The International Center located at 220 Rue Belliard, in the heart of the European quarter of Brussels, is a historic building that played a crucial role in cultural and intellectual exchanges between Africa and Europe, particularly in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1958, with the approach of the World's Fair, Congolese students and their European friends sought to stimulate exchanges among Congolese in Belgium. This center, inaugurated in June 1958, became a hub for intellectual and political meetings. The Center housed a bookstore, Le Livre Africain, and served as the headquarters for the association "Les Amis de Présence Africaine." Conferences and debates were regularly organized there, addressing topics of current events, politics, emancipation, literature, and the arts. Prominent figures such as Léopold Sédar Senghor, Edouard Glissant, Aimé Césaire, Richard Wright, and many others spoke there. The Center also served as a strategic venue for the Congolese decolonization movement. It provided a platform for awareness and non-violence campaigns in favor of Congolese independence, with figures like Jean Van Lierde playing a central role in these initiatives. In 1960, before the opening of the Belgian-Congolese Round Table, Congolese leaders gathered at the Center to discuss and prepare their strategies. Historic events such as the signing of the request for the release of Patrice Lumumba took place within its walls. It also hosted gatherings of musicians around Joseph Kabasele, the leader of African Jazz, known for the song "Indépendance cha-cha" among others. Despite its historical importance, the building at 220 Rue Belliard has somewhat faded from memory over time. However, its legacy as a place of meeting and dialogue between cultures continues to inspire those who remember its crucial role in the history of Belgian-Congolese relations and African emancipation.