Beembe tribe (Kongo)

The Beembe are a Bantu people living in central southern Congo-Brazzaville, precisely in the upper Bouenza Basin. It is a Bakongo clan, to which its neighbours belong as well.

Beembe society is economically based on agriculture.

References

Decalo S., Thompson V. & Adloff R. 1984. Historical dictionary of Congo Pg 218-219. USA: The Scarecrow Press, Inc

Ethnic groups in the Republic of the Congo

Baka Bayaka Beembe Bembe Buissi Gbaya Kongo Kwele Lari Mbochi Sangha Teke Yombe

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