Tag: Patrice Lumumba
the mausoleum of independence hero Patrice Lumumba vandalized
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the mausoleum of Patrice Emery Lumumba, hero of independence, was vandalized on the night of Sunday November 17 to Monday November 18. An investigation…
Blaise Ndala, portrait of a writer between Africa, America and Europe
Blaise Ndala, born in 1972 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, studied law in Belgium before settling in Canada in 2007. He published two acclaimed novels there, “I will dance…
return to Shilatembo, the site of the last day
A final stop in the provinces for the remains of Patrice Lumumba: after Sankuru and Kisangani, the delegation went to Lubumbashi then Shilatembo, in Katanga, where the Congolese Prime Minister…
Lumumba’s coffin on display in his native village of Onalua
The relic of Patrice Emery Lumumba, his spirit too, finally rest on his native lands in Sankuru. Since this Tuesday, June 22 in the afternoon, the coffin of one of…
the Kinshasa people awaiting the relic of Lumumba
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the population and the authorities are waiting for the relic of the former Prime Minister and hero of the country’s independence, Patrice-Emery Lumumba.…
The body of Patrice Lumumba officially handed over to his family
This Monday, June 20, 2022, more than 61 years after his death, the remains of Patrice Lumumba, the Congolese Prime Minister, were returned to his family and his country. It…
uncertainty remains over the return of Patrice Lumumba’s tooth by Belgium
After two postponements, will the Belgian authorities return the remains of Patrice Lumumba to his family in a month to the day, on June 20, in Brussels? This is announced…