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Commercial Activities in Southern Kivu during the XIXth century, with Kinyaga, Rwanda, taken as an example. During the pre-Colonial period, Kinyaga was the center of a commercial network that linked northern Tanganyika, western Kivu and Rwanda. Business exchanges were based on the complementarity of goods and produce, and were conducted for the most part in the market places. This economic center underwent significant changes towards the end of the XIXth century following the increase of Moslem influence in the region.

South Basse-Terrien, Guadaloupe : a geographic approach. South Basse-Terrien, a small regional unit that is typical in Guadeloupe, possesses various regional characteristics. Regional landscape, a classical conception of regional division, based on the predominance of natural and agricultural criteria, has been widely applied in Guadaloupe. Two entities have been opposed : one resulting from natural factors, the other considered as the economically moribund aspect of Guadaloupe itself. If this zoned division still remains partly valid, in many regards it can appear debatable. The sou¬ thern portion of the island, from Trois-Rivières to Bouillante, forms a geographical economic whole whose activités are centered on the chief-town of Basse-Terre. Does Basse-Terre, however, have the capacity to organize the space ? Does it possess in the milieu considered adequate resources for its action, the functional force of a city ? Is it sufficient unto itself in order to create a true region which would constitute South Basse-Terrien ?