Simon Mbatshi Batshia, né le 24 mai 1949 à Mvuangu, est un homme politique kino-congolais, ancien gouverneur de la province du Bas-Congo. Il a été élu gouverneur en 2007 à la majorité absolue par les députés provinciaux. (fr)
Simon Mbatshi Batshia (born 24 May 1949) is a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was the Governor of Bas-Congo province from February 2007 to March 2012, when he was elected as a deputy to the National Assembly. Batshia is also a consultant in conflict resolution at the Centre for Conflict Resolution, based in Cape Town, South Africa, and is a member of the South African Institute for International Affairs. In 2007, Batshia ordered the opening of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the neighboring Republic of the Congo at Luozi, which had been closed for ten years, to increase trade among people living near the border. (en)
Simon Mbatshi Batshia, né le 24 mai 1949 à Mvuangu, est un homme politique kino-congolais, ancien gouverneur de la province du Bas-Congo. Il a été élu gouverneur en 2007 à la majorité absolue par les députés provinciaux. (fr)
Simon Mbatshi Batshia (born 24 May 1949) is a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was the Governor of Bas-Congo province from February 2007 to March 2012, when he was elected as a deputy to the National Assembly. Batshia is also a consultant in conflict resolution at the Centre for Conflict Resolution, based in Cape Town, South Africa, and is a member of the South African Institute for International Affairs. (en)