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| 1893 |
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| Jesuits started their work in the Congo. | 1 |
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| 1895–1905 |
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| Massive flight away from the Congo to resist intense labor exploitation under Leopold's rule. The exploitation involved brutal physical punishments to coerce workers into copper mines and agricultural enterprises. | 2 |
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| 1895 |
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| Slave trade was prohibited in the Cameroon. | 3 |
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| 1895–97 |
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| Revolts and mutinies by members of the force publique. | 4 |
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| 1896 |
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| Trappists began their work in the Congo. | 5 |
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| 1899 |
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| Portuguese labor law subjected Africans to “moral obligation to work,” including both corvée labor for the government and wage labor. Only chiefs and producers of export crops were exempt. | 6 |
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| 1902 |
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| The Bailundo revolt was spurred by a precipitous decline in the price of rubber, leading to conflict between Portuguese and Ovimbundu traders in Angola. Slave raiding between various Ovimbundu states, however, prevented the formation of a united front. The Portuguese, suppressing revolt, were able to gain control of the central highlands. | 7 |
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| June 18–21 |
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| Protestant missions in the Congo met to discuss problems and coordinate activities. | 8 |
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