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France 24
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Laura DI BIASIO

Remains of DR Congo's independence hero buried at home

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The remains of Congolese icon Patrice Lumumba, the country's first prime minister, are laid to rest in Kinshasa. Belgium returned a tooth belonging to the murdered independence hero earlier this month. Also, African ministers of education were in Paris on Thursday for a UNESCO summit on tackling the devastating effect that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on education.

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