The remains of Patrice Lumumba, the leader for independence and first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were returned to the Congolese people during a ceremony in Belgium on Monday. Lumumba’s family was on hand for the dignified transfer of a single tooth, all that remained of Lumumba…
Activists in Belgium have targeted statues of King Leopold II in several cities as part of the Black Lives Matter protest movement sweeping from the United States and into European nations. Protest actions in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent were among those focused on the statues, which commemorate a king whose…
The federal prosecutor in Belgium has asked for DNA samples from about 15 Congolese children who were adopted by families there, but who may still have living parents in DR Congo who never willingly placed them for adoption. It’s the latest development in a case Belgian authorities and media outlets…
Congolese sources say there’s a new deal to complete the burial arrangements for longtime political opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, who died in February 2017 in Brussels but 14 months later still has never had his remains repatriated to Democratic Republic of Congo. The Tshisekedi family, along with the Union for Democracy…
Congolese sources say that the long dispute over repatriation and burial arrangements for Etienne Tshisekedi, who died February 1 in Brussels, may soon come to an end. A spokesman for the Tshisekedi family confirmed Friday to AFP that the family, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) party and the…