White overseer with black workers on a rubber plantation in Belgian Congo, 1899. The Belgian Congo, located in central Africa along the Congo River basin, was a colony ruled by Belgium from 1908 to 1960.
"Rubber Plantation in Belgian Congo." World History: The Modern Era, ABC-CLIO, 2018, worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/2024095. Accessed 12 Oct. 2018.
Of necessity, Congolese generally prioritize short-term needs over future goals. They tend to like telling jokes, drinking, dancing, and playing and listening to music. Over drinks, they often energetically discuss current affairs, especially national politics. Since civil war made life harder for most people, communal solidarity, which was always strong, has grown stronger. Ethnic divisions, meanwhile, have become more pronounced, as political leaders have sought to rally tribal support. In rural areas, villagers still accord respect to councils of elderly people that mediate disagreements.
"Congo-Brazzaville: General Attitudes." CultureGrams Online Edition, ProQuest, 2023, online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country_sections.php?cid=214&cn=Congo-Brazzaville&sname=General_Attitudes&snid=6. Accessed 15 September 2023.
Of necessity, Congolese generally prioritize short-term needs over future goals. They tend to like telling jokes, drinking, dancing, and playing and listening to music. Over drinks, they often energetically discuss current affairs, especially national politics. Since civil war made life harder for most people, communal solidarity, which was always strong, has grown stronger. Ethnic divisions, meanwhile, have become more pronounced, as political leaders have sought to rally tribal support. In rural areas, villagers still accord respect to councils of elderly people that mediate disagreements.
"Congo-Brazzaville: General Attitudes." CultureGrams Online Edition, ProQuest, 2018, online.culturegrams.com/world/world_country_sections.php?cid=214&cn=Congo-Brazzaville&sname=General_Attitudes&snid=6. Accessed 12 October 2018.
"Political Map." World History: The Modern Era, ABC-CLIO, 2018, worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/311398. Accessed 12 Oct. 2018.
"Infographic of Congo-Brazzaville." CultureGrams Online Edition, ProQuest, 2018, online.culturegrams.com/world/world_popup_infographic.php?scountryname=CongoBrazzaville&id=&refername=&type=World. Accessed 12 October 2018.