Vandals attack DR Congo mausoleum of anti-colonial icon Lumumba

The mausoleum where the scant remains of DR Congo’s fiery independence hero Patrice Lumumba are interred has been vandalised, the culture ministry said Tuesday.A tooth is all that is left of the anti-colonialist icon and first prime minister after the country gained independence from Belgium in 1960. “An act of vandalism took place on Monday November 18, 2024 at the mausoleum of the national hero Patrice Lumumba,” the ministry said in a statement, calling it a “heinous act aimed at desecrating the burial place”. Culture Minister Yolande Elebe was unable to confirm to AFP whether the…