The Belgians used extreme force to compel the villages along the Busira to gather rubber, often killing those who resisted or fell short of quotas.

[5] 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.

[8] The American doctor Louis Jaggard (1877–1951) at the Monieka mission spoke in 1917 with scorn of the 30 or so traders at Bussira, 4 miles (6.4 km) away, who came to him for treatment.

[9] A 1947 account described Monieka as an 89 acres (36 ha) clearing holding a bush mission founded and operated by the Disciples of Christ from Indianapolis in the United States.