Settling the Manika and Kolwezi plateau: Who owns Kolwezi?

Rich in its subsoil and coveted for its minerals, Kolwezi is also a territory of memory and identity debates.Located in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Manika Plateau is home to this strategic town at the heart of the Katangan copper arc, whose copper and cobalt wealth has shaped its attractiveness, migration and tensions around belonging.Le Peuplement du plateau de Manika et Kolwezi is a reference work devoted to the history of settlement in and around Kolwezi, in the heart of Katanga. It traces the successive stages of settlement, from the first pygmy populations to the recompositions linked to kingdoms, political confederations and the colonial period.The book offers essential keys to understanding the notions of seniority, autochthony and belonging, in a perspective of historical clarification and cohesion between communities.

Pagina's: 76, Paperback, Our Knowledge Publishing