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11-616: Pweto is part of Haut-Katanga Province . It lies to the west and north of Lake Mweru on the border with Zambia . The Luvua River , a headstream of the Congo River , leaves the lake just west of the town of Pwetu to flow north its confluence with the Lualaba River opposite the town of Ankoro . Other rivers flowing through the territory include the Lubule River , the Lumekele River and

22-452: A few hundred families are left. Many of them fled or were killed by the Mai Mai militia of Gédéon Kyungu Mutanga between 2003 and 2006. Mutanga was later sentenced to death for of crimes against humanity, insurgency, and terrorism. The pygmies, many of whom have moved to towns and villages for greater security, are marginalized, subject to prejudice and discrimination. A 2007 report said there

33-535: A provincial capital, and as of 2020, it had an estimated population of 5,718,800. The new province's territory corresponds to the historic Katanga-Oriental that existed in the early period after independence between 1963 and 1966. Along with Lualaba , Haut-Katanga is in the Copperbelt of Central Africa. The DRC is only behind Chile , Peru , and the PRC in largest amount of copper produced globally. Haut-Katanga

44-560: Is divided into 6 territories and 2 cities. Territories: Cities: Lualaba Province Lualaba Province ( Jimbo la Lualaba , in Swahili ) is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning when the former Katanga province was split up into four new provinces—Lualaba, Haut-Katanga , Haut-Lomami , and Tanganyika . Lualaba was formed from

55-542: Is informal mining in other areas, including cassiterite pits at the village of Kapulo. The ore is exported through Zambia, bypassing customs posts. Pweto Territory saw several combats during the Congo wars. With the cease fire, the front line between the RCD-Goma and the Forces Armées Congolaise cut off the north of Pweto from the south. Although the civil war ended in 2003, the region has been severely damaged by

66-464: Is one of the 21 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning . Haut-Katanga, Haut-Lomami , Lualaba , and Tanganyika provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Katanga province . Haut-Katanga was formed from the Haut-Katanga district and the independently administered cities of Likasi and Lubumbashi . Lubumbashi retained its status as

77-521: The Kilulishi River . The territory is subdivided into the following chiefdoms and sectors : Kiona-Nzini Chiefdom , Moero Sector , Mwenge Sector and Pweto Chiefdom The territory is agriculturally productive and the lake is rich in fish. There is no formal industry apart from the Dikulushi Mine near Kilwa , the capital of Moero Sector, operated by Anvil Mining , an Australian company. There

88-487: The Lualaba and Kolwezi districts. Kolwezi was a hybrid city/district which was separated from its two territories and the city proper became the capital of the new province. The 2020 population was estimated to be 3,183,300. Along with Haut-Katanga , Lualaba is in the Copperbelt of Central Africa. The Congo is only behind Chile , Peru , and China in the largest amount of copper produced globally. Lualaba Province

99-472: The civil war and reconstruction has been slow. Most of the rural residents are returned refugees or internally displaced people from other regions. Basic government services are still not available, public infrastructure is in poor condition and the local economy is scarcely functional. Corruption and lack of confidence in stability are handicaps to investment. The forests of Pweto territory were once home to thousands of pygmies, locally called Batembo , but only

110-737: Was no longer any significant presence of Mayi-Mayi fighters in the territory, but one of the two remaining full FARDC brigades in Katanga was stationed in Pweto Territory. This brigade, the 62nd, had a reputation for harassing civilians and had been implicated in illegally exploiting the Cassiterite mine in Kapulo . The soldiers were said to engage in extortion, illegal taxation, forced labour, theft, torture and humiliation of civilians. Haut-Katanga Province Haut-Katanga (French for "Upper Katanga")

121-461: Was separated from Katanga Province on 30 June 1963. Then, on 24 April 1966, it was united with Katanga Oriental to form Sud-Katanga Province, which was later merged back into Katanga. The President of Lualaba, from 1965 the governor, was Dominique Diur who held office from 23 September 1963 until 24 April 1966. [REDACTED] Media related to Lualaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo at Wikimedia Commons This Democratic Republic of

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