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Unfinished History: 60 Years After The Murder Of DRC Hero Lumumba By Samir TOUNSI, Samir Tounsi and Lucien Kahozi
01/15/21 AT 5:24 AM
A lonely statue of DR Congo s independence hero Patrice Lumumba marks the spot where he was assassinated 60 years ago on Sunday, weeds encroaching on the unfinished and largely forgotten roadside memorial.
The neglected site does not reflect the adoration the country has for its first prime minister, but its incomplete state could symbolise the unfinished legacy of a man killed just months after taking office.
His family are still seeking justice, with a war crimes investigation in its final phases in former colonial ruler Belgium. DR Congo is also preparing for Belgium to return all that remains of Lumumba a single tooth.
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Three held for dolphin death
Police on Friday arrested three people in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh for beating an endangered dolphin to death with an axe. In a video shared widely in the Indian press and on social media, a group of men are shown beating the Gangetic dolphin with sticks and rods before one of them drives an axe into its body. “The incident happened on Dec. 31 and we have arrested three people in connection with the assault,” local policeman Dinesh Prasad said. According to the World Wildlife Fund, there are only between 1,200 and 1,800 of the endangered species left in the world. The motive for killing the marine mammal, which is also known as the Ganges River dolphin, remained unclear, Prasad said.