[2] He wrote, "The Bundi is a beautiful stream of very clear water, brawling in the dry season over rocks and smoothly polished stones and pebbles at the bottom of a deep rocky valley.

He wrote in 1887:[7] During our march to Issangila we encamped in the valley of the Bundi river, which is known for its great richness in buffaloes and antelopes of different kinds.

[8] In June 2020 it was reported that President Félix Tshisekedi was planning to present the Grand Inga projects to meetings of the Africans heads of state, to obtain expressions of interest in buying the energy that would be produced.

[9] Opponents of the dam noted that the Bundi valley holds a combination of agricultural lands and natural environments that are home to wildlife.

Up to 60,000 people could be displaced, and the network of roads and power lines across the Congo Basin could cause create social and environmental damage.