Lumumba was the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo after it gained independence from Belgium in 1960, ...

Etienne Davignon, a 93-year-old ex-diplomat, is accused of involvement in the assassination of the independence hero.

By Inti Landauro BRUSSELS, March 17 (Reuters) - A Brussels court on Tuesday ordered a former high-profile Belgian diplomat to ...

A 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat was ordered on Tuesday to stand trial for participation in "war crimes" over his role ...

Remembering the African leader after a Brussels court this week ordered a retired Belgian diplomat stand trial for his 1961 ...

Etienne Davignon, the only surviving suspect, is ordered to stand trial over war crimes tied to Patrice Lumumba's killing six decades ago. The case represents a historic moment in confronting ...

More than six decades after Congo's beloved first prime minister Patrice Lumumba was abducted and murdered by Belgium-backed secessionists, a former Belgian diplomat will stand trial for war crimes in ...

A Brussels court has ordered a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat to stand trial over the 1961 killing of Congolese ...

A Brussels court ruled that Étienne Davignon must stand trial for the murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Etienne Davignon, now 93, is the only person still alive who were accused of complicity in the murder of the Congolese independent icon in January 1961. Davignon is the only surviving member of the 10 ...

A Belgian court has given the green light for a former diplomat to face trial over the 1961 killing of Patrice Lumumba.

Davignon, 93, is suspected of having had a front-row seat when Belgian officials discussed transferring the prisoner Lumumba ...