Mbamu

Mbamu (also: M´Bamou and Bamu) is an island in the Republic of the Congo (Congo Brazzaville). It is situated in the Pool Malebo, a lake formed by the River Congo and has surface area of 180 km2.[1] To the south lies Kinshasa and to the northwest lies Brazzaville. Mbamu is a demilitarized zone under the neutral regime established in the Franco-Belgian Convention of 1908.[2]

References
  1. "Malebo Pool". Encyclopædia Britannica. Accessed June 2017.
  2. Verzijl, J. H. W. (1970-12-31). International Law in Historical Perspective. ISBN 9789021890500.


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