title: Gemena
text: Gemena is the capital city of Sud-Ubangi Province in the  Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has a population of 350,511 (2017). The city has a large airport and hosts the 10th integrated Brigade of the new FARDC since 2007.
  
  Mobutu Sese Seko's mother, Mama Yemo, died in Gemena in 1971; a vast mausoleum was built in her memory.
  
  References
  
  Crawford Young and Thomas Turner, The Rise and Decline of the Zairian State, p. 174)
  http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200705161046.html
  
  Populated places in Sud-Ubangi
  Cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo