It is also stated in some data that under the reign of Leopold II, the Congo Gold suffered a population loss exceeding ten million, which is enough to show the wealth of the previous life of Congo Gold. In fact, the area of the previous Belgian Congo was much larger than that of Congo Gold, especially in the east and south where the population was most concentrated.
However, these areas all fell into the hands of East Africa. Ernst optimistically estimated that the total Black population in East Africa should be around 15 million, and this is just an optimistic estimate.
Because after the South African War, East Africa's rule over the native Blacks had entered the most "brutal" phase to alleviate the pressure of population growth in East Africa.
