Mbuji-Mayi River Explained

-6.0333°N 23.7667°WThe Mbuji-Mayi River, also spelt Bushmaie, Bushimaie, Bushimay or Mbushimaie, (Swahili: Mto Mbuji-Maji) is a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a major tributary of the Sankuru River. It flows northwards from the Kapanga Territory in the province of Lualaba to the province of Kasaï-Oriental, where it is the namesake of the city of Mbuji-Mayi.^{[1] [2] [3]}

From the 17th to 19th centuries, the river formed one of the borders of the Kingdom of Lunda.^{[2] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Omasombo Tshonda. Jean . Kasaï-Oriental: Un nœud gordien dans l'espace congolais . 2021-09-12. Monographies des provinces de la RD Congo . 2014 . . . fr . 978-9-4916-1524-5 . 18, 20, 23, 131.
2. Book: Mcculloch, Merran. The Southern Lunda and Related Peoples (Northern Rhodesia, Belgian Congo, Angola): West Central Africa. 2017-02-10. Routledge. 9781315305172. en.
3. Book: Total Solar Eclipse of 16 February 1980. Fiala. Alan D.. Lukac. Marie R.. 1978-12-01. United States Naval Observatory. en. 26.
4. Book: A History of Africa. Fage. John. Tordoff. William. 2013-10-23. Routledge. 9781317797265. en.