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Belgium remains part of the Netherlands. What happens to the Congo? Effects on WW1? Effects on WW2?

So this is a question that's been rattling around in my head for a while now. What exactly caused the Congo to become even more impoverished? It is very rich in natural resources, with a large-enough population, so what was stopping a government from forming that would utilize its resources...

Note that this timeline is "on pause" (read: discontinued until further notice, when I get motivation back again). Read here, and if you feel like it, enjoy an... interesting story Me and my nation against the world. Me and my clan against my nation. Me and my family against my clan. Me and...

Do you have some ideas about possible colonial projects of a United Kingdom of the Netherlands surviving in 1830? Will this stronger union of the low countries be able to expand its colonial empire more than Belgium and Netherlands did OTL?

The first prime minister of an independent Congo (Kinshasa), Patrice Lumumba's short tenure was wracked by turmoil, with a mutiny by the army, an attempt by the mineral-rich state of Katanga to secede, and very hostile relations with his country's former overlord, Belgium. To make matters worse...

What if for some reason America was interested with the lobby of some corporations and back to Africa organizations or something to rule the heart of darkness with the empires of Europe just letting this teenager of a nation to have its way as long they get to have business. With the main change...

I'm not sure if this is true or not, but apparently, the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway was the next country to get the Congo had Belgium not gotten it. Let's say that in an alternate timeline that Belgium's claim to the Congo is declined at the Berlin Conference by the other countries...

Let’s assume The Netherlands and Belgium remained 1 country after 1830. How would this effect Africa? Would there still be a Colonial Conference of Berlin in 1884-1885, and if yes how would Africa be divided? And what effects would this have on Europe?

Basically, as mentioned in the title, the Democratic Republic of the Congo gets a dictator with similar principles and philosophy (as well as ability) as Singaporean PM Lee Kuan Yew. How does the Congo develop as opposed to OTL? Is there any chance of a developed African Nation?

Your challenge is to have the Ghana Empire go Christian and the Kingdom of Kongo go Muslim, rather than the other way around as OTL.

the late 1800s were incredibly rough for Spain, especially due to the Civil War in 1833, which saw King Carlos V rise to power and attempt to bring back absolute monarchy. While this failed, he did still have incredible power over the affairs of the country. To legitimize his rule and help...

Franz Joseph once called Leopold II of Belgium a “thoroughly bad man”.But suppose that he was the one in charge of the Congo Free state(or whatever it is if it is an Austrian colony instead of his private possession), how much of an improvement would it have been? What would have driven Franz...

What if things weren't quite as terrible in the Congo Free State as they were IOTL? To clarify, I'm not asking about it being some kind of humanitarian paradise, just a colony that doesn't really stand out as particularly horrible compared to other European colonies in Africa.

This topic hasn't really been brought up in a while so I was wondering what people thought of it. Suppose that Brazil was able to obtain Angola in its independence settlement. IRL the treaty they signed prevented Brazil from claiming colonies. However, those in Luanda seemed to be sympathetic...

Short TL I had an idea for about a three way proxy war in the Congo Intro The Second Congo war sometimes referred to as the Great African War or African World War. One of the longest running and by far the deadliest conflict of the cold war.The former Belgian colony located in the center of...

Something that I have heard from geopolitically savvy and politically inclined friends and colleagues of mine are frequent laments about how resource rich the Congo is. One of them constantly asks me why the Congo of all places is and was not more economically advanced in the past. Now, I am of...

I'm looking for any timelines focusing on 20th century African History like Decolonization or the Congo?

The Nile, Congo, and Zambezi (through Lake Malawi) all drain different parts of the East African Rift Valley. If these waterways could be made navigable, they could connect the Rift Valley to the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans respectively. The challenge, if you choose to accept...

So, the Germans somehow force the Entente to an armistice in 1918. They get to annex Luxemburg, Brest-Litovsk and Tanganyika (where there were still "german" (mostly askaris) troops still fighting). No reparations, no more gains in Europe for neither the Allies nor the CP. The Allies accept...

Bare with me I don't know if it's an historical exaggeration that I picked up somewhere in my time but from the way the story is told about the Rumble in the Jungle it seemed like Ali had enough star power to start a riot after that fight. I'm woefully ignorant about Zaire at the time (the...