Browsing: Patrice Lumumba

Many people worldwide celebrate the life and legacy of Congolese Pan-Africanist Patrice Lumumba (1925-61). After his assassination at the hands of Western-backed Congolese forces, guerilla warfare…

The US-backed assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the DRC and the country’s independence hero, took place 64 years ago today, on 17…

For Wednesday’s Wisdom this week, we remember the words of great Congolese pan-African revolutionary Patrice Lumumba (1925-61). They’re as relevant as ever, with his home country…

“If you bury the truth in the deepest depths of the ocean, one day it will swim its way out” – so goes an African proverb,…

Anti-immigrant sentiment is rife in the US, much like Europe, where the far-right have seen a rise in popularity in places, such as Germany. Listen to…

Big tech companies are off the hook when it comes to buying cobalt mined by child labour in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). An American…

The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (UPC) fought and died for both the independence and unity of Cameroon, as well as that of Africa, but…