It was dissolved in 1963 following an invasion by United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC) forces, and reintegrated with the rest of the country as Katanga Province.

Katanga, historical region in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, bordering Lake Tanganyika to the east, Zambia to the south, and Angola to the west.

Leading up to the development of the state of Katanga, the Republic of Congo had freshly gained independence from Belgium. This resulted in what became known as the “Congo Crisis,” a time of …

In 1960, shortly after gaining independence from Belgian colonial rule, the economically vital Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared its secession, leading to significant civil …

Found guilty, on 7 March 2014, as an accessory to one count of a crime against humanity (murder) and four counts of war crimes (murder, attacking a civilian population, destruction of property and …

Katanga was a center of mining with uranium, tin and copper all being extracted from the earth. The wealth drawn by the mining industry had attracted about 32,000 Belgian settlers to Katanga by the …

Oct 10, 2025 · Katanga was one of the four main provinces established in Belgian Congo in 1914. It was one of the eleven provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1966 and 2015, when …