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The '''Committee for Studies of the Upper Congo''', or in French the '''Comité d'études du Haut-Congo''', was formed in 1878<ref>https://archives.africamuseum.be/agents/corporate_entities/170 African Museum: Comité d'études du Haut-Congo</ref> by ], King of the Belgians, as part of the ]. The '''Committee for Studies of the Upper Congo''', or in French the '''Comité d'études du Haut-Congo''', was formed in 1878<ref>https://archives.africamuseum.be/agents/corporate_entities/170 African Museum: Comité d'études du Haut-Congo</ref> by ], King of the Belgians, as part of the ].


At Leopold's request, the Committee was formed by a number of bankers and traders in Belgium and abroad, who contributed funds. The King had initially wanted to recruit ] as an explorer, but he was hired by the French. ] was approached instead; in January 1879, he presented to the Committee a proposal for further exploring the Congo. The Committee supported this mission, and Stanley left Antwerp on a freighter in June 1879, arriving in July at the mouth of the Congo River. Stanley was given orders to get territorial concessions from local tribal rulers. At Leopold's request, the Committee was formed by a number of bankers and traders in Belgium and abroad, who contributed funds. The King had initially wanted to recruit ] as an explorer, but he was hired by the French. ] was approached instead; in January 1879, he presented to the Committee a proposal for further exploring the Congo. The Committee supported this mission, and Stanley left Antwerp on a freighter in June 1879, arriving in July at the mouth of the Congo River. Stanley was given orders to ].


==Goals== ==Goals==

Revision as of 16:37, 8 July 2023

The Committee for Studies of the Upper Congo, or in French the Comité d'études du Haut-Congo, was formed in 1878 by Leopold II, King of the Belgians, as part of the Scramble for Africa.

At Leopold's request, the Committee was formed by a number of bankers and traders in Belgium and abroad, who contributed funds. The King had initially wanted to recruit Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza as an explorer, but he was hired by the French. Henry Morton Stanley was approached instead; in January 1879, he presented to the Committee a proposal for further exploring the Congo. The Committee supported this mission, and Stanley left Antwerp on a freighter in June 1879, arriving in July at the mouth of the Congo River. Stanley was given orders to get territorial concessions from local tribal rulers.

Goals

The committee was founded, ostensibly, with the goals of:

  • Assess the navigability of the Congo River;
  • Assess the potential for European trade with the inhabitants of the region;
  • Discover what entrance costs might be charged by the tribes;
  • Learn the nature of local trade goods;
  • Investigate the possibility of creating a railway in the area of ​​the waterfalls (now known as Livingstone Falls), and the goods to be transported.

Fate

King Leopold II had the Committee dissolved in 1879. It was replaced by the International Association of the Congo, which was in turn replaced by the Congo Free State in 1885.

See Also

Further Reading

References

  1. https://archives.africamuseum.be/agents/corporate_entities/170 African Museum: Comité d'études du Haut-Congo
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