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Kalemie

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Kalemie , formerly Albertville , city (1984 pop. 73,528), Katanga province, SE Congo (Kinshasa), on Lake Tanganyika at the mouth of the Lukuga River. It is a commercial center and a rail-steamer transfer point, handling goods moving between the Congo and Tanzania. Manufactures include textiles and cement. The city was founded in 1892 by Belgians as a military post in their campaign against Arab traders. Author not available, KALEMIE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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...connected by rail with the rest of Congo and with Angola and Zambia. There is also steamer service on Lake Tanganyika between Kalemie, in Katanga, and Kigoma, Tanzania. Copper has been mined and exported by the region's inhabitants for centuries. From the 17th... Read more

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	Congo in tatters following civil war; Once-thriving port town now lies cut off from trade ; KALEMIE, Congo (AP) - The sleek first-class rail car sits abandoned...infested with bandits. Passenger planes haven't landed in Kalemie for years; the bombed-out airport is controlled by hot...officially over, Rwandan-backed Congolese rebels still control Kalemie. A government headed by Kabila's son, ... Read more
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	Zairean troops panic as rebels seize key port ; Zairean rebels yesterday seized the port of Kalemie, an important stronghold in the mineral-ri...leader Laurent Kabila. The seizure of Kalemie, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, brings...provincial capital said that on hearing that Kalemie was in rebel hands, Zairean army officers... Read more
	Major News Items in Leading Kenyan Newspapers ; ...holding a vast strip of territory in Eastern Zaire are advancing towards Shaba, Zaire's major mineral-producing province, and Kalemie, home town of rebel leader Laurent Kabila. The Kenyan government will establish a commission to regulate the posts and telecommunications... Read more
	600 said to have died in Zimbabwean attacks ; ...weekend, killing at least 600 rebels, Congolese state radio reported Monday. The rebels were bound for the rebel-held town of Kalemie on the western edge of Lake Tanganyika, the Voice of the People radio station said, citing unnamed aviation officials. No further... Read more
	Analysis: As UN peace-keeping troops deploy in Congo, local human rights activists speak out about atrocities and abuses committed by Rwandan soldiers and Congolese rebels ; ...neighboring Rwanda. From the Congolese town of Kalemie, NPR's Kenneth Walker reports. (Soundbite...Dominic Gapenday(ph) celebrates mass at Kalemie's hilltop cathedral with its sweeping...their Congolese allies. People here in Kalemie scoff at the denials. Patrick Fala(ph... Read more
	Zaire Asks Morocco to Help Fight Rebels ; ...as the rebels claimed the capture of the strategic port of Kalemie bordering the Tanganyka Lake in southeastern Zaire today. The...Laurent-Desire Kabila said today that the rebels had captured Kalemie, and were going down to conquer Shaba. Mobutu arrived in Rabat... Read more
	UN troops move to end Congo war ; THE FIRST armed UN troops, from Uruguay, set up camp yesterday in Kalemie on Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of Congo to help end the civil war that has raged for two and half years. In all, four UN section headquarters will have 2,500 multinational troops. Read more
	Gaining Ground, Rebels Move to Take Major City in Eastern Zaire; Guerrillas Put Ruler On the Offensive ; ...fourth largest city, and their taking of Kalemie, in the strategic province of Shaba, have...the rebels took the towns of Shabunda and Kalemie. Shabunda is about 110 miles west of Lake Kivu; Kalemie is on Lake Tanganyika, to the south. "You... Read more

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