Rhodeslie pioneers in the Congo, from the book *Le Congo Belge et ses Coloniaux*, 1955.**ALHADEFF Masliah**Italian,Merchant. Born in Rhodes in 1918.He obtained a commercial diploma. In 1936, he joined his brother in Costermansville. In 1942, he moved to Usumbura, where he managed plantations in Kivu and Ruanda-Urundi.Currently: headquarters in Usumbura, branches in Costermansville and throughout Ruanda-Urundi; office in New York.