Ndesha
Ndesha | |
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  Ndesha Location within Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Coordinates: 5°51′54″S 22°23′09″E / 5.8651°S 22.3859°E | |
| Country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Province | Kasaï-Central |
| City | Kananga[1]: 28 |
Ndesha is a commune of the city of Kananga, which is located in the Kasaï-Central province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the least populated commune in the city.[1]: 28
The commune was originally built by the Belgian authorities in the colonial period. At the time, Belgian segregation meant that the indigenous Lulua people were not permitted to access the city of Kananga, then called Luluabourg. Ndesha represented one of the closest places to the city that the Congolese could live. In the 1950s, the commune became a hub of political and anticolonial protests.[2]
A Presbyterian mission was opened in the commune in 1946.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Annexes a la loi portant adoption de la repartition des sieges par circonscription electorale pour les elections legislatives" (PDF). www.ceni.cd (in French). CENI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2018.
- ↑ "Ndesha - au cœur de l'histoire et de la vie urbaine de Kananga". Bena Luluabourg (in French). 17 November 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Guide to the American Presbyterian Congo Mission Records | Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)". Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Retrieved 14 August 2026.
Mission stations were opened at Lubondai (1924); Kasha (1935); Mboi (1937); Moma (1942); Ndesha [Kananga] (1946); Kankinda (1950); Leopoldville (1955); Bakwanga (1956); Katubue (1957); and Tshikaji (1964).