Belgian ex-diplomat dies before standing trial over 1961 murder of Congolese leader

Étienne Davignon, a 93-year-old Belgian former diplomat, has died before standing trial over the 1961 murder of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba. He was the last living person targeted in the investigation and had a decades-long career as one of Belgium's leading diplomats and industrialists. Davignon's death was confirmed by the Jacques Delors Institute thinktank.