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By Forcefully Recruiting 127,000 Africans to Drill 502 Km of Forest, France Literally Broke a World Record that No One Claims

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On the one hand, a prowess of engineering hailed at the time as a triumph of French modernity: a railway capable of crossing one of the most impenetrable forests on the globe. On the other hand, an open-air mass grave where almost one death was counted for each crossing laid. The Congo-Ocean railway embodies his [...] More
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On the one hand, a prowess of engineering hailed at the time as a triumph of French modernity: a railway capable of crossing one of the most impenetrable forests on the globe. On the other hand, an open-air mass grave where almost one death was counted for each crossing laid. The Congo-Ocean railway embodies his [...] More

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SciencePost broke the news on Sunday, August 2, 2026.
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