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Mbuji-Mayi

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[boo-jee-mahy, -mah-yee, uhm-boo-] / ˈbu dʒiˈmaɪ, -ˈmɑ yi, əmˈbu- /

noun

  1. a city in the south central Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Mbuji-Mayi is the heart of Congo's diamond mining industry, towards Congo's southern border with Angola.

From Reuters • Jan. 24, 2014

The blast occurred after a lightning strike apparently sparked a fire at the depot near Mbuji-Mayi, a diamond mining hub that is the capital of Congo's Kasai-Oriental province and the country's third largest city.

From Reuters • Jan. 24, 2014

Mbuji-Mayi is now dilapidated, lacking running water and electricity much of the time.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2011

Yet Mbuji-Mayi, capital of eastern Kasai, has seen outbreaks of trouble in past weeks.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2011

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