New evidence of Belgian complicity in 1961 killing of Burundian PM

Book explores unseen archive papers relating to Prince Louis Rwagasore's murder, which led to years of unrest

A popular prime minister of Burundi, Prince Louis Rwagasore, was shot dead just over 60 years ago with the complicity of Belgium, the departing colonial power, a researcher has claimed.

The Belgian state has an overwhelming responsibility" for the assassination of Rwagasore, according to Ludo De Witte, a Flemish sociologist who has spent five years investigating the killing. His previous work on the assassination of Congo's first elected prime minister, Patrice Lumumba, led to a parliamentary inquiry that concluded Belgium had a moral responsibility" for the death of the charismatic leader.