Yambuya Explained

Yambuya
Pushpin Map:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Coordinates:1.2637°N 24.5528°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tshopo
Subdivision Type2:Territory
Subdivision Name2:Banalia
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:Central Africa Time
Utc Offset1:+2

Yambuya is a community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Aruwimi River, roughly due north of Yangambi. The river is navigable as far as Yambuya, but is blocked by cataracts further upstream.

Yambuya was made a base for the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of 1886 to 1889, when an expedition led by Henry Morton Stanley went cross-country to the relief of Emin Pasha, General Charles Gordon's besieged governor of Equatoria, threatened by Mahdist forces.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Stanley in tropical Africa: his travels, heroism and discoveries and gallant relief of Emin Pasha ; including the narrative of the Livingstone search expedition, of the journey through equatorial Africa, and that of the founding of the Congo Free state . 75 . Ronald M. Smith . Ward, Lock and Co. . 1890.