Belgian King Philippe has expressed his “deepest regrets” to the Democratic Republic of Congo for the acts of cruelty committed during the years that his ancestor, Leopold II, presided over the DRC. The reigning monarch made the comments in a letter to President Félix Tshisekedi on the 60th anniversary of DR Congo’s independence. Belgium controlled the central African country from the 19th Century until it won its independence in 1960. Millions of Africans died during Belgium’s bloody …
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German club, Borussia Dortmund have completed the signing of Thomas Meunier from Paris Saint-Germain on a four-year deal. The 28-year-old Belgium right-back had been linked with Premier League clubs Manchester United, Chelsea, and Tottenham but he decided to join the Bundesliga giants Dortmund on a free transfer. Announcing the deal on Twitter, Meunier tweeted: ‘A great day has arrived! I have the immense honor to announce my engagement with Borussia Dortmund! A new chapter opens to us, …