Stanleyville, the former name for the regionally important city of Kisangani on the Congo River, the capital of Orientale Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
He worked for the Belgian Finance Ministry in Léopoldville, Bukavu, and Stanleyville for eight years.
Starting from the capital Leopoldville, the route gradually extended upstream, first to Ngombe, later to Lisala and finally to Stanleyville.