed this morning by our sovereign in his letter to president she said to the congolese people. The belgian Prime Minister speaking there to what many say is an overdue coming to terms with the countrys colonial past the catalyst for that came not from belgium not from the democratic republic of congo but rather from the United States more than a month ago a black man was killed by a white Police Officer in minneapolis the death of george 4 had ignited weeks of protests many led by black lives matter calls for Racial Justice that were heard thousands of miles across the atlantic or europe including belgium. Joins me now from brussels good evening to you georg you know the calls for Racial Justice in the u. S. They certainly or echoing where you are talk to me about what is happening now in belgium. Exactly brooke brown the black live smetters. Protests have really sparked some momentum here in belgium a country that has practically a not dealt with its difficult colonial past and now with these protests on side its quite incredible if if you travel the country and Pay Attention it is packed with colonial art in public spaces alone in brussels you have 80 monuments a celebrating that belgium brought civilization to add to africa and to the to the congo. And that is something that many people of congress dissent feel is just wrong it sends the wrong message and you have to deal with the past in order to find a good way into future a future without racism that is what on the web see an artist story and told me her story. Finally undead see feels a little less alone. For years the art historian has tried to challenge the way belgium deals with its colonial past now shes among thousands calling for the removal of all monuments of the countrys longest serving monarch the man who headed up a brutal colonial regime in what is now the democratic republic of Congo King Leopold the 2nd. We all know that those shows have a symbolic bell were and im totally confused out for some people. They are they dont want us to demonstrate or they will dont want people to demonstrate and to see with these heroes not because they want to keep those theaters there they want to keep else in earth of inferior. 100 she was born in belgium but had to fight racism all her life she struggled to forge a career in the arts facing many rejections now she has opened her own gallery that spotlights the work of black artists. Because the risk here is very sceptical and this is what me says makes it so dangerous and so home food too. There are so many examples like oh if youre looking for an apartment you have to say anderson yeah that you know dont waste my time on black are maybe now maybe your braids the apartment has already been has already been taken the racism in belgium however is not only fueled by a false image of the colonial era police or colic leopolds legacy also reveals vital interests ising the most vulnerable spot. Where this whole enterprise families go to reach things to loot thanks to congo and congo we helped belgium to become a state statues of leopold the 2nd like this one in the seaside resort of all stand are everywhere but theres no mention that his lavish public spending was financed by congolese robber and no mention of the millions of congolese People Killed in the process instead the official website directs tourists to a walking tour highlighting how the kings achievements bolstered the towns prestige since the protests started a number of statues and busts have been taken down. But of origins are busy restoring others this history professor things that sends the wrong message. To main problem of belgium and this is again a difference with other former colonial my peoples is that we do not have any monuments for victims of the colonization or heroes of anti community since. Unvetted she is collecting her son she wants him to learn as much as possible about his familys history her old mother still remembers the brutal reality of colonial rule in the midst 20 century and effete not our parents back in africa didnt want us to see how they were abused so one day they told me not to come near us i was curious so i hid and so have a slap to my father. Why are they doing this i asked. And he replied i was punished because i didnt have enough money to pay our taxes. Less impulse on betsy knows that many parents of congolese descent do not like to share on pleasant memories but for her son and the generations to come she feels transparency is the best way forward. To india to this a close family so transparent. All those family secrets are passed on from generation to generation and raise on people when you say things clearly this is a learned future generations to cope with a passes so they dont become victims of what remains in our collective consciousness seem to suggest he has to do an arkansas collective. The exact opposite is what you find in colonial art a glorification of this time in the African Museum in brussels most of the colonial art has been confined to a small room in the basement but as long as people from that eros still alive whats the fields thats not enough. To dam is just all look at our past how glorious it was maybe we should put all those teachers away from them for the moment maybe wait that those people disappear and then show them again but with another method and just with the real message that. Belgium didnt bring civilisations to congo belgium came to steal. Everywhere you go in belgium you come across colonial monuments confronting the reality of this past is a painful but crucial process whats he feels now a 1st step has been made. You know the story this rethink is going on i mean you can see how profound it is when its personalized as you did in your story there the belgian kings expression of regret that he sent today. Short of being an apology what do you make of that. Well regrets of course are more indicative of a personal feeling that there is clearly in the regret less legal scope if you want than in an official apology for instance when it comes to demands for reparations and that is what many a belgian. Activist self kongo least the sound directly asking put money on the table not just one was its a nice 1st step but what we need to see is some action and that is and that is not what has been happening this is more of a personal feeling from from the king philip that is what many people told me today. What youre talking about there is possibly reparations and youre right its were a long way from being close to making that a reality so this expression of regret or even an apology will that be enough. Look of course you have those people who say regrets will never be enough and they will never pay for the atrocities will never pay for the pain that has been inflicted by this belgian regime under colonial times and that is what people clearly told me but it was quite interesting to see that after that statement that royal statement everywhere i went today people have been debating what that means what are the consequences that the country is moving forward its a 1st step that clearly has for many been the signal i went to a particular place its called the limo bus square its the only place where there is some reference to a colonial hero the 1st Prime Minister of the democratic republic of congo and here is what people had to say i dont think thats enough i think the beginning but its really been 8 years after he depended on that i think that the people of britain would stop asking for regime. Change. And change happening. From on the front kick and its true were happy with his reaction to just something many congolese people been waiting for is this shows us the king is listening and aware of the situation in the congo when it comes to the declaration i think he wont only stop there. Hes up to 7 months of that the onus will do that the kind of expressing re just is not enough they have to approach ours openly. You know the International Community must see their. Balance of government because. We cook nice thats what ive done in congress not going to use it was a crime against humanity. And again organise National Reckoning that were seeing now in belgium im wondering whats whats being taught in the schools you have School Age Children are they learning about colonialism and its legacy. My kids friend are still too young to really tackle colonialism and come to grips with that about of course coming from a federal republic i was surprised to learn that in the kingdom the children when i asked my daughter about the king philip she still takes position you know and it tells you something about how this kid the history and the and the monarchy is being dealt with here and of course i have many friends with older children who have said its terrible but that the children do not learn at all about the colonial legacy and about all the horrors that have been done all they lawn is that little paul the 2nd. Got the money and build all these beautiful things you see in brussels but they dont show the doc sights of that system and thats quite interesting to me is the 1st thing that changed the 1st thing that was changed already is the syllabus of schools of older classes the Education Minister stepped forward the 1st day of the black life matters protests and said we will change things and we will tackle our history in a better way you know reconciliation is easier when it starts with the young people thats for sure gay rights is reporting tonight from brussels as always thank you for belgium colonial past left a legacy that can even be traced in the d. N. A. Of People Living today during colonial rule belgian men fathered estimated 20000 children with congo leighs women the belgian government see here that these children could pose a threat to the racial hierarchies within the colonies thousands of children were kidnapped from their mothers and placed in adoptive families or homes in belgium samuel isa torn apart our next report introduces us to a woman in search of her heritage and her family tree. Jackie who have oil was 3 and a half years old when she came to belgium this picture shows her at the airport in brussels and her father a belgian citizen died a couple of months after her birth and the belgian Colonial Government didnt want to leave her upbringing to her mother. The police came by to get us multiple times my mother went into hiding with us again and again but then the Police Received the order to take us away using violence if necessary use on the. First shirky who was placed with catholic nuns in rwanda then in 1959 she was adopted by a family in belgium back then this report about her was published in a newspaper thousands of other kids with belgian dads and rwandan congolese or burundian mums shared the same fate during belgiums colonial rule many of them never saw their families again this letter was the 1st sign of her mother from rwanda after many years. I feel when my daughters are clean im very happy to be able to send you this reading are you i was very pleased about your letter. Shortly after having received it at the age of 21 jackie who visited her mother in rwanda for the 1st and last time. Everyone told me you have to be careful with africas maybe it wont even be your mother chill tragic get money from you be careful maybe you shouldnt go there i believe there are stories so when i saw her i thought she was not my mother traveled back but she really was my mother. Almost 20 years later her mother died as a victim of the genocide in rwanda jackie who had worse stayed in belgium she studied and worked as a Computer Scientist for many years now shes retired. You live your life but again and again there were these moments when i wanted to know what had actually happened to me i was confronted with boundaries and with the end billing mr grant has access to our own history that made me a bit furious to work. For mark. For the 1st time in the spring of 2019 the belgian government apologized to the abductions but when jackie who reads it even today there are still people who claim colonialism had a positive influence she knows that the past still costs shot. 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