# OSINT Post — @africaintel msg 14009

*Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 10:32 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Posted**: 2026-03-19T10:32:32.000Z (2mo ago)
**Fetched**: 2026-03-21T20:54:12.702Z (2mo ago)
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**Link**: https://t.me/africaintel/14009
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🇧🇪🇨🇩 Former Belgian Diplomat, 93, to Stand Trial Over Role in Patrice Lumumba AssassinationÉtienne Davignon, a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat, is to stand trial for war crimes over his suspected role in the 1961 assassination of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba. Davignon is suspected of having been present when Belgian officials discussed transferring the imprisoned Lumumba to Katanga, where local authorities were hostile to him and where he was subsequently executed.Lumumba, the first prime minister of independent Congo, was killed in January 1961. Belgium formally apologised for its role in the assassination in 2002.#Belgium#DRC🔸 Source@africaintel