Mbuji-Mayi Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital city of Kasai-Oriental Province in the south-central Democratic Republic of Congo
About Mbuji-Mayi
The area around Mbuji-Mayi is one of the richest sources of mineral wealth in the world. In the 1950s, it was estimated that the Mbuji-Mayi area had the world's most important industrial diamond deposits, containing at least 300 million karats of diamonds. The city was literally constructed on top of the diamond deposits, and while the city's reputation as a company town under tight control of Belgian economic interests meant it was neat and orderly, it also meant that the city's buildings and homes, including those of top MIBA executives, were sometimes demolished to access the diamonds. The city lacks much of the organization and classic European architecture that other major cities in the DRC inherited from the Belgian colonists. Journalist Michela Wrong described Mbuji-Mayi as "a curio
Where to Stay in Mbuji-Mayi
- 🏨Hôtel Equinoxe
Mbuji-Mayi Travel Guide Sections
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