Zambia's butterfly shape formed by the Congo Pedicle
The Congo Pedicle (at one time referred to as the Zaire Pedicle; in French la botte du Katanga, meaning 'Katanga boot') is the southeast salient of the Haut-Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which divides neighbouring Zambia into two lobes. In area, the pedicle is similar in size to Wales or New Jersey. 'Pedicle' is used in the sense of 'a little foot'. 'Congo Pedicle' or 'the Pedicle' is also used to refer to the Congo Pedicle road, which crosses it.
The Congo Pedicle is an example of the boundaries imposed by European powers on Africa in the wake of the Scramble for Africa,[1] which were set by European interests and usually did not consider pre-existing political or tribal boundaries.[2]
As it is located at the southeastern extremity in the country, its eastern end is closer to the capital cities of 17 other African countries than its own, Kinshasa.
^Francis M. Deng: Africa and the New World Dis-Order: Rethinking Colonial Borders. Brookings Review, Vol. 11, Spring 1993
^Ieuan Griffiths: "The Scramble for Africa: Inherited Political Boundaries", The Geographical Journal, Vol 152 No 2, July 1986, pp 204-216.
The CongoPedicle (at one time referred to as the Zaire Pedicle; in French la botte du Katanga, meaning 'Katanga boot') is the southeast salient of the...
CongoPedicle, an area of DR Congo jutting into Zambia Zaire Pedicle, used for 'CongoPedicle' during the time that DR Congo was called Zaire Congo Pedicle...
Zambia by the CongoPedicle road. The section from Mufulira to Mokambo is designated as the M5 road while the route through the CongoPedicle to the Chembe...
and southern margins of the floodplain, and Serenje District and the CongoPedicle just reach the southern margin of the floodplain. There are numerous...
along the Luapula River, through Lake Mweru and to its north by DR Congo. The CongoPedicle is located between the province and the industrial and commercial...
CongoPedicle road in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the border with Zambia. As of 2012, it had an estimated population of 23,663. "Congo (Dem...
Belgian one. For further details, see the articles on the CongoPedicle and CongoPedicle road. Mwata Kazembe XIV Shadreck Chinyanta Nankula in the 1940s...
president Levy Mwanawasa. The Mwanawasa Bridge connects the M3 road to the CongoPedicle road, a dirt highway maintained by Zambia through Congolese territory...
less common as highways are more easily re-aligned. Some examples are: CongoPedicle road: built to provide access for Zambia's Luapula Province to the Copperbelt...
Republic of the Congo. Sakania Territory makes up the majority of the CongoPedicle, a salient of the Democratic Republic of the Congo surrounded by Zambia...
border region. The border of the CongoPedicle was drawn around this mountain. The southernmost headstream of the Congo River rises in Zambia and flows...
districts meet: Samfya, Mpika, Serenje and the CongoPedicle, part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Gravel roads also connect Samfya to Twingi,...
completed in 2008 to replace the Chembe Ferry. CongoPedicle with map showing the river's course Luvua River Congo River Katanga Province Towns in Zambia (1–5):...
a town in Haut-Katanga Province, in the CongoPedicle, in the far south of the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the border with Zambia. It is located...
agreement to Congo Free State personnel entering his territory, which they did in force in 1892. This treaty produced the anomaly of the CongoPedicle. The two...
following is a list of the national roads in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The list is not exhaustive. Nominally, the DRC has designated about 40...
Lusaka in the south. The M4 road connects Ndola to Mufulira (and the CongoPedicle) in the north. Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport, currently...
Livingstone died in 1873. Fort Elwes — fort with stone walls on the CongoPedicle border north of Mkushi. Fort Monze — 1890s, one of the earliest colonial...
elevation of about 1250 m to the north of Mkushi and south of the border of CongoPedicle, and flows south. It is used to generate hydroelectric power for the...
condition, and many people cross into Zambia to travel by road. See CongoPedicle road for more details. Mweru has always been noted for its longfin tilapia...
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