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Aka mother and child, Central African Republic (2014) The African Pygmies (or Congo Pygmies, variously also Central African foragers, "African rainforest hunter-gatherers" (RHG) or "Forest People of Central Africa") [a] are a group of ethnicities native to Central Africa, mostly the Congo Basin, traditionally subsisting on a forager and hunter ...
To the west, in the land where their expansions would meet, was Katanga, the site of the Yeke Kingdom of Msiri. Msiri was the most militarily powerful ruler in the area and traded large quantities of copper, ivory and slaves—and rumours of gold reached European ears. The scramble for Katanga was a prime example of the period.
Tanganyika Concessions Limited [a] (TCL or Tanks) was a British mining and railway company founded by the Scottish engineer and entrepreneur Robert Williams in 1899. The purpose was to exploit minerals in Northern Rhodesia and in the Congo Free State . Partly-owned subsidiaries included the Union Minière du Haut-Katanga (UMHK), which undertook ...
June 3, 2024 at 2:43 PM. A mosquito sample in Los Angeles has turned up positive for West Nile virus, officials say. The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District said the mosquito sample ...
The Lualaba River, in red. The Lualaba River ( Kongo: Nzâdi Luâlâmba, Swahili: Mto Lualamba) flows entirely within the eastern part of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It provides the greatest streamflow to the Congo River, while the source of the Congo is recognized as the Chambeshi. The Lualaba is 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi) long.
The International Rescue Committee said more than 400 villages were destroyed between July 2016 and March 2017. [3] In August 2017, the clashes intensified after Batwa attacked a group of Luba near Kalemie; in course of the following fighting about 50 people died, most of them Luba. [12] Batwa fighters also attacked a MONUSCO convoy with arrows.
Lufilian Arc. Coordinates: 11.666667°S 27.466667°E. Nchanga copper mine near Chingola, Zambia (2008) The Lufilian Arc (or Lufilian Belt) is part of a system of orogenic belts in southern Africa formed during the Pan-African orogeny, a stage in the formation of the Gondwana supercontinent. It extends across eastern Angola, the Katanga Province ...
Background. Born in Adjumani district in north western Uganda, Amanzuru grew in the Area around Zoka forest a forest reserve in west Nile Uganda.. Career. Troubled by illegal exploitation of the forest resources, Amanzuru decided to do something to ensure that Zoka forest is preserved.