Its capital is Inongo. Mai-Ndombe is a heterogenous province. Presidents (from 1965, governors) were:[citation needed], provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, "Felix Tshisekedi investit Carly Nzanzu Kasivita et Paul Mputu respectivement gouverneurs du Nord Kivu et Mai Ndombe", 23 Sep 1963 - 11 Oct 1963 V. Bola (in rebellion). As of October 2010, this had not taken place, and the ruling party was calling for a further extension to the deadline. The Mbisa-Congo project contributed to a special issue of the Journal of Fish Biology with four articles, the first authors of which are all Congolese. Lake Maï Ndombe. Since independence it has been neglected. The book can be purchased as a hard copy or can be downloaded for free:Mai-Ndombe. Ports have also been abandoned. [5], Place in Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Children beside Lake Mai-Ndombe, April 2006, "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo", "Mai Ndombe REDD+ Community-based Forest Conservation Project", "Mal Aimé Du Pouvoir ? The upcoming monographs will feature the provinces of Nord-Ubangi, Ituri, and Tshopo. Like previous volumes in the series, this monograph can be downloaded free of charge from the museum website. This publication is the 12th volume in the series on the 26 provinces of the DRC. [2] Mai-Ndombe was formed from the Plateaux and Mai-Ndombe districts. The sparsely-populated forests of the north and east stand in contrast to the densely-inhabited pockets found in the savannahs of the south and west. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Mai-Ndombe District was a district of pre-2015 Bandundu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.In 2015, it was merged with Plateaux District and the independently administered city of Bandundu, all in pre-2015 Bandundu Province, to the new Mai-Ndombe Province Mai-Ndombe District was a district of pre-2015 Bandundu Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Of these eight species, three are now infecting native fish species. The former district of Mai-Ndombe became a province in 2015 and is named after the lake found in its centre. Monograph of the province of Mai-Ndombe (DRC), Mai-Ndombe. A province with a grim past. Mai-Ndombe Province is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The concession extends over the Ntomba, Baselenge, and Bolia sectors. A new international project will try to predict potential pests, produce reliable detection and identification tools and develop an innovative pest management. Mai-Ndombe Province was a separate province from 1962 to 1966, prior the creation of Bandundu Province from the post-colonial political regions of Kwango, Kwilu, and Mai-Ndombe.Presidents (from 1965, governors) were: [citation needed] 8 Sep 1962 - Dec 1963 Victor Kumoriko; 23 Sep 1963 - 11 Oct 1963 V. Bola (in rebellion) Jan 1964 - Dec 1964 Gabriël Zangabie Mai-Ndombe Province. In 2015 werd het samengevoegd met Plateaux District en de onafhankelijk beheerde stad Bandundu, allemaal in de pre-2015 Bandundu provincie, om de nieuwe Mai-Ndombe Province. [4] During the colonial era the region was a major producer of rubber, copal, textile fibers, palm nuts and lumber. Mosaïque de peuples établie sur un patrimoine naturel, the book paints a picture of the many facets of Mai-Ndombe province: physical, human, historical, administrative, and socio-economic. The district takes its name from the large but shallow Lake Mai-Ndombe, which covers 2,300 square kilometres (890 sq mi) but expands to double or triple that size in the rainy season. But the wealth of this globally recognized natural heritage stands sharply at odds with the precarious socio-economic situation of its inhabitants, whose intensive farming practices are often singled out as being a leading cause of deforestation. Mai-Ndombe Province is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. La province de Mai-Ndombe est depuis 2015 une province de la république démocratique du Congo à la suite de l'éclatement de la province du Bandundu [1].Anciennement dénommé district Léopold II, il a été divisé en deux districts.La partie orientale a gardé le nom de district Mai-Ndombe, la partie occidentale étant désormais dénommée Plateaux Although roads in Kutu territory have been maintained by non-government organizations, Oswhe territory in the east no longer has any roads or bridges. It covered roughly the same area as the colonial-era Lac Léopold II District. Historically, the province of Mai-Ndombe partially overlaps with the personal reserve of Leopold II, known as the 'Crown Domain', in the Congo Free State. Mosaïque de peuples établie sur un patrimoine naturel (PDF 18 Mb), Fruitflies: a major threat to fruit and vegetable production, The Mbisa-Congo Project contributes to a Special Issue of the Journal of Fish Biology, Museum collections allow breakthroughs in parasitology. The Forest Development Corporation SODEFOR employs several hundred workers, and a few other companies also operate in the district.[3]. [2], Even by the standards of the country, Mai-Ndombe District is relatively undeveloped. The new province was formed by combining Plateaux District, Mai-Ndombe District and the city of Bandundu, all in pre-2015 Bandundu Province. Mai-Ndombe Province is one of 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Lukenie River flows from the east and runs through the southern part of the district. The new province was formed by combining Plateaux District and Mai-Ndombe District, all in pre-2015 Bandundu Province.Its capital is Inongo. historical: European penetration and colonial period; administrative: evolution of administrative organisation; socio-economic: demography, health, forests, agriculture, trade, etc. The lake’s central position serves more as a geographic marker rather than a unifying element. Province. Its capital is Inongo. The town of Inongo was elevated to capital city of the new province. Mai-Ndombe Province was a separate province from 1962 to 1966, prior the creation of Bandundu Province from the post-colonial political regions of Kwango, Kwilu, and Mai-Ndombe. Mai-Ndombe, Kwango, and Kwilu provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Bandundu province. Mai-Ndombe is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. The team was able to do this by comparing fish specimens from the collections of the Royal Museum for Central Africa with recent specimens. The rubber-rich region was bled white by the system of economic predation organized by the then king, which suppressed all other forms of trade that competed with it and abandoned certain territories and their inhabitants to brutal treatment by European agents and their auxiliaries. Mai-Ndombe District was een wijk van pre-2015 provincie Bandundu in de Democratische Republiek Congo. REDD+ pilot projects implemented in Mai-Ndombe province, in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), can harm beneficiaries without stopping deforestation, according to a study by the Rights & Resources Initiative (RRI) published on March 14, 2018. The richly-illustrated tome, more than 600 pages long, comprises five sections covering different aspects of the province: This monograph, like the ones that preceded it, are published in the framework of the Provinces project. The Lukenie joins with the Fimi River, which drains Lake Mai-Ndombe and continues westward to join the Kasai at Mushie. A common denominator for the manner in which Mai-Ndombe populations are organised is thus hard to find. Three-quarters of Mai-Ndombe province is covered by forest containing exceptional biodiversity. A number of conservation areas have been created, and the province receives significant funding to preserve them. Published in the journal Biological Invasions, their study illustrates the importance of natural history collections as windows on past environments. A team of Belgian, Congolese and French researchers revealed that the introduction of Nile Tilapia into the Congo Basin was accompanied by the introduction of eight parasite species. On 14 October 2019, the RMCA published the 12th volume of the series of monographs featuring the new provinces of the DRC. The former district of Mai-Ndombe became a province in 2015 and is named after the lake found in its centre. IMai-Ndombe yisifundazwe sase Khongo-Kinshasa. History. Mai-Ndombe Province. This is the first REDD+ community-based forest conservation project in the country. Buildings such as schools, health centers, hospitals, offices and churches from the earlier period have been allowed to deteriorate. In 2015, it was merged with Plateaux District, all in pre-2015 Bandundu Province, to form the new Mai-Ndombe Province. Le District Du Mai-Ndombe, "Bantoustan" Congolais", "Constitution de la République démocratique du Congo: Article 226", "The AMP conclave: Another step towards 2011 elections", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mai-Ndombe_District&oldid=975459462, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 August 2020, at 16:54. Mosaïque de peuples établie sur un patrimoine naturel (PDF 18 Mb), All available monographs can be downloaded here. Mai-Ndombe extends north from the Kasai River and is separated from the Congo River to the east by the Plateaux District. Entitled Mai-Ndombe. The term 'Mai-Ndombe', meaing 'black waters', was given to the lake by the Bakongo porters of Henry Morton Stanley when the latter passed through the area in 1882. [1], The district includes the Mai Ndombe Conservation Concession, an area of 299,640 hectares (740,400 acres) on the western shore of Lake Mai Ndombe in the Inongo Territory. The term 'Mai-Ndombe', meaing 'black waters', was given to the lake by the Bakongo porters of Henry Morton Stanley when the latter passed through the area in 1882. Launched in 2008, the project is funded by Belgian Development Cooperation (DGD) and is led by a team of RMCA researchers, in collaboration with the Centre d’Études politiques (CEP) in Kinshasa and the Centre de recherche et de documentation sur l'Afrique centrale (CERDAC) in Lubumbashi. [1], Under the February 2006 constitution, Plateaux District, Mai-Ndombe District and the city of Bandundu were to be combined into a new Mai-Ndombe Province, with the change taking effect before 18 February 2009. Mai-Ndombe included the following territory-level division units: The administrative center is the town of Inongo on the east shore of Lake Mai-Ndombe.