Oshwe_Territory

Oshwe

Oshwe

Commune in Mai-Ndombe, DR Congo

Oshwe is a community in Mai-Ndombe province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is the headquarters of Oshwe territory. The town lies on the Lukenie River.[3] The estimated population as of 2012 was 22,576.[2] The town is served by Oshwe Airport (ICAO: FZBD) at an elevation of 1,150 feet (350 m).[1][4]

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In September 2010 hundreds of people demonstrated against SODEFOR (Société de Développement Forestier), a subsidiary of Nordsudtimber of Liechtenstein. They were demanding a halt to industrial logging in the region, which degrades the rainforest on which the community depends without bringing benefits to the impoverished community.[5]

In 2012, the Oshwe radio station converted to more reliable solar power and increased its antenna height, allowing it to broadcast information to other villages within a 100 kilometres (62 mi) radius.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Oshwe Airport Information". International Air Charter. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  2. [2]
    "Bandundu: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  3. [3]
    Blaes, X. (October 2008). "Découpage administratif de la République Démocratique du Congo" (PDF). UNOCHA and PNUD. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  4. [4]
    HERE Maps - Oshwe
  5. [5]
    "Greenpeace witnesses DRC's Oshwe Communities Protest Against Logging Company". Greenpeace. September 23, 2010. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  6. [6]
    "Solar-Powered Community Radio!". Greenpeace. July 11, 2012. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
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