The Mbere Woman And The Factors Behind Her Development In The Republic Of Congo: The Case Of The Kelle District From 1960 To 2011
Oba Dominique
Marien Ngouabi University, Teacher Training College, Brazzaville, Congo
Keywords: Mbere woman, evolution, social integration, Kelle, Congo
Abstract
Inhabited since time immemorial by diverse and varied peoples, Central Africa is a great center of civilization. This civilization has always impressed travelers and missionaries who have set foot in Central Africa for the first time. Thanks to its cultural and human wealth, the population of Central Africa in general and that of the Congo in particular is made up of several ethnic groups which exert a remarkable influence on each other. First is the woman in the Republic of Congo in general and the Mberé woman from the west basin in particular, who has received several influences, both homogeneous and exogenous. Contact with external civilizations has produced a positive effect among the Mberé of Kelle. These different factors contributed to its social and cultural evolution. In the civilizations of the peoples of thewest basin, the Mberewoman of Kelle district has been able to use his creative genius by helping to invent objects and useful elements of life. It is in this sense that the presence of the Mberé woman is very noticed.