Lumumba’s murder and Trump’s gangster-imperialism — the blood never dries

COUNT Etienne Davignon being ordered to stand trial over his alleged role in the murder of Congolese revolutionary Patrice Lumumba is a long overdue step towards justice — but far more than that.The fate of the first prime minister of post-colonial Congo — overthrown in a coup orchestrated by the United States and former colonial power Belgium and summarily shot — echoes down the ages.It dashed hopes across Africa and beyond that formal independence would mean genuine sovereignty, in which countries might control their own resources and choose their own alliances.