producing 1.4 million karats of diamonds, while smugglers exported between 4 million and 6 million more karats. Architecture The city lacks much of the organization and classic European architecture that other major cities in the DRC inherited from the Belgian colonists. Journalist Michela Wrong, described Mbuji-Mayi as "a curiously soulless settlement, with no tangible centre ... It is purely functional conurbation, dedicated to making money, with little left over for less focused activities." Even today, much of the city revolves around the Avenue Inga, where diamond and mineral buyers have set up shop and the city's main business remains the diamond trade. Human rights criticisms In January 2015 there was an outbreak of tuberculosis (TB), including multi-drug-resistant TB in the Mbuji-Mayi Central Prison. The CDC investigated and found the prison was filled to six times its capacity giving each prisoner a fixed spot less than about in a cell. About half of the inmates were malnourished. These conditions combined with poor ventilation, lack of sunshine, and lack of TB screening had allowed TB to spread for years. Amnesty International published a report in 2002 about dozens of people being shot dead in the diamond fields of Mbuji-Mayi, with most victims suspected of illegal mining. No state agents were known to have been prosecuted for the killings. Poverty lures in illegal miners to MIBA diamond concessions where they may be shot or detained in quarters with poor living conditions. Climate Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw). Education University of Mbuji Mayi Université Officielle de Mbuji Mayi Université de Tshilenge References External links Populated places in Kasaï-Oriental Populated places established in 1914 Capitals of former nations 1914 establishments in the Belgian Congo