CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP HeroBelgium's King sends 'regrets' to Congo for Leopold II atrocities -- but doesn't apologize

The King of Belgium has sent his "deepest regrets" to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the "suffering and humiliation" his nation inflicted while it colonized the region -- but stopped short of apologizing for his ancestor Leopold II's atrocities.

June 30, 2020 at 01:28PM https://ift.tt/2BW1PdR King of Belgium has sent his "deepest regrets" to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the "suffering and humiliation" his nation inflicted while it colonized the region -- but stopped short of apologizing for his ancestor Leopold II's atrocities.