US backed coup in Congo
Patrice Lumumba Belgium Belgium returns remains of assassinated Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba but what about justice?

Belgium has returned a gold crowned tooth of Patrice Lumumba to his family. However, activists point out that there has been no accountability or justice for his brutal assassination following a western-backed coup in 1961

Researchers, activists to remember Congolese revolutionary Patrice Lumumba

On the 60th anniversary of his assassination, activists and researchers from across the African continent will discuss the legacy of Lumumba today

Assassination of Congolese independence leader and revolutionary Patrice Lumumba

The United States and Belgium led counter revolutionary forces carried out the assassination.