ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ oʊsˈɛndˈeɪ ɐfˈɑːnə, hiː wɛnt tə kˈɑːŋɡoʊ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tə mˈiːt wɪð pɹˈɛzɪdənt pˈeɪtɹɪs luːmˈʌmbə, hˌuː hæd ʃˈoʊn sˈɪmpəθi fɚðə jˌuːpˌiːsˈiː kˈɔːz, bˌʌt hˌuː wʌz ðˈɛn ˌoʊvɚθɹˈoʊn baɪ kˈɜːnəl mˈɑːbuːtˌuːz tɹˈuːps, hˌuː dɹˈoʊv ðˌɛm ˌaʊɾəv ðə kˈʌntɹi.
Accompanied by Osendé Afana, he went to Congo in 1960 to meet with President Patrice Lumumba, who had shown sympathy for the UPC cause, but who was then overthrown by Colonel Mobutu's troops, who drove them out of the country.