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Transport and Foreign Trade in Mbuji-Mayi (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Eastern Kasai

Mbuji-Mayi is the third city (133,000 inhabitants) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Central Africa)

  1. The first Congolese city is Kinshasa and the second is Lubumbashi
  2. Mbuji-Mayi is on the Mbuji-mayi River

Mbuji-Mayi is the capital of the Eastern Kasai province in South-Centre of the DR Congo

  1. Population of the Eastern Kasai province: 5.5 million inhabitants
  2. Area: 9.545 km²
  3. Territories of the Eastern Kasai province: Kabeya-Kamwanga, Katanda, Lupatapata, Miabi and Tshilenge
  4. Main languages: French and Tshiluba (6.3 million people)
  5. Eastern Kasai annually produces one-tenth of the world's industrial diamonds
    1. Eastern Kasai has the largest diamond accumulation in the world, more concentrated than Kimberley's, in South Africa

Diamond operations

  1. Mbuji-Mayi generates the majority of industrial diamonds produced in the Congo.
  2. Main diamond producers in the East Kasai region:
    1. Bakwanga Mining Society
    2. International Diamond
  3. Diamond exploitation in Kasaï (Mbuji-Mayi and Tshikapa).

Logistics and Transportation in Mbuji-Mayi (DR Congo)

Transport and Logistics in the DR Congo

Mbuji Mayi Airport

Distances from Mbuji-Mayi to:

  1. Kinshasa: 1,295 kilometres (21 hours)
  2. Lubumbashi: 1,109 kilometres (15 hours)
  3. Kananga: 187 kilometres (3 hours)
  4. Kisangani: 1,358 kilometres (19 hours)
  5. Bukavu: 983 kilometres (16.5 hours)
  6. Goma: 1,543 kilometres (25 hours)

Transport, Trade and Business in the DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo - Mbuji-Mayi

  1. Masters: Business in Africa, Transport and Logistics in Africa
  2. Doctorate in African Business

Congo Mbuji-Mayi: Transport, Business

More information: Trade and Business in the DR Congo, at EENI Global Business School Website.

  1. The five communes of Mbuji-Mayi are Bipemba, Dibindi, Diulu, Kanshi and Muya.
  2. Main ethnic group: Bakwanga (Luba)
    1. Country of Luba is on the Sankuru River
  3. Main religion in Mbuji-Mayi: Christianity
  4. 15th century: Lubas tribes
  5. 1914: foundation of Mbuji-Mayi
  6. 1960 - 1962: secessionist State of South Kasai
    1. President Albert Kalonji (Luba)
    2. Genocide

History of the DR Congo

Higher Education in Mbuji-Mayi

  1. University of Mbuji-Mayi Tshikama
  2. Official University of Mbuji-Mayi
  3. Protestant University au Coeur of the Congo

Universities in the DR Congo

Business in Africa (Spanish) Mbuji-Mayi, DR Congo Trade and Business in Africa (French) Mbuji-Mayi, RD Congo Business in Africa (Portuguese) Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic do Congo



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