According to the Second Congolese Household Survey (ECOM) from 2011 the country has an estimated total of 4,085,422 inhabitants. The population is made up of two different groups of people: the indigenous peoples and the Bantu.

Congo’s indigenous peoples, who are estimated to comprise between 1.2 and 10 per cent of the national population, have historically suffered poverty, marginalization, limited access to services and discrimination. Efforts are underway to recognize their specific rights as indigenous peoples, not least with the passage in 2011 of Africa’s ...

2025年1月11日 · Except for the Pygmies and the Adamawa-Ubangi speaking populations in the northeast, the indigenous peoples all speak Bantu languages. Intergroup communication and trade fostered the development of two trade languages, Lingala and Kituba (Mono kutuba).

support to indigenous people’s rights and access would be a valuable contribution. 2 Introduction . This report presents the results of an independent evaluation of the outcomes and organisational elements of the Project: “Indigenous Peoples Rights and Culture in the Republic Of Congo” (DCPA)”. The project fall

2014年10月15日 · The indigenous population of the Republic of Congo (RC) include the Baka, Mbendjele, Mikaya, Luma, Gyeli, Twa and Babongo peoples. Depending on sources, these peoples represent a small minority of 1.25 to 10 percent of RC’s estimated population of 4.4 million, primarily of Bantu origin.

The legislation vows to protect Indigenous Peoples equally as the Bantu, the Congo's predominant ethnic group that arrived in the region approximately 2,000 years ago. 3 This legislation aims to protect the rights of Indigenous Congolese peoples, called Pygmies, who

2024年3月14日 · In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the indigenous tribes have a rich and diverse cultural heritage that deserves to be celebrated and preserved. Their traditions and customs hold invaluable lessons for us all, and it’s important to ensure that these vibrant cultures continue to thrive for generations to come.

2023年5月18日 · Mbuti ('pygmy') people are indigenous to the area of today's Republic of Congo, and were later joined by Bantu groups, who established complex societies two thousand years ago, and by the 15th century had formed kingdoms. The largest of these was the Kingdom of Kongo, which extended in all directions from the mouth of the Congo River.

The Kongo people were among the earliest indigenous Africans to welcome Portuguese traders in 1483 CE, and began converting to Catholicism in the late 15th century. [7] They were among the first to protest slave capture in letters to the King of Portugal in the 1510s and 1520s, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] then succumbed to the demands for slaves from the ...

About 3% of the population of the Democratic Republic of the Congo identifies as indigenous, mainly belonging to the Baka, Mbuti, Batwa and Twa groups. Although all Congolese citizens are equal before the law and racism and ethnic discrimination are prohibited, the human rights of indigenous peoples are often violated and ignored.