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Godefroid Munongo Jr.
On
July 4, 2011, the
Mwami of the
Bayeke, Mwenda
Bantu Kaneranera
Godefroid Munongo
Jr. celebrated
his thirteen-year reign
on the throne of
M’siri.
He continues
his duties in the
Senate and has remained engaged in many
other projects, of which
we offer some
highlights.
With the
National Alliance of
Traditional Authorities in the
Congo, ANATC
in acronym, Mwami
Mwenda Bantu
has promoted several
projects that are very promising.
One that shows great potential is the
savings bank which
will enable citizens who do business
and/or want to save, to
finally place their money in a bank and
one day access micro
loans, a system that
has proven effective
in countries such as
Bangladesh.
With regard to
development projects, the
Mwami of
the Bayeke is a participant and
speaker, as representative of African kings,
at the Conference
for Development in Africa that the
former Italian Prime Minister and scholar Romano
Prodi initiated in 2010.
The task force aims
to integrate all
levels of society in
53 African
countries at the
inter-state and intra-state levels to
promote sustainable development
and peace in Africa.
Locally, the Mwami
of the Bayeke
maintains a busy schedule
that takes him all over
the country in
efforts to raise awareness of
ANATC activities.
Indeed, only the harmonization of
rural projects will
lead to sustainable
development of
the Congo.
Our respective
Congolese cultures,
victims of globalization,
must overcome huge
challenges and reverse the
bitter erosion that
they suffer. The world is
smaller and education
for our Yeke and Katangese youth
remains in the eyes of Mwami
Mwenda Bantu
a priority for a
bright future.
Without a decent
education, our young
people are condemned to live a
hard life, and be
unable to improve their socio-economic status.
Mwami
Mwenda Bantu
has a vision of food
self-sufficiency for Katanga.
Through the efforts
and activities of the agro-pastoral
Garanganze Grouping (DAPAG
in acronym), he
consults with the Bayeke
on the feasibility of
food products integration and the
opening of rural markets.
This multi-faceted
program aims to
redevelop the
agricultural sector, which is neglected in
Katanga, in favor of the mining sector.
Like
his predecessors, Mwami
Mwenda Bantu
has plans for the
Kingdom of Bayeke
and Katanga.
However, he
recognizes that Garanganze,
M’siri’s erstwhile empire, can achieve
its true potential if
the other realms of
Katanga, including communities,
districts, cities and other
provinces of the
Congo coalesce for the development
of the country.
Mwami
Mwenda Bantu remains convinced
that our best days
are before us, and
that is why he
works tirelessly to
achieve these goals.
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