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The Belgian Congo's contribution to the war effort
London, Pub. for the Belgian Office of Information by Evans Bros.

A revealing pamphlet by the Belgian colonial minister
New York; Belgian Government Information Center

Issued soon after independence to justify the Belgian intervention. I don't know if any of its claims were ever verified or not.

Publisher: Belgian Government Information Office, NY

A 500 page overview of the colony, its history, people, government, telecommunications etc, published on the eve of independence

The table of contents has been moved from the back page to the front for the readers benefit

A coffee-table book style pamphlet with many photographs.

Travel guide with black and white photos

June 2nd, 2008 Headsman

On this date in 1966, the Congo’s last civilian Prime Minister and three former cabinet officials “walked unfalteringly to the gallows in the main square”* of Kinshasa and were hanged before a crowd a hundred thousand strong as Lt. Gen. Joseph-Desire Mobutu consolidated his ruinous Zairian dictatorship.

Concerns Belgian Congo's economic contribution to the war effort
London, Pub. for the Belgian information Office by Evans Bros

A statistical overview published just before independence. Very detailed, gives exact location and numbers of the natives, officials and settlers, comprehensive list of newspapers, radio stations, agricultural and industrial output, organization of government, etc. Many maps and diagrams

Author: Office de l'information et des relations publiques pour le Congo belge et le Ruanda-Urundi

When Friends Become Enemies
NEWSWEEK
Updated: 5:07 PM ET Jan 2, 2008

"The war should continue to liberate the entire country. No Congolese can accept to be under the rule of the Rwandese."–Laurent Kabila