The White then imposed the harvest of rubber on all four villages, and told Ekof'Olomba to bring him supplies each day.

[4] As of 1 January 1894 the Société anonyme belge pour le commerce du Haut-Congo (SAB) had 83 factories and posts, including some in the French territory to the west of the Congo and Ubangi rivers.

A map shows the company had posts along the upper Ruki River (i.e. the Busira) at Bilakamba, Bombimba, Bussira Manene, Moniaca, Bocoté and Yolongo.

[5] In the late 1920a and early 1930s the local people in Equateur district were passively resisting the colonial occupation.

[6] The authorities found the people of the villages of Bolemba, Bombongo, Bomputu, Liemba, Biala and Yundji were aggressively hostile, and implemented a military action in the area.