Lokandu Explained

Lokandu
Pushpin Map:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates:-2.5316°N 25.7614°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Maniema
Subdivision Type2:Territory
Subdivision Name2:Kailo
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:National language
Blank Info Sec1:Swahili

Lokandu is a community in Maniema Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Lualaba River downstream from Kindu.

Henry Morton Stanley refers to it as "the frontier village of Manyema, which is called Riba-Riba."[1]

The town was formerly called Riba Riba, when it was burned down in 1893 by a force led by Louis Napoléon Chaltin striking overland from Bena-Kamba. After being rebuilt, it took its present name.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Stanley, H.M., 1899, Through the Dark Continent, Vol. Two, London: G. Newnes,
  2. Book: Nziem, Isidore . Histoire generale du Congo . 299 . Isidore Ndaywel è Nziem . De Boeck Supérieur . 1998 . 2-8011-1174-0.