Belgium’s Lumumba case raises a question Africa still avoids

Much of postcolonial Africa still fails to confront the political vision for which Patrice Lumumba was eliminated.
Story Published at: January 22, 2026 at 03:11PM
结论
Lumumba 的命运与政治愿景构成了一个历史性的警示与启示：独立只是起点，真正的国家主权在于把历史赋予的公共信任转化为全体人民的共同福祉。如今的后殖民非洲，如果能够把这份历史遗产转译成具体、可持续的治理改革，就能在全球化语境中实现更公平的资源分配与更广泛的社会参与，从而使那段历史不再只是记忆中的悲剧，而成为未来发展道路的指南。