The Lele people are a Kuba subgroup from the Democratic Republic of Congo. They originally lived along the Kasai River. The agricultural system they practice leads them to create temporary villages as they move every decade or so. Before the 1920s, when the White Belgian colonial administration had not been established, the Lele mostly engaged in conflicts with other groups over women. They did not quarrel with other tribes or raid other villages for anything other than women. Any big debt or disagreement was settled by handling over a woman. So, why men should kill each other for any other reason than women were involved was a puzzle to them.