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[Your reactions] DRC: what do you expect from King Philippe's first official visit?

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King Philippe of Belgium and his wife Mathilde, greet the cheering crowd on the balcony of the royal palace in Brussels.

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By: Juan Gomez Follow

Two years after expressing his "deepest regrets for the wounds of colonization", the King of Belgium is going to the DRC on Tuesday.

Sovereign Philippe intends in particular to continue the work of memory on the colonial period.

After the regrets, should Belgium ask for forgiveness?

How to promote memory work?

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