Société anonyme belge pour le commerce du Haut-Congo
Former Brussels head office, rue Brederode 15 | |
| SAB | |
| Industry | Trade and industry |
| Founded | 10 December 1888 in Brussels, Belgium |
| Founder | Albert Thys |
| Headquarters | Brussels , Belgium |
Area served | Congo Free State, Belgian Coingo |
The Société anonyme belge pour le commerce du Haut-Congo (SAB) was a private enterprise in the Congo Free State, later the Belgian Congo, that operated a string of trading stations in the Congo River basin, and exported ivory, rubber and other local products. The ruthless treatment of the local people by SAB agents inspired Joseph Conrad to write his 1899 novel Heart of Darkness.