In file backzone there is an entry for
Africa/Lubumbashi
# Democratic Republic of the Congo (east)
Zone Africa/Lubumbashi 1:49:52 - LMT 1897 Nov 9
2:00 - CAT
There are scarce sources for time zones of former Belgian Congo.
My main source for its time zone history
is
Henri le Corre, Régimes horaires pour l'Europe et l'Afrique.
He has for the eastern provinces of Zaire
GMT + 1 between 1897 Nov 9
GMT + 2 since 1920 Apr 25.
Shanks follows le Corre. As does Francoise
Schneider Gauquelin in he book
Problèmes de l'heure resolus pout le monde entier.
I think this is sufficient reason to change the zone into
Zone
Africa/Lubumbashi 1:49:52 - LMT 1897 Nov 9
1:00 -
WAT 1920 Apr 25
2:00 - CAT
For the province of Kisangani, formerly
Stanleyville, le Corre gives a transition from GMT +1 to GMT + 2
on 1935 Jun 14. But as this agrees with Lubumbashi after 1970, I
do not expect the creation of another
backzone entry for that. This task will be left for my private
pre-1970 TZ extensions.