‘Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat is a 2024 documentary film directed by Johan Grimonprez about the Cold War episode that led American musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach to crash the UN Security Council in protest against the murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.’ WIKI
DR Congo’s most iconic fan made his return to the stands for their match against Colombia. Credit: AP
Living Statue at FIFA World Cup 2026
You may have seen or heard about DR Congo superfan Michel Kuka Mboladinga, better known as Lumumba Vea or the 'living statue', at 2026 FIFA World Cup.
In tribute to Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the First Congolese Republic in 1960, who was assassinated in 1961.
