L’IDENTITE ET LE POUVOIR COUTUMIER, FACTEURS DES CONFLITS ET SES CONSEQUENCES SUR LA STABILITE ECONOMIQUE A YUMBI

Valentin MANZUBAZE KANANE

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L’IDENTITE ET LE POUVOIR COUTUMIER, FACTEURS DES CONFLITS ET SES CONSEQUENCES SUR LA STABILITE ECONOMIQUE A YUMBI

Authors:

Valentin MANZUBAZE KANANE

Publisher:

مجلة الدراسات المتعددة التخصصات في العلوم الاقتصادية والاجتماعية

Journal:

Revue des Études Multidisciplinaires en Sciences Économiques et Sociales Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.424-444

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2026

Document Language:

French

Document ID (Org No.):

2001841448

pISSN:

2489-2068

Abstract:

 ABSTRACT The territory of Yumbi is one of the territories located in the province of Mai-Ndombe in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Administratively, the territory of Yumbi has only Yumbi as a health zone. This territory has an estimated total population of 147,187 inhabitants, spread over an area of 2,549 km², giving a density of 58 inhabitants per km².  It is bordered to the east by the territory of Inongo, to the west by the Congo River, which separates the territory of Yumbi from the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), to the north by the territory of Lukolela, to the southeast by the territory of Mushie, and to the southwest by the territory of Bolobo. This study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the identity and customary conflicts that led to the deaths of more than 900 civilians in 20These conflicts pitted the two major communities of the city of Yumbi against each other, namely the Nunus and the Tendes. These people were killed in the localities of Boende, Mungama, Bongende, and Yumbi center, and the conflict spread to neighboring territories, namely Mushi and Bolobo. We interviewed 56 people in focus groups in order to collect data. In addition, observation techniques helped us to better understand the situation in Yumbi. The study showed that the following factors were at the root of the violence: power sharing, the controversial burial of a traditional leader of the Nunu community, unfair elections, the confiscation of Nunu fields, and unpunished crimes. All of these factors created frustration on both sides, eventually leading to an outburst that resulted in violence. Keywords: conflict and customary power, identity at the root of conflict.

Article Details

L’IDENTITE ET LE POUVOIR COUTUMIER, FACTEURS DES CONFLITS ET SES CONSEQUENCES SUR LA STABILITE ECONOMIQUE A YUMBI

Authors: Valentin MANZUBAZE KANANE

Publisher: مجلة الدراسات المتعددة التخصصات في العلوم الاقتصادية والاجتماعية

Journal: Revue des Études Multidisciplinaires en Sciences Économiques et Sociales Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.424-444

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2026

Document Language: French

Document ID (Org No.): 2001841448

pISSN: 2489-2068

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Authors:

Valentin MANZUBAZE KANANE

Publisher:

مجلة الدراسات المتعددة التخصصات في العلوم الاقتصادية والاجتماعية

Journal:

Revue des Études Multidisciplinaires en Sciences Économiques et Sociales Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.424-444

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2026

Document Language:

French

Document ID (Org No.):

2001841448

pISSN:

2489-2068