Lumumba’s gory fate stirs outrage

Whatever the motives of Belgian authorities in handing over all that is left of Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, a golden tooth, to his relatives with a belated “apology”, the act has stirred a storm of outrage in black communities in, Europe, Africa and the rest of the world. The handing over, in the Belgian capital Brussels last week, followed an admission by the Belgian King Philippe, on a visit...