3. On access to public services, multiplication of barriers access, lack of recourse sin
case of complaints before the courts and the police, and little chance of winning a
litigation with village leaders (mostly Bantus) impunity of Bantu offenders;
4. In participation in public life, little or no quality of eligible candidates and voters,
exclusion of village committees and decision- making at administrations and
government level.
As can be seen, the deprivation areas affect all spheres of the social life and put indigenous
people in a very precarious condition, coupled with exclusion or even unbearable social
segregation. They are actually treated as' subhuman '', endlessly involved in chores and
without any recourse. They give the impression of being enclosed in a kind of thick sphere
that cannot be broken. As at today, the 'humanitarian impact' 'is such that a progressive and
effective solution must imperatively and urgently be found.
Indigenous people, because of the discrimination and marginalisation that they experience,
are a vulnerable group. Indeed, most of socio demographic indicators for this population
category denote the differences that still exist between indigenous and all of the Congolese
population; which reflects the extent of the efforts needed to improve the integration of the
indigenous society.
For example, the proportion of individuals who do not have a birth certificate is 64.3%
among indigenous while overall it is only 5.1%. The GER (6-11 years) at primary level is
40% among indigenous children against 81.3% for the whole country.
Table 52 Main socio demographic indicators of the indigenous population
Indicators
I/ State of the population
Population volume
Male
Female
Both sexes
Proportions (both sexes)
Less than 15 years
More than 60 years
Dependency rate
Old-age index
Median Age
Male
Female
Both sexes
Median age
Male
Female
Both sexes
Proportion of people:
128
Indigenous
population
All the Congolese
population
21 022
22 356
43 378
1 821 357
1 876 133
3 697 490
40,7%
5,1%
84,4%
12,5%
38,6%
4,8%
72,0%
12,4%
23,9 years
24,6 years
24,1 years
23,1 years
23,6 years
23,3 years
19,6 years
21,0 years
20,4 years
19,6 years
19,5 years
19,5 years