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The 1921 Nkoloso Solar Crash: A Forgotten Congo Mine Disaster
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the 1921 Nkoloso mine collapse in the Belgian Congo — a disaster that killed at least 180 African miners and remains largely absent from colonial records. They trace the mine's origins in the Katanga copper boom, the deadly working conditions under Union Minière du Haut-Katanga, and the colonial administration's efforts to suppress news of the tragedy. The conversation also explores the broader system of forced labor, the role of the Force Publique in enforcing it, and the eerie silence that followed — a silence that echoes in today's…
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