Belgian authorities on Monday returned a gold-capped tooth belonging to the slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, as the former colonial power continues to confront its bloody past and ...

Patrice Lumumba is the hero of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s truncated bid for complete independence. He was assassinated by local counter-revolutionary forces with the help of the CIA and ...

The assassination of the Congo’s first prime minister has been shrouded in mystery – but the impending trial of a Belgian diplomat may provide answers Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox?

A tooth believed to have been ripped from a man who once carried a nation’s hopes of freedom and democracy is finally going home. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

Family of then PM, Patrice Lumumba, welcome decision to charge Étienne Davignon as ‘beginning of a reckoning’ A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 ...

Seen here in 1960, Patrice Lumumba had two and half months as prime minister before being ousted and executed in January 1961. [AFP] When the Democratic Republic of Congo celebrates 60 years of ...