The Dutch had colonial missions in Asia, Africa, and North and South America, sometimes for hundreds of years, dating back to the beginning of the 17th century.

I learned of the Dutch involvement in South Africa through Mandela’s book. You’ve helped me understand a bit more. So sad that anyone in the world now or 300 years ago placed value on the ...

Is late truly better than never? When King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands commemorates the 160th anniversary of the country’s abolition of slavery on Saturday (July 1), he is widely ...

The Dutch colonized the southwestern part of South Africa in 1652 through the Dutch East India trading company. They controlled the Dutch Cape Colony for more than 150 years before British occupation.

The Dutch colonized the southwestern part of South Africa in 1652 through the Dutch East India trading company. They controlled the Dutch Cape Colony for more than 150 years before British occupation.

King Willem-Alexander has said the Dutch royal family will temporarily stop using the Golden Coach until “the Netherlands is ready,” following criticism of colonial ties to the horse-drawn ...

The Dutch were instrumental in the trans-Atlantic trade in enslaved people — often known as the “triangular trade” among Europe, West Africa and the Americas — and in Asia as well.

King Willem-Alexander has said the Dutch royal family will temporarily stop using the Golden Coach until “the Netherlands is ready,” following criticism of colonial ties to the horse-drawn ...

A statue of the Dutch Golden Age trader and brutal colonialist Jan Pieterszoon Coen stands tall above a square in his hometown of Hoorn, north of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, June 19, 20202.

The weight of history is bearing down on the king. For decades campaigners in former Dutch colonies in the Caribbean have called on the Netherlands to apologize and pay reparations for the brutal ...