Ilambi
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Ilambi is a community in the Tshopo District
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
, on the Lomami River
.
It is 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) to the south of the point where the Lomani enters the Congo River
.
Most of the inhabitants are Topoke people
.
and Lokilo
down to Ilambi to collect large amounts of rubber. The Mbole people vividly described their view of the effect of this work with the phrase wando wo limolo, meaning "tax-caused loss of weight".
A 1903 account by a British traveler noted that the company was doing a large trade in rubber and ivory. It went on: "The natives are quite satisfied, work well and give very little trouble, although it is necessary to punish them sometimes, and as usual, the prisoners on the chain are given work to do outside the prison".
Tshopo District
Tshopo District is a district located in Orientale Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
, on the Lomami River
Lomami River
The Lomami River is a major tributary of the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The river is approximately long. It flows north, west of and parallel to the upper Congo....
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It is 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) to the south of the point where the Lomani enters the Congo River
Congo River
The Congo River is a river in Africa, and is the deepest river in the world, with measured depths in excess of . It is the second largest river in the world by volume of water discharged, though it has only one-fifth the volume of the world's largest river, the Amazon...
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Most of the inhabitants are Topoke people
Topoke people
The Topoke people are an ethnic group that live in the Isangi Territory south of the Congo River, downstream from Kisangani in Tshopo District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
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Colonial era
In the colonial era, the Lomami Company forced the people of the Lomami River region from OpalaOpala, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Opala is a city in the Tshopo District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the administrative center of the Opala Section and of the Opala Territory. The town lies on the left bank of the Lomami River....
and Lokilo
Lokilo
Lokilo is a community in the Opala Territory of Tshopo District in the Democratic Republic of Congo.In the colonial era of the Belgian Congo, Lokilo was one of the areas from which the Lomami Company collected large amounts of rubber...
down to Ilambi to collect large amounts of rubber. The Mbole people vividly described their view of the effect of this work with the phrase wando wo limolo, meaning "tax-caused loss of weight".
A 1903 account by a British traveler noted that the company was doing a large trade in rubber and ivory. It went on: "The natives are quite satisfied, work well and give very little trouble, although it is necessary to punish them sometimes, and as usual, the prisoners on the chain are given work to do outside the prison".