Seke-Banza Territory Explained

Seke-Banza
Settlement Type:Territory
Pushpin Map:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates:-5.3373°N 13.2776°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Kongo Central
Seat:Seke-Banza
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3620
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:West Africa Time
Utc Offset1:+1

Seke-Banza Territory is an administrative area of the Kongo Central province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the north of the city of Matadi. The administrative center is the town of Seke-Banza.The territory is divided into five sectors: Bundi, Isangila, Lufu, Mavu and Sumbi.[1]

Roads

The city of Kinzau-Mwuete is in the Bundi sector of Seke-Banza Territory. It is at a crossroads, and is a center of trade for the territory with large urban centers such as Muanda, Boma, Matadi and Kinshasa.[2] In June 2007 it was reported that the road running north from Kinzao to the town of Seke-Banza was in an advanced state of deterioration following torrential rains. The authorities were planning to raise money to fill the potholes through tolls.[3] As of November 2008 the road had still not been repaired. As a result, trucks and motorcycles could no longer transport food from the town, and the prices paid for produce such as cassava, peanuts and tarot had dropped by as much as one half.[4]

Security problems

In January 2008 there were violent clashes in Seke-Banza Territory between police and members of the Bundu dia Kongo politico-religious movement in which a number of innocent people were killed or injured.[5] In March 2007 Dr. Ngimbi Wasolwa of the General Hospital in Seke Banza said his facilities were overwhelmed by injured people, with no beds to receive further patients. The X-ray machine had not been working for a year, but due to the insecurity it was impossible to transfer patients by ambulance to Matadi.[6]

On 31 December 2010 police arrested 24 people in Kivava village and four more in Isangila sector of Seke-Banza territory.They were said to be former members of the Zairian Armed Forces (FAZ) from different parts of the country, and had been terrorizing the villagers.[7] In May 2011 there were violent clashes between villagers of Tshela Territory to the north and villagers of Seke-Banza Territory, competing for access to agricultural land.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo . https://web.archive.org/web/20100401040116/http://rgc.cd/doctech/UNDP-GIS-25_RDC_administratif.pdf . dead . 1 April 2010 . X. . Blaes . PNUD-SIG . October 2008 . 9 December 2011.
  2. Web site: Institut Superieur de Développement Rural Kinzau-Mvuete . Ministere de L'Esu . French . 26 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030421/http://www.minesu.gouv.cd/spip.php?article338 . 4 March 2016. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: La route Kinzao-Mvuete-Seke-Banza en état de délabrement très avancé . Le Potentiel . Tshiala David . 1 June 2007. French . 26 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Seke-banza : route abimée . Vigilance DRC . 10 November 2008. French . 27 January 2012.
  5. Web site: Le président Kimasi déplore la mort des innocents à Seke-Banza . lesignalducontinent . 31 January 2008. French . 27 January 2012.
  6. Web site: Urgence : Seke Banza : affaire BDK, une crise sanitaire en vue . Vigilance DRC . 5 March 2008. 27 January 2012.
  7. Web site: Seke Banza: 28 présumés ex-FAZ aux arrêts . Radio Okapi . 5 January 2011. French . 27 January 2012.
  8. Web site: Des habitants de Tshela et de Seke-Banza se sont affrontés . l'Observateur . 27 May 2011. French . 27 January 2012.