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CIA OFFICER ON PLOT TO KILL LUMUMBA January 17 marks 65 years since the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s first democratically elected prime minister and one of Africa’s most powerful independence leaders. Lumumba’s death remains one of the darkest and most consequential episodes in Congolese...

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On this day in 1925, Congo’s🇨🇩 independence leader and pan-African hero Patrice Lumumba was born. He gained prominence as a charismatic and vocal advocate for independence from Belgian colonial rule, which led to his involvement in the Congolese National Movement (MNC). Upon Congo's independence in June 1960, Lumumba was appointed as the country’s first Prime Minister. He faced immediate crises, thanks to neocolonial meddling in the country, including a mutiny within the army and the secession of the mineral-rich province of Katanga, orchestrated and backed by Belgium, the country which tortured Congo under colonialism for many years. His appeal for Soviet aid to quash the Belgium-backed secessionist movement led to Western leaders immediately beginning to plot against Lumumba. His rule would end in tragedy, when he was captured in Lodi by the troops of coup leader Joseph-Désiré Mobutu. The coup was backed by the US and Belgium, with US President Eisenhower ordering the CIA to ‘eliminate’ Patrice Lumumba. For daring to oppose Belgian colonialism and US domination of Congo’s natural resources, Lumumba was executed by firing squad on the 17th of January 1961 after being tortured. Before being killed, the colonial conspirators tried to force Lumumba to eat the paper on which his Independence Day speech was written on. After being executed, his body was dissolved in acid. Lumumba still remains an icon of pan-Africanism to this day, with his image and memory being a rallying point for Africans across the continent against neocolonialism.
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On this day in 1925, Congo’s🇨🇩 independence leader and pan-African hero Patrice Lumumba was born. He gained prominence as a charismatic and vocal advocate for independence from Belgian colonial rule, which led to his involvement in the Congolese National Movement (MNC). Upon Congo's independence in June 1960, Lumumba was appointed as the country’s first Prime Minister. He faced immediate crises, thanks to neocolonial meddling in the country, including a mutiny within the army and the secession of the mineral-rich province of Katanga, orchestrated and backed by Belgium, the country which tortured Congo under colonialism for many years. His appeal for Soviet aid to quash the Belgium-backed secessionist movement led to Western leaders immediately beginning to plot against Lumumba. His rule would end in tragedy, when he was captured in Lodi by the troops of coup leader Joseph-Désiré Mobutu. The coup was backed by the US and Belgium, with US President Eisenhower ordering the CIA to ‘eliminate’ Patrice Lumumba. For daring to oppose Belgian colonialism and US domination of Congo’s natural resources, Lumumba was executed by firing squad on the 17th of January 1961 after being tortured. Before being killed, the colonial conspirators tried to force Lumumba to eat the paper on which his Independence Day speech was written on. After being executed, his body was dissolved in acid. Lumumba still remains an icon of pan-Africanism to this day, with his image and memory being a rallying point for Africans across the continent against neocolonialism.

Afshin Rattansi

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CIA AND LUMUMBA'S ASSASSINATION The US-backed assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the DRC and the country’s independence hero, took place 64 years ago today, on 17 January 1961. The gruesome murder was the culmination of multiple plots by the American, British and Belgian governments, which relied on paid Congolese accomplices and a Belgian execution squad to carry out the hit. Declassified CIA documents revealed the American government’s desire to assassinate Lumumba even before the country’s independence, and the director of the CIA had called him "worse than Castro." The straight-talking pan-Africanist stated numerous times that his interests were those of the Congolese people and described himself as a nationalist. He wanted full independence and full control over natural resources to improve the lives of the Congolese people - and that irked imperialists. While discussing the Congo crisis with Lord Home, Britain’s foreign secretary, US President Dwight Eisenhower said he wished “Lumumba would fall into a river full of crocodiles.” After failed attempts to use a Georgian hitman and a poison expert to spike Lumumba’s toothpaste, the CIA pulled strings behind the scenes, exploiting the country’s political situation following independence to paint Lumumba as a ‘Commie.’ Lumumba and two of his associates were executed by firing squad. Their bodies were hacked to pieces and dissolved in sulphuric acid. Our video recalls the chilling details surrounding the assassination, one of the most significant in the 20th century.
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CIA AND LUMUMBA'S ASSASSINATION The US-backed assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the DRC and the country’s independence hero, took place 64 years ago today, on 17 January 1961. The gruesome murder was the culmination of multiple plots by the American, British and Belgian governments, which relied on paid Congolese accomplices and a Belgian execution squad to carry out the hit. Declassified CIA documents revealed the American government’s desire to assassinate Lumumba even before the country’s independence, and the director of the CIA had called him "worse than Castro." The straight-talking pan-Africanist stated numerous times that his interests were those of the Congolese people and described himself as a nationalist. He wanted full independence and full control over natural resources to improve the lives of the Congolese people - and that irked imperialists. While discussing the Congo crisis with Lord Home, Britain’s foreign secretary, US President Dwight Eisenhower said he wished “Lumumba would fall into a river full of crocodiles.” After failed attempts to use a Georgian hitman and a poison expert to spike Lumumba’s toothpaste, the CIA pulled strings behind the scenes, exploiting the country’s political situation following independence to paint Lumumba as a ‘Commie.’ Lumumba and two of his associates were executed by firing squad. Their bodies were hacked to pieces and dissolved in sulphuric acid. Our video recalls the chilling details surrounding the assassination, one of the most significant in the 20th century.

African Stream

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Patrice Lumumba became Congo’s first post-independence Prime Minister on 30 June 1960, when Congo gained independence from Belgium after 75 years of colonial rule. There was chaos within days of him assuming office, forcing Lumumba to set aside his governing agenda and focus on survival. He had to quell a mutiny in the army, invite in more than 10 000 UN peacekeepers and tour nine world capitals to lobby for help. But after just two and a half months in office, he was overthrown in a CIA-backed coup led by Joseph Mobutu who placed him under house arrest, after the CIA had dispatched poison vials to assassinate him. Four months later, he was shot dead by Congolese assassins in the Congolese countryside Contrary to popular belief, Patrice Lumumba was not pro-Communist, he actually had greater affinity for the United States than the Soviet Union According to the book The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination by Stuart A. Reid, Lumumba was neither a naive victim nor a flawless hero, but a brilliant politician with not so good statesmanship. In any case, the US destabilisation of the Congo under Lumumba became a model for future meddling in Cuba, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and post-1979 Iran.
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Patrice Lumumba became Congo’s first post-independence Prime Minister on 30 June 1960, when Congo gained independence from Belgium after 75 years of colonial rule. There was chaos within days of him assuming office, forcing Lumumba to set aside his governing agenda and focus on survival. He had to quell a mutiny in the army, invite in more than 10 000 UN peacekeepers and tour nine world capitals to lobby for help. But after just two and a half months in office, he was overthrown in a CIA-backed coup led by Joseph Mobutu who placed him under house arrest, after the CIA had dispatched poison vials to assassinate him. Four months later, he was shot dead by Congolese assassins in the Congolese countryside Contrary to popular belief, Patrice Lumumba was not pro-Communist, he actually had greater affinity for the United States than the Soviet Union According to the book The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination by Stuart A. Reid, Lumumba was neither a naive victim nor a flawless hero, but a brilliant politician with not so good statesmanship. In any case, the US destabilisation of the Congo under Lumumba became a model for future meddling in Cuba, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and post-1979 Iran.

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The arrest of Patrice Lumumba, 1960. Patrice Lumumba🇨🇩 was the first legally elected prime minister of D.R Congo. He was assassinated in 1961 following a military coup supported by U.S.A & Belgian imperialism which was admitted by the State Dept in 2013 authorized by president Eisenhower. For over a 100 years, the US and Belgium have played key roles in shaping Congo's destiny. In April 1884, seven months before the Berlin Congress, the US became the first country in the world to recognise the claims of King Leopold II of the Belgians to the territories of the Congo. In the few months prior to his assassination, Lumumba had been the first elected prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, newly founded on June 30, 1960. A revolutionary nationalist, he was a major leader in the country’s fight for independence from Belgian colonialism. He intended to use the country’s vast resources to improve the lives of the Congolese people. They had endured unspeakable suffering under Belgian rule, with literally millions having died on its plantations and in its mines. His rise to power alarmed Belgium. While having been forced to grant the Congolese people formal independence, it had no intention of giving them real independence or surrendering its economic interests in the mineral-rich land—rubber, ivory, and copper, diamonds, gold & more. Nor did U.S. imperialism. By 1960s, it too was exploiting the Congo’s resources & was determined to expand its economic, political & military influence in Africa. It wanted to establish a compliant, bought-off government that wouldn’t stand in its way & they saw him as a threat. The U.S. with Belgian assistance, began plotting to remove Lumumba from office and silence him...for good. To accomplish this, they took advantage of the fact that the country was not yet really in the hands of, as Lumumba had put it, “its own children.” Behind the façade of formal independence, Belgian military officers still controlled the Congo’s army and police. The mineral corporations still had tight control over the wealth of the country and over an apparatus of corrupt politicians. Secret agents of the U.S. CIA, Belgian intelligence, and other powers were working day and night to keep power firmly and permanently in the hands of forces subservient to imperialism. Among those eager to collaborate with imperialism was Joseph Mobutu. He had been a colonel in the Belgian colonial army, and was made head of the “new” imperialist-controlled army. And Mobutu was working hand-in-hand with the CIA on how to kill Patrice Lumumba. To carry out the CIA’s assassination directive, Mobutu staged an army coup d’etat, suppressing political organizations in the capital. On January 17, 1961, a firing squad shot to death the Congolese anti-colonialist fighter and leader Patrice Lumumba. His body was buried, but then dug up and dismembered and burned and dissolved in acid so there would not even be a corpse around which his supporters could rally. If you love our content and would like to support the page, you can buy us a coffee here:
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The arrest of Patrice Lumumba, 1960. Patrice Lumumba🇨🇩 was the first legally elected prime minister of D.R Congo. He was assassinated in 1961 following a military coup supported by U.S.A & Belgian imperialism which was admitted by the State Dept in 2013 authorized by president Eisenhower. For over a 100 years, the US and Belgium have played key roles in shaping Congo's destiny. In April 1884, seven months before the Berlin Congress, the US became the first country in the world to recognise the claims of King Leopold II of the Belgians to the territories of the Congo. In the few months prior to his assassination, Lumumba had been the first elected prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, newly founded on June 30, 1960. A revolutionary nationalist, he was a major leader in the country’s fight for independence from Belgian colonialism. He intended to use the country’s vast resources to improve the lives of the Congolese people. They had endured unspeakable suffering under Belgian rule, with literally millions having died on its plantations and in its mines. His rise to power alarmed Belgium. While having been forced to grant the Congolese people formal independence, it had no intention of giving them real independence or surrendering its economic interests in the mineral-rich land—rubber, ivory, and copper, diamonds, gold & more. Nor did U.S. imperialism. By 1960s, it too was exploiting the Congo’s resources & was determined to expand its economic, political & military influence in Africa. It wanted to establish a compliant, bought-off government that wouldn’t stand in its way & they saw him as a threat. The U.S. with Belgian assistance, began plotting to remove Lumumba from office and silence him...for good. To accomplish this, they took advantage of the fact that the country was not yet really in the hands of, as Lumumba had put it, “its own children.” Behind the façade of formal independence, Belgian military officers still controlled the Congo’s army and police. The mineral corporations still had tight control over the wealth of the country and over an apparatus of corrupt politicians. Secret agents of the U.S. CIA, Belgian intelligence, and other powers were working day and night to keep power firmly and permanently in the hands of forces subservient to imperialism. Among those eager to collaborate with imperialism was Joseph Mobutu. He had been a colonel in the Belgian colonial army, and was made head of the “new” imperialist-controlled army. And Mobutu was working hand-in-hand with the CIA on how to kill Patrice Lumumba. To carry out the CIA’s assassination directive, Mobutu staged an army coup d’etat, suppressing political organizations in the capital. On January 17, 1961, a firing squad shot to death the Congolese anti-colonialist fighter and leader Patrice Lumumba. His body was buried, but then dug up and dismembered and burned and dissolved in acid so there would not even be a corpse around which his supporters could rally. If you love our content and would like to support the page, you can buy us a coffee here:

AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY

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The arrest of Patrice Lumumba, 1960. Patrice Lumumba🇨🇩 was the first legally elected prime minister of D.R Congo. He was assassinated in 1961 following a military coup supported by U.S.A & Belgian imperialism which was admitted by the State Dept in 2013 authorized by president Eisenhower. For over a 100 years, the US and Belgium have played key roles in shaping Congo's destiny. In April 1884, seven months before the Berlin Congress, the US became the first country in the world to recognise the claims of King Leopold II of the Belgians to the territories of the Congo. In the few months prior to his assassination, Lumumba had been the first elected prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, newly founded on June 30, 1960. A revolutionary nationalist, he was a major leader in the country’s fight for independence from Belgian colonialism. He intended to use the country’s vast resources to improve the lives of the Congolese people. They had endured unspeakable suffering under Belgian rule, with literally millions having died on its plantations and in its mines. His rise to power alarmed Belgium. While having been forced to grant the Congolese people formal independence, it had no intention of giving them real independence or surrendering its economic interests in the mineral-rich land—rubber, ivory, and copper, diamonds, gold & more. Nor did U.S. imperialism. By 1960s, it too was exploiting the Congo’s resources & was determined to expand its economic, political & military influence in Africa. It wanted to establish a compliant, bought-off government that wouldn’t stand in its way & they saw him as a threat. The U.S. with Belgian assistance, began plotting to remove Lumumba from office and silence him...for good. To accomplish this, they took advantage of the fact that the country was not yet really in the hands of, as Lumumba had put it, “its own children.” Behind the façade of formal independence, Belgian military officers still controlled the Congo’s army and police. The mineral corporations still had tight control over the wealth of the country and over an apparatus of corrupt politicians. Secret agents of the U.S. CIA, Belgian intelligence, and other powers were working day and night to keep power firmly and permanently in the hands of forces subservient to imperialism. Among those eager to collaborate with imperialism was Joseph Mobutu. He had been a colonel in the Belgian colonial army, and was made head of the “new” imperialist-controlled army. And Mobutu was working hand-in-hand with the CIA on how to kill Patrice Lumumba. To carry out the CIA’s assassination directive, Mobutu staged an army coup d’etat, suppressing political organizations in the capital. On January 17, 1961, a firing squad shot to death the Congolese anti-colonialist fighter and leader Patrice Lumumba. His body was buried, but then dug up and dismembered and burned and dissolved in acid so there would not even be a corpse around which his supporters could rally. If you love our content and would like to support the page, you can buy us a coffee here:
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The arrest of Patrice Lumumba, 1960. Patrice Lumumba🇨🇩 was the first legally elected prime minister of D.R Congo. He was assassinated in 1961 following a military coup supported by U.S.A & Belgian imperialism which was admitted by the State Dept in 2013 authorized by president Eisenhower. For over a 100 years, the US and Belgium have played key roles in shaping Congo's destiny. In April 1884, seven months before the Berlin Congress, the US became the first country in the world to recognise the claims of King Leopold II of the Belgians to the territories of the Congo. In the few months prior to his assassination, Lumumba had been the first elected prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, newly founded on June 30, 1960. A revolutionary nationalist, he was a major leader in the country’s fight for independence from Belgian colonialism. He intended to use the country’s vast resources to improve the lives of the Congolese people. They had endured unspeakable suffering under Belgian rule, with literally millions having died on its plantations and in its mines. His rise to power alarmed Belgium. While having been forced to grant the Congolese people formal independence, it had no intention of giving them real independence or surrendering its economic interests in the mineral-rich land—rubber, ivory, and copper, diamonds, gold & more. Nor did U.S. imperialism. By 1960s, it too was exploiting the Congo’s resources & was determined to expand its economic, political & military influence in Africa. It wanted to establish a compliant, bought-off government that wouldn’t stand in its way & they saw him as a threat. The U.S. with Belgian assistance, began plotting to remove Lumumba from office and silence him...for good. To accomplish this, they took advantage of the fact that the country was not yet really in the hands of, as Lumumba had put it, “its own children.” Behind the façade of formal independence, Belgian military officers still controlled the Congo’s army and police. The mineral corporations still had tight control over the wealth of the country and over an apparatus of corrupt politicians. Secret agents of the U.S. CIA, Belgian intelligence, and other powers were working day and night to keep power firmly and permanently in the hands of forces subservient to imperialism. Among those eager to collaborate with imperialism was Joseph Mobutu. He had been a colonel in the Belgian colonial army, and was made head of the “new” imperialist-controlled army. And Mobutu was working hand-in-hand with the CIA on how to kill Patrice Lumumba. To carry out the CIA’s assassination directive, Mobutu staged an army coup d’etat, suppressing political organizations in the capital. On January 17, 1961, a firing squad shot to death the Congolese anti-colonialist fighter and leader Patrice Lumumba. His body was buried, but then dug up and dismembered and burned and dissolved in acid so there would not even be a corpse around which his supporters could rally. If you love our content and would like to support the page, you can buy us a coffee here:

AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY

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PATRICE LUMUMBA: LIFE AND ASSASSINATION 🔥♟️👏 Patrice Lumumba was born on 2 July 1925 in Onalua, Belgian Congo and belonged to the Tetela ethnic group. He worked as a postal clerk and beer salesman and was largely self-educated. In 1958, he founded the Mouvement National Congolais (MNC), advocating unity and independence for Congo. He was arrested in 1959 after riots but later released. Congo gained independence from Belgium on 30 June 1960 and Lumumba became Prime Minister while Joseph Kasa-Vubu became President. On independence day, Lumumba condemned colonial exploitation, straining relations with Belgium and Western countries. Shortly after, the Congo faced an army mutiny and the secession of Katanga under Moïse Tshombe. The United Nations deployed peacekeepers but refused to intervene militarily. During the Cold War, Lumumba sought Soviet assistance, alarming the United States and Belgium. On 5 September 1960, Kasa-Vubu dismissed Lumumba and both leaders attempted to dismiss each other. Colonel Joseph Mobutu launched a coup on 14 September, suspending parliament and placing Lumumba under house arrest. He attempted to escape to Stanleyville in November 1960 but was captured, transferred to Katanga and assassinated by firing squad on 17 January 1961. His body was later dissolved to conceal evidence. Belgian and CIA involvement in his death was later confirmed and his assassination caused international outrage. He was 35 years old at the time of his death.
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PATRICE LUMUMBA: LIFE AND ASSASSINATION 🔥♟️👏 Patrice Lumumba was born on 2 July 1925 in Onalua, Belgian Congo and belonged to the Tetela ethnic group. He worked as a postal clerk and beer salesman and was largely self-educated. In 1958, he founded the Mouvement National Congolais (MNC), advocating unity and independence for Congo. He was arrested in 1959 after riots but later released. Congo gained independence from Belgium on 30 June 1960 and Lumumba became Prime Minister while Joseph Kasa-Vubu became President. On independence day, Lumumba condemned colonial exploitation, straining relations with Belgium and Western countries. Shortly after, the Congo faced an army mutiny and the secession of Katanga under Moïse Tshombe. The United Nations deployed peacekeepers but refused to intervene militarily. During the Cold War, Lumumba sought Soviet assistance, alarming the United States and Belgium. On 5 September 1960, Kasa-Vubu dismissed Lumumba and both leaders attempted to dismiss each other. Colonel Joseph Mobutu launched a coup on 14 September, suspending parliament and placing Lumumba under house arrest. He attempted to escape to Stanleyville in November 1960 but was captured, transferred to Katanga and assassinated by firing squad on 17 January 1961. His body was later dissolved to conceal evidence. Belgian and CIA involvement in his death was later confirmed and his assassination caused international outrage. He was 35 years old at the time of his death.

Oku

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In his March 1961 address to the UN General Assembly, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah strongly condemned the United Nations for the assassination of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. He described Lumumba’s mùrder as unique in history, as it occurred in the presence of UN forces, whom Lumumba had invited to restore law and order. President Nkrumah charged that the UN had failed in its duty, denying the legitimate Congolese government the means of self-defense and enabling Belgian-backed rebels to kìll him. - Attached is an explanatory video detailing the circumstances that led to Patrice Lumumba’s overthrow on September 14, 1960, and his murder in January 17, 1961, in Kantanga province. Lumumba’s bôdy was hàcked into pieces, dissolved in concéntrated sulfuric acìd, and what remained was bùrned and the ashes scattered to destroy all evidence and prevent any burial site or martyrdom symbol from existing.
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In his March 1961 address to the UN General Assembly, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah strongly condemned the United Nations for the assassination of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. He described Lumumba’s mùrder as unique in history, as it occurred in the presence of UN forces, whom Lumumba had invited to restore law and order. President Nkrumah charged that the UN had failed in its duty, denying the legitimate Congolese government the means of self-defense and enabling Belgian-backed rebels to kìll him. - Attached is an explanatory video detailing the circumstances that led to Patrice Lumumba’s overthrow on September 14, 1960, and his murder in January 17, 1961, in Kantanga province. Lumumba’s bôdy was hàcked into pieces, dissolved in concéntrated sulfuric acìd, and what remained was bùrned and the ashes scattered to destroy all evidence and prevent any burial site or martyrdom symbol from existing.

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Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Congo 🇨🇩 who was executêd in a firing squad and his body was dissolved in sulfuric acid, by Belgium/USA allies because he tried to protect his country’s minerals.
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Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Congo 🇨🇩 who was executêd in a firing squad and his body was dissolved in sulfuric acid, by Belgium/USA allies because he tried to protect his country’s minerals.

Zoom Afrika

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Examples Of African Unity In Times Of Crisis From offering each other safe haven in times of persecution to jointly advancing the ideals of freedom and independence, African leaders were once united in a continental quest for advancement. The early post-independence era was a time when the pain of one nation echoed across the continent, when borders didn’t stop empathy, and when injustice to one African was seen as injustice to all. In 1961, after the brutal assassination of Patrice Lumumba, Africans from Cairo to Cape rose in collective outrage. Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser gave refuge to Lumumba’s family and declared three days of national mourning. The same hand was extended to Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah when he was ousted in a CIA-orchestrated coup in 1966, as recollected in this video by his grandson. This is the kind of unity many believe no longer exists in today’s Africa. At a time when genocidal foreign-backed militias in Sudan, DR Congo and the Sahel region threaten Africa’s long-term stability, the courage to raise a collective voice among African leaders seems to have faded. This should worry every citizen of the continent because in moments like these, silence on the part of Africa’s leadership is not neutrality - it is complicity.
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Examples Of African Unity In Times Of Crisis From offering each other safe haven in times of persecution to jointly advancing the ideals of freedom and independence, African leaders were once united in a continental quest for advancement. The early post-independence era was a time when the pain of one nation echoed across the continent, when borders didn’t stop empathy, and when injustice to one African was seen as injustice to all. In 1961, after the brutal assassination of Patrice Lumumba, Africans from Cairo to Cape rose in collective outrage. Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser gave refuge to Lumumba’s family and declared three days of national mourning. The same hand was extended to Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah when he was ousted in a CIA-orchestrated coup in 1966, as recollected in this video by his grandson. This is the kind of unity many believe no longer exists in today’s Africa. At a time when genocidal foreign-backed militias in Sudan, DR Congo and the Sahel region threaten Africa’s long-term stability, the courage to raise a collective voice among African leaders seems to have faded. This should worry every citizen of the continent because in moments like these, silence on the part of Africa’s leadership is not neutrality - it is complicity.

The Spearhead

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NOW DECLASSIFIED: CIA PLOTTED COUP AGAINST NKRUMAH Ghana's president, John Dramani Mahama, says that newly declassified documents from the US archives implicate the CIA in the coup that ousted the nation's first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Mahama made the significant announcement on 6 March during the celebrations marking Ghana's 68th Independence Day. Nkrumah, a prominent pan-African figure during Africa's decolonisation, envisioned an industrialised Ghana that would lead the continent towards self-sufficiency. His aspirations were abruptly halted when a military and police coup took place on 24 February 1966, while he was on a diplomatic mission in China. As a pan-Africanist and socialist, Nkrumah launched initiatives aimed at achieving political and economic independence for Africa during a period when much of the continent remained under colonial rule. He dreamed of a united Africa liberated from imperialism, a vision he actively pursued by organising the first All-African Peoples’ Conference in Accra, Ghana, in 1958. In 1963, he was instrumental in founding the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner of the African Union (AU). Due to his dedication to socialism and pan-Africanism, his willingness to work with the Soviet Union and China, and his efforts to foster anti-imperialism across Africa and beyond, Nkrumah increasingly became perceived as a threat by the US government, which initiated plans to depose him. The coup in 1966 disrupted Ghana's path to industrialisation and led to prolonged political turmoil. Today, the West African nation grapples with substantial foreign debts owed to imperialist institutions such as the IMF, while ordinary citizens face rising living costs - an unfortunate departure from Nkrumah's original vision. Additionally, Western powers have similarly undermined other influential African leaders, including Patrice Lumumba of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Amílcar Cabral in Guinea-Bissau and Sylvanus Olympio of Togo. Video credit: CITI FM 97.3
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NOW DECLASSIFIED: CIA PLOTTED COUP AGAINST NKRUMAH Ghana's president, John Dramani Mahama, says that newly declassified documents from the US archives implicate the CIA in the coup that ousted the nation's first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. Mahama made the significant announcement on 6 March during the celebrations marking Ghana's 68th Independence Day. Nkrumah, a prominent pan-African figure during Africa's decolonisation, envisioned an industrialised Ghana that would lead the continent towards self-sufficiency. His aspirations were abruptly halted when a military and police coup took place on 24 February 1966, while he was on a diplomatic mission in China. As a pan-Africanist and socialist, Nkrumah launched initiatives aimed at achieving political and economic independence for Africa during a period when much of the continent remained under colonial rule. He dreamed of a united Africa liberated from imperialism, a vision he actively pursued by organising the first All-African Peoples’ Conference in Accra, Ghana, in 1958. In 1963, he was instrumental in founding the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the forerunner of the African Union (AU). Due to his dedication to socialism and pan-Africanism, his willingness to work with the Soviet Union and China, and his efforts to foster anti-imperialism across Africa and beyond, Nkrumah increasingly became perceived as a threat by the US government, which initiated plans to depose him. The coup in 1966 disrupted Ghana's path to industrialisation and led to prolonged political turmoil. Today, the West African nation grapples with substantial foreign debts owed to imperialist institutions such as the IMF, while ordinary citizens face rising living costs - an unfortunate departure from Nkrumah's original vision. Additionally, Western powers have similarly undermined other influential African leaders, including Patrice Lumumba of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Amílcar Cabral in Guinea-Bissau and Sylvanus Olympio of Togo. Video credit: CITI FM 97.3

African Stream

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Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Congo 🇨🇩 who was executêd in a firing squad and his body was dissolved in sulfuric acid, by Belgium/USA allies because he tried to protect his country’s minerals. They'll let this be in History books. 💔💔
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Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Congo 🇨🇩 who was executêd in a firing squad and his body was dissolved in sulfuric acid, by Belgium/USA allies because he tried to protect his country’s minerals. They'll let this be in History books. 💔💔

Zoom Afrika

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THE BOOK THAT GOT NKRUMAH DEPOSED? Today marks 59 years since pan-African icon and Ghana's founding leader Kwame Nkrumah was removed from office in a military coup engineered by the CIA. After leading Ghana to independence from British colonial rule in 1957, Nkrumah embarked on a mission to unite the African people on the continent and in the diaspora. It was his firm belief that Africans share not only a common history, but a common destiny. He was one of the founding leaders of the African Union's predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, in 1963. In a key speech at the opening summit, he eloquently made the case for African unity. He explained that true independence and prosperity could only be attained if African nations united on both the economic and political front. He said this was the only way they could defeat the menace posed by the neo-colonial system, which was hell-bent on maintaining its control over the continent, even as most countries attained 'flag independence.' To the CIA, revolutionary pan-African leaders like Nkrumah were a danger that needed to be 'neutralised.' Their words were seen as threats by the US establishment. It is perhaps telling that it was only after Nkrumah's overthrow that the IMF engaged in debt restructuring with Ghana. In this clip, Nkrumah's editorial assistant, June Milne, relates how his book - Neo-Colonialism, The Last Stage of Imperialism - was the last straw for the US. In it, he detailed how Western countries were looting Africa's resources. Milne claims the book spurred Washington into sponsoring the coup that removed him. Credit: One on One with June Milne, FineLine Production
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THE BOOK THAT GOT NKRUMAH DEPOSED? Today marks 59 years since pan-African icon and Ghana's founding leader Kwame Nkrumah was removed from office in a military coup engineered by the CIA. After leading Ghana to independence from British colonial rule in 1957, Nkrumah embarked on a mission to unite the African people on the continent and in the diaspora. It was his firm belief that Africans share not only a common history, but a common destiny. He was one of the founding leaders of the African Union's predecessor, the Organization of African Unity, in 1963. In a key speech at the opening summit, he eloquently made the case for African unity. He explained that true independence and prosperity could only be attained if African nations united on both the economic and political front. He said this was the only way they could defeat the menace posed by the neo-colonial system, which was hell-bent on maintaining its control over the continent, even as most countries attained 'flag independence.' To the CIA, revolutionary pan-African leaders like Nkrumah were a danger that needed to be 'neutralised.' Their words were seen as threats by the US establishment. It is perhaps telling that it was only after Nkrumah's overthrow that the IMF engaged in debt restructuring with Ghana. In this clip, Nkrumah's editorial assistant, June Milne, relates how his book - Neo-Colonialism, The Last Stage of Imperialism - was the last straw for the US. In it, he detailed how Western countries were looting Africa's resources. Milne claims the book spurred Washington into sponsoring the coup that removed him. Credit: One on One with June Milne, FineLine Production

African Stream

37,670 views • 1 year ago

"THE MOST DANGEROUS AFRICAN OF TODAY, IS AN AFRICAN WHO IS COLONISED" Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao a pan-Africanist, medical doctor and former African Union representative shared powerful insights at the The New Africa Foundation Convention in Accra, Ghana. She highlighted the destructive nature of a colonized mind, and how Africa education system keeps its youth captive to a colonial curriculum. She also condemned African leaders and elite for not representing Africans appropriately, not trying to decolonize education or even stand up for Africans in diplomatic forums. She pointed out how there is an absence of books on Kwame Nkrumah, in his own country Ghana. Nkrumah was considered one of the founding fathers of Pan-Africanism and his efforts to liberate Ghana from British rule, setting up the Organisation of African Unity and the progress he achieved as leader of Ghana is stuff of legend. He was removed from power after a western backed coup supported by the US, Canada and the Uk with the collaboration of the CIA and MI6 alongside the coup plotters. As such his omission from curriculums, and the effort to erase his legacy in his own country is indeed telling. Ironically, The New Africa Foundation Convention event was cancelled, as the Ghanaian government revoked the event's permit at the last minute, citing an "unforeseen" state event scheduled for the same venue. The event had government approval since November 2023 and was scheduled to begin just hours later at the Independence Square in Accra. Decolonize your minds, long live Africa! VoxUmmah Venezuelanalysis Qiao Collective Progressive International Kawsachun News Orinoco Tribune Black Agenda Report Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast
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"THE MOST DANGEROUS AFRICAN OF TODAY, IS AN AFRICAN WHO IS COLONISED" Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao a pan-Africanist, medical doctor and former African Union representative shared powerful insights at the The New Africa Foundation Convention in Accra, Ghana. She highlighted the destructive nature of a colonized mind, and how Africa education system keeps its youth captive to a colonial curriculum. She also condemned African leaders and elite for not representing Africans appropriately, not trying to decolonize education or even stand up for Africans in diplomatic forums. She pointed out how there is an absence of books on Kwame Nkrumah, in his own country Ghana. Nkrumah was considered one of the founding fathers of Pan-Africanism and his efforts to liberate Ghana from British rule, setting up the Organisation of African Unity and the progress he achieved as leader of Ghana is stuff of legend. He was removed from power after a western backed coup supported by the US, Canada and the Uk with the collaboration of the CIA and MI6 alongside the coup plotters. As such his omission from curriculums, and the effort to erase his legacy in his own country is indeed telling. Ironically, The New Africa Foundation Convention event was cancelled, as the Ghanaian government revoked the event's permit at the last minute, citing an "unforeseen" state event scheduled for the same venue. The event had government approval since November 2023 and was scheduled to begin just hours later at the Independence Square in Accra. Decolonize your minds, long live Africa! VoxUmmah Venezuelanalysis Qiao Collective Progressive International Kawsachun News Orinoco Tribune Black Agenda Report Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast

Sovereign Media

20,410 views • 8 months ago

WEST USING PROXIES TO CARRY OUT WAR IN CONGO The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has boiled over in recent days. The M23 rebels, backed by Uganda and Rwanda, encroached on Goma city on 27 January, forcing hundreds of thousands of residents to flee to safer areas. Then, in the capital, Kinshasa, anger over the escalation erupted on 28 January as protesters attacked several embassies. The collapse of the December 2024 peace talks between the leaders of Rwanda and the DRC has only intensified the crisis. During a 2 April 2024 episode on African Stream’s flagship podcast, ‘Pan-African Attitude,’ Pan-Africanist scholar PLO Lumumba highlighted how international powers have never wanted to help resolve Congo’s conflict. Lumumba added that Western governments have always used Africans to sow division in the mineral-rich Congo to facilitate the exploitation of its resources. He gave an example of how US and Belgian intelligence services groomed the DRC's longtime president, Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-97), to overthrow revolutionary leader Patrice Lumumba (1925-61) and take power from 1965 until 1997. Lumumba also said the West has used proxies throughout modern times.
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WEST USING PROXIES TO CARRY OUT WAR IN CONGO The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has boiled over in recent days. The M23 rebels, backed by Uganda and Rwanda, encroached on Goma city on 27 January, forcing hundreds of thousands of residents to flee to safer areas. Then, in the capital, Kinshasa, anger over the escalation erupted on 28 January as protesters attacked several embassies. The collapse of the December 2024 peace talks between the leaders of Rwanda and the DRC has only intensified the crisis. During a 2 April 2024 episode on African Stream’s flagship podcast, ‘Pan-African Attitude,’ Pan-Africanist scholar PLO Lumumba highlighted how international powers have never wanted to help resolve Congo’s conflict. Lumumba added that Western governments have always used Africans to sow division in the mineral-rich Congo to facilitate the exploitation of its resources. He gave an example of how US and Belgian intelligence services groomed the DRC's longtime president, Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-97), to overthrow revolutionary leader Patrice Lumumba (1925-61) and take power from 1965 until 1997. Lumumba also said the West has used proxies throughout modern times.

African Stream

79,285 views • 1 year ago

HOW THE WEST FROZE AFRICA IN TIME Africans who were hailed as revolutionaries after independence were really just sensible men with a clear understanding of Africa's needs, but they struck many as ‘ahead of their time’ because our continent was still being held back by neo-colonial exploiters and their puppets. That’s the verdict of geopolitical analyst Shahid Bolsen (X), who says our continent was ‘frozen’ in time, not allowed to progress and develop beyond the colonial era. He argues that the West's relationship with Africa has historically been one of subjugation and extraction, keeping our continent in a state of stagnation through violence, coups and exploitative economic policies. He says, 'For Lumumba or Nkrumah, it was the 1960s, but for the West, it was still the 1860s, the 1760s, the 1660s.' Pan-African leaders such as Burkina Faso’s Thomas Sankara, Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah and Congo’s Patrice Lumumba were eliminated or removed from power by imperialists because their progressive policies were on course to stop the pillaging of our continent and unleash its massive potential for the benefit of its people. Following in their footsteps, Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso is emerging as a transformative leader spearheading a break from Western dominance. His efforts to regain control of his country’s resources and build alliances beyond the West are seen as acts of dignity and self-determination by many Africans. Alongside Assimi Goïta from Mali and Abdourahmane Tchiani from Niger, Traoré is advocating for African unity and sovereignty, gaining respect and support from anti-imperialists worldwide. Video credit: Shahid Bolsen/Middle Nation
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HOW THE WEST FROZE AFRICA IN TIME Africans who were hailed as revolutionaries after independence were really just sensible men with a clear understanding of Africa's needs, but they struck many as ‘ahead of their time’ because our continent was still being held back by neo-colonial exploiters and their puppets. That’s the verdict of geopolitical analyst Shahid Bolsen (X), who says our continent was ‘frozen’ in time, not allowed to progress and develop beyond the colonial era. He argues that the West's relationship with Africa has historically been one of subjugation and extraction, keeping our continent in a state of stagnation through violence, coups and exploitative economic policies. He says, 'For Lumumba or Nkrumah, it was the 1960s, but for the West, it was still the 1860s, the 1760s, the 1660s.' Pan-African leaders such as Burkina Faso’s Thomas Sankara, Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah and Congo’s Patrice Lumumba were eliminated or removed from power by imperialists because their progressive policies were on course to stop the pillaging of our continent and unleash its massive potential for the benefit of its people. Following in their footsteps, Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso is emerging as a transformative leader spearheading a break from Western dominance. His efforts to regain control of his country’s resources and build alliances beyond the West are seen as acts of dignity and self-determination by many Africans. Alongside Assimi Goïta from Mali and Abdourahmane Tchiani from Niger, Traoré is advocating for African unity and sovereignty, gaining respect and support from anti-imperialists worldwide. Video credit: Shahid Bolsen/Middle Nation

African Stream

20,763 views • 1 year ago

There is a picture of Kwame Nkrumah and Patrice Lumumba standing together. Nkrumah liberated Ghana. Lumumba liberated the Congo from Belgian rule. Both were removed by coups staged by their own people. One was murdered. One died in exile. The most dangerous place to stand in history is ahead of your time.
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There is a picture of Kwame Nkrumah and Patrice Lumumba standing together. Nkrumah liberated Ghana. Lumumba liberated the Congo from Belgian rule. Both were removed by coups staged by their own people. One was murdered. One died in exile. The most dangerous place to stand in history is ahead of your time.

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18,650 views • 2 months ago