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Finding Dr. Livingstone. A History in Documents from the Henry Morton Stanley Archives
Edited by Mathilde Leduc-Grimaldi (RMCA) and James L. Newman
Foreword by Guido Gryseels and Dominique Allard (King Baudouin Foundation)
Publisher: Ohio University Press Athens, Ohio. In association with the RMCA.
ISBN : 978-0-8214-2366-0
542 p.
75 €

Freddy Tsimba
Mabele eleki lola ! La terre, plus belle que le paradis
By In Koli Jean Bofane
with contributions of Pascal Blanchard, Henry Bundjoko and Bogumil Jewsiewicki
This art book is published for the exhibition Mabele eleki lola ! The earth, brighter than paradise.
Available in French and Dutch.
ISBN : 978-2-87575-266-6
144 p
35 €
Publisher Kate Art Editions, Africalia & AfricaMuseum

100 X Congo
Un siècle d’art congolais à Anvers
This catalogue is published on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Congolese independence and the centenary of the MAS Congolese collection. Exhibition at the MAS Antwerp from 2 October 2020 to 2 March 2021.
Available in French and Dutch.
ISBN : 978-9-0858-6811-8
300 p
40 €
Éditions BAI, MASBooks & AfricaMuseum

L'indépendance du Congo et ses lendemains
Elikia M’Bokolo & Jacob Sabakinu Kivilu (eds)
In French
Collection 'Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities', n° 179
Published by the RMCA
ISBN : 978-9-4926-6971-1
350 p
24,50 €

La décolonisation du Congo belge
Jean Omasombo Tshonda
Special issue
In French
Published by the RMCA
ISBN : 978-9-4926-6972-8
48 p
12 €
Minerals
Series 'Collections of the RMCA'
Published the RMCA, a copublication with Philippe de Moerloose
ISBN : 978-9-4926-6951-3
19,50 €
Conjonctures de l'Afrique Centrale 2020
Sahawal Adilou, Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka & Sara Geenen (eds)
Collection 'Cahiers africains', n° 95
Co-edition: L’Harmattan / RMCA & CRE-AC/E-CA
ISBN : 978-2-343-20101-6
361 p
37,50 €
Science news
Anthropologist Hannelore Vandenbergen is investigating the Hutereau collection, from the perspective of the Congolese chief Maroka. This collection was collected by a Belgian expedition leader in Belgian Congo for the Tervuren museum. The aim is to shed new light on early twentieth-century colonial collecting practices.
- Prolonged disease epidemic possibly caused population collapse in Central Africa 1600-1400 years ago
A new study published in the journal Science Advances shows that Bantu-speaking communities in the Congo rainforest underwent a major population collapse from 1600 to 1400 years ago, probably due to a prolonged disease epidemic, and that significant resettlement did not restart until around 1000 years ago. These findings revise the population history of no less than seven present-day African countries and challenge the commonly held belief that the settlement of Central Africa by Bantu-speaking communities was a continuous process from about 4000 years ago until the start of the transatlantic slave trade.
Afrormosia is among the most exploited timber species from the Congolese rainforest. However, as the trees suffer from regeneration problems, overexploitation may jeopardise the survival of the species. To develop a more sustainable management, researchers are trying to understand the tree's growth pattern through experimental plantations.