Le Courrier d'Afrique - 1954

Le Courrier d’Afrique (12–13 juin 1954) – Genuine Colonial Newspaper

Rare authentic exemplar of the newspaper Le Courrier d’Afrique, a major daily in the Belgian Congo, dated the weekend of 12–13 June 1954.

Founded in 1930 in Léopoldville, this paper was one of the most widely circulated in the country, with an estimated circulation between 4,500 and 10,000 copies per day.

It appeared until 1972, the year it changed its name to Elima under Mobutu’s reforms.

This issue offers a unique testimony of colonial life: international news (Indochina, French politics), analyses on Africa, local sections, and numerous period advertisements (Ford Consul & Zephyr cars, Goodyear, Eternit, etc.), sections for children (a prepublication of the album "Le Castel de Cognedur" by Bob and Bobette, games for the young).

As with all colonial press, it reflects information intended mainly for Europeans living in the Congo.

- Certificate of authenticity included
- Complete, legible newspaper, with normal signs of wear for a 70-year-old document
- Searched historical source, preserved in several major archives (Library of Congress, AfricaMuseum)